I think I finally figured out Pedro Pascal

I was molested by a computer programmer who used Pascal.

his pussy is RIPE

Pedro Pascal is a perfect example of why gay actors stay in the closet. He would never have the huge career he has not if he'd been out.

Sorry, he would never have the huge career he has NOW if he'd been out.

[quote] it’s not because he’s particularly...attractive.

Understatement of the year, so far.

Dunning Krueger at work for the OP.

Hola OP

I think he has an It factor. Plus he's just the right amount of handsome.

I love how you think being Hispanic or having a trans sister is a ticket to getting roles in Hollywood

Like 99% of SAG is unemployed. It's hard to get regular work, whether you're white, black, Latino, Asian..

R3 told no lies.

He's a bossy, dramatic little bitch.

R11 😂

He's a terrific actor. He has a great working reputation of being a professional. He's gradually become more sexy and handsome over the years. And he's really good at keeping secrets, (including his own?).

Is he still fucking Omar Apollo?

I thought this site hated him?

We don't R15. And your thread failed to turn into the anti-trans thread you'd hoped for...

I don't blame him for capitalizing on this very small window of opportunity. His "it" factor is finite. I'm not sure his thespian talents will carry him very far once his looks fade. (Example: Antonio Banderas.) In the meantime, I enjoy his looks and his sexually ambiguous charm.

Coincidentally, they gave the Buffy episode today where he appears as a naive, dorky college freshman. He has a nice conversation with Buffy but then he gets killed, or transformed or something.

Don't see anything special on him. His overrated hype is equivalent to the one of Chalamet.

[quote]I love how you think being Hispanic or having a trans sister is a ticket to getting roles in Hollywood

Please, Hollywood has become DEI central.

Both in front and behind the camera.

Hence why many TV/films are shit these days.

Being POC, trans, and having disabilities supersedes talent and hard work in "woke" Hollywood.

He is hilarious.

Judging by the pic @R7 he needs a serious skincare regimen.

We know how you voted R20

They’re tying like hell to make him a movie star but it’s just not working. In fact, he barely got the looks and talent to be a tv star.

He's extremely likable in a way even Banderas was not. And it's impressed me that when he works out a lot for the right role (like in The Last of Us) he ups his hotness factor quite a bit.

Finally, he's aging naturally very well, in a way many other actors do not when they hit middle age.

R24 Let's se how much his "stardom" will last once "The Last of Us" ends its run.

Most probably will occur the same with the "Game of Thrones" guys like Kit Harrington and/or Richard Madden. They thought that they were going to be major Hollywood movie stars just becuase they starred in one of the most successful HBO series of all time, but they failed.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at the bitterness in this thread yet I still am.

No, R26, there is still the Mandalorian movie next year.

They will milk it for all its worth and I suspect, depending on box office, they have a few more movies in store.

For those who haven't seen it, here's the Buffy clip:

Pascal will always be a steadily working actor. If he continues in the mode he's presently in, he'll continue to get quality projects, mostly for television, and continue to rack up industry nominations.

He seems to be at the height of his career at this moment, the only question is how long this period will last. Another 3 or 4 years easily, I suspect.

[quote] He seems to be at the height of his career at this moment, the only question is how long this period will last.

The answer is: the amount of years he will pretend to be straight.

What's to figure out about a thirsty PO Some C who in three years is going to look like the child of Danny Trejo and Cantinflas?

I honestly think his success is just coasting on the remembrance and reputation from his head crushingly terrific performance in Game of Thrones.

I must admit I've never watched Game of Thrones or The Last of Us, so my only knowledge of PP is from Gladiator II and his performance was underwhelming to say the least.

He's having a moment

R35 Is he cosplaying Nena, the singer of "99 Luftballoons"?

Just two straight bros kissing at Cannes

He really has the lust for the limelight.

R35: Is that closest we will ever get to a coming out?

[quote]Most probably will occur the same with the "Game of Thrones" guys like Kit Harrington and/or Richard Madden. They thought that they were going to be major Hollywood movie stars just becuase they starred in one of the most successful HBO series of all time, but they failed.

Pedro Pascal's character's arc ended in 2014 and he has 20+ credits to his name since then. Compared to the majority of the "Game of Thrones" cast he's crushing it.

He's done well many times before The Last of Us since Game of Thrones: Narcos, The Mandalorian, playing Edmund on Broadway. He's about to play Reed Ricahrds in the much anticipated and buzzed about Fantastic Four: First Steps. At this point, I really don't think you can call him a flash in the pan.

Love the guy, but he can't sing for shit!

Yeah, his singing was terrible. I can sing better than that, and I can't sing!

[quote]He has a nice conversation with Buffy but then he gets killed, or transformed or something.

He gets turned into a vampire and then gets slayed. You know, by Buffy [bold]the Vampire Slayer[/bold].

I think he’s fine but there’s a lack of imagination and creativity in Hollywood that leads to certain actors getting all the jobs at once. It’s his turn—in a year or two my guess is he’ll take a break to counteract the overexposure, and it will be someone else’s turn.

I mean...he's HOT to both men and women, charming and a little mysterious. Also? He's been at this for a minute. Definitely not an overnight sensation. I think the attention and work he's getting now are well deserved.

By anyone's standards his career is a huge success. To be getting high profile roles and media attention at 50 is impressive by anyone's standards.

But how much of the coverage he receives is about his acting? He's had a couple of really well received parts but most of the coverage I see is about his celebrity status. Maybe that's how things work now.

He has rugged good looks and an emotional readability that doesn’t interfere with his ability to seem beleivably tough. These are great characteristics for an actor to have.

and he has similar physicality to the video game character he plays.

Hes no less handsome than any number of leading men who have had long and successful Hollywood careers

There’s plenty of movies and tv still made by for and about attractive white peole r20 but even when they come along people like you have to turn the conversation to wokeness by commenting on how surprised oh are they *didnt* cast a POC. YOU are the one obsessed and over invested in this issue. Most of us can grasp the idea of common humanity and get past diversity in casting. YOU can’t. Seek help.

I think the Pedro Pascal bubble will burst one day, and it won't be pretty.

Based on GOT I like him a lot. He's a very good actor. He's outspoken about lgbt topics.

But recently he is so overexposed he is everywhere, from SNL to TV and movies and social media. It seems he can't seem to shut up, he has to fight with Rowling, film his sister in Cannes, be aggressively vocal about anything and everything. This kind of overly confident demeaner will rub people the wrong way and there inevitably will be a backlash. I can see it coming in his case.

It's because he's Chilean.

His parents fled Chile when he was an infant, he grew up in Texas and California.

R48 The bubble is already bursting.

He’s been on 3 amazing shows that had such horrible declines they became despised.

The Last Of Us sucks now. He was the star of the show, nobody is interested in the ugly girl who looks retarded.

🫖 🍰 🧵

No, I'm not Teacake.

Not going to lie.

I wasn't familiar with 'the game' so my interest was basically about the hype of the show and how popular the game was to many. I was aware of PP from GOT and Narcos, so that was also my reason for watching it. I was hooked from the first episode. I was aware of the loss of 'Joel' in season 2 and I gave it a shot after he was killed, but I don't have any interest in Ellie and Dina's adventure to avenge his death. Let's be honest: the best part of the show was the relationship between Joel and Ellie. I feel sorry for Bella Ramsey, although she knew the direction of the show, but it's just no longer interesting. There's already been an announcement for Season 3, but, just going by the gamers on Tik Tok who are fans of the game, they are hating the season as well. They think the show's plot is less about the game and more about the relationship between Ellie and Dina.

R49, R50

He's popular in Chile and I think in Latin America generally. If he can't get work in the U.S., I wouldn't be surprised to see him in a Spanish language film or tv show. He has wide appeal.

[quote] [R35]: Is that closest we will ever get to a coming out?

Nope

He's 100% gay and a total bottom.

So... help me out here - Pedro Pascal is treated as every girlie's wet dream because he's absolutely not out yet? Yet, we all know he is gay? I hate that shit.

GAYER than CHRISTMAS!

There is no limit to the gullibility of people when it becomes to believing gay men are straight if you tell them so.

Remember that the public actually bought that Ricky Martin was straight for years. And Anderson Cooper. And Clay Aiken. And now Benson Boone.

Of course Pedro Pascal can still pass for straight.

Oscar finally showed cock, and we lost interest. Pedro, to my knowledge, has not yet done that.

There was a video on Twitter yesterday of someone who just happened to share a flight from London to Nice with Pedro and who filmed him being so normal at the airport and then filmed him on the flight sitting in amongst the common people and then filmed him at the screening being nice to people and I was left with the impression that Pedro is so nice and normal and not like a big Hollywood diva but ALSO I was left with the feeling of DIEDRE CHAMBERS WHAT A COINCIDENCE that everywhere Pedro went this man was there to record his incredibly normal behaviour and then edit all these clips of Pedro's incredibly normal behaviour into a video to be shared on line to push the idea that Pedro is a man of the people.

R50 "His parents fled Chile when he was an infant, he grew up in Texas and California."

Fled? Please elaborate.

R64.

I think he's a good guy, but too aggressive for my taste.

I like his glow stick routine.

Would fuck.

90s club kid Pedro

He's an aristocratic European colonizer.

He should stay in Europe.

he is homorific

This isn’t a Rock Hudson situation where the general public would be shocked to learn one of their favorite actors is a gay man. I do think at least some of his female fan base knows the truth, but he will definitely lose all of the straight bro fans he gained from Game of Thrones. It's one thing to suspect it, but to actually confirm it is career suicide in Hollywood. Pedro likely won't come out until after his momentum slows down, and his looks are long gone. I just hope he doesn't turn into a bitter old queen after he made the choice to conform.

He never would've been cast in Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian or The Last Of Us if he'd been out.

It's his choice, obviously. But the mental gymnastics he's pulling, talking about freedom of expression, being yourself, etc. is just him sitting in a glass house.

He’s a cutie

[quote]This isn’t a Rock Hudson situation where the general public would be shocked to learn one of their favorite actors is a gay man. I do think at least some of his female fan base knows the truth, but he will definitely lose all of the straight bro fans he gained from Game of Thrones.

Everyone knows he's gay. Even Helen Keller's skeleton knows. The media run stories about his gayness without clearly mentioning HE IS A HOMOSEXUAL. There is no attempt to hide it but there is also a lack of honesty and directness from him about it.

It reminds me of Luke Evans who butched himself and refused to talk about gay stuff for years while he established his movie career. He wasn't closeted as such but he wasn't out so the media could just hint about "beach days with his pal" and then he had the nerve to deny he had ever been anything but always out.

And that glass closet leads fangirls and fraus everywhere to read straight subtext into every interaction, where there is clearly none.

i'd date him

All his straight fans have now seen him fellating a disco light bar and swishing his hips at a party after wrapping on TLOU. I fell into a rabbit hole of gamer channels on YT yesterday. The hypocrisy has been noted.

I’m confused

I’ve got it all figured out

I agree r45, I’m super happy for him.

R81 - R45

Same

he's excellent

Sanctimonious closet case.

Can’t wait for him to come out so he is cast less often.

[quote]there is also a lack of honesty and directness from him about it.

Unless he comes out with some homophobic remarks, he has no obligation to be either honest or direct about his personal life. He has a right to have a career based on his acting, not his sexuality. Some of you need to look inside yourselves as to why are so obsessed and angry about his not coming out.

he's neither dishonest nor sanctimonious

Are you sure, R86?

sounds great to me

I don't get your point, R87. Looks to me like he's living his best life. Why does he need to discuss the specifics of his sex life? He's entitled to his privacy. How is he doing the gay community any harm? It's not like a closeted Republican politician publicly taking a stand against human rights he, himself enjoys.

Is some antigay activist suddenly gonna change his view because PP publicly comes out? "Oh, the guy from The Last of Us sucks dick so it must be okay. Please forget about my hatred."

I don't think so.

He could be a little bit more subtle with his choice of words. "No fear.... express yourself..... be who you are"

He's not living that, so he might as well say "it's complicated, you can't always do what you'd like to".

He’s not out because he wants to make FU money from movies and TV based on IP, which means not upsetting the dudebros and conservative moms.

R91 I'm not an expert on TV industry, but I'm highly doubtful that conservative moms watch "Game of Thrones" and/or "The Last of Us".

r92 they're franchises that would turn off a lot of viewers if an out gay man was the star.

Nope, but all the more dudebros.

Everyone watched GoT.

Everyone who was gay

Some of you are so clueless about viewing audiences. An out gay man is difficult to cast as a star in a project that would have a strong hetero fanbase. Why do you think Matt Bomer lost Superman?

We're talking in circles. The entire foundation of Hollywood is something that doesn't really exist. Reality is more advanced than Hollywood, Sports, or other spheres that still feature compulsive heteronormativity.

If major stars came out as gay, they might lose a career. But they might also start a debate. Maybe some people would still like their favorite action movie star EVEN if he turned out to be gay.

Unfortunately we can't all live in fantasyland r98.

It's called progress.

In retrospect it's a good thing Matt Bomer didn't get that Superman movie because it sucked and Brandon Routh was never seen or heard from again.

[quote]It's called progress.

It ain't gonna happen. Not in the US and not in Asia.

It DID happen. If we listened to people like you, homosexuality would still be illegal.

R98 because that will make him $200 million. Starting a debate.

[quote]It DID happen. If we listened to people like you, homosexuality would still be illegal.

No, if trans women of color had actually led the gay rights movement homosexuality would still be illegal.

No out gay actor has been a romantic lead, a superhero or an action star. I don't make the rules, that's just how it is. A huge segment of the viewing public both in the US and internationally just can't accept it.

Jason Statham would never be an action star if the general public knew he was gay.

Why are you bringing trans and POC into this debate?

Jason Statham is gay????

He likes cocks

I keep thinking about the Kevin Spacey thread running concurrently with this one.

You can make a case that, at some particular timeline, Spacey coming out could have prevented a lot of damage to people, (though mostly to himself, as it rightfully turned out).

I don't see that with Pedro.

R96 I'm gay and never in my life watched GOT. I was so freaking sick hearing my coworkers talking about it during the last 3 seasons.

I've also never watched Game Of Thrones. Not even one minute of it.

I may be wrong but I think he’s a lovable guy with some talent and will be around for a long time.

I watched Game of thrones, but the pron version

He was excellent in Game of Thrones R112. You missed out on one of the best tv series of all time.

I’d piss-fuck him.

I don’t think he was ever actually in the closet…he was pretty out, at least based on his old tweets, but then he was just one of many working actors in Hollywood. Then, in his 40s, he got parts in several huge franchises so he had to become more guarded.

But sexier

There's now a story about him suggesting to Dakota Johnson she gets an OnlyFans account.

Again, his glass closet means the story can be told in a jokey way - if this was a straight man she would never have mentioned it or he would be criticised for being incredibly inappropriate.

Tbh it's inappropriate even given he's gay.

I think it is cute

Pedro Pascal says he's "a lazy 50-year-old bougie bitch" at the premiere of Ballerina in London

I like that he doesn’t take himself too seriously.

Perhaps one reason he doesn’t officially come out is because he is enjoying the sudden mystery surrounding his sexuality.

As previously mentioned, and is my understanding, that in the earlier years of his career, he was unquestionably out. As in, people around him just assumed he was gay, it wasn’t all that relevant to the roles he was getting and pursuing, and there was no reason to publicly discuss it.

Once he was suddenly being submitted for and getting romantic leading he-man roles, he started to enjoy the sudden mystery surrounding his sexuality that hadn’t previously existed. A mystery, that also happened to be the cause of more and more offers of great roles in great projects. What can be more attractive about a person than mystery?

Why should he be in any hurry to extinguish the mystery?

He probably had lost out on a lot of parts, as the casting people thought he wouldn’t be believable playing straight.

I mean...I love Pedro, BUT he's becoming a constant fixture on my feeds and that shit's getting annoying.

The shit is only now getting interesting

R71 What do you mean he would lose their straight bro Game of Thrones fans? He was having sex scenes with men on that show, why would he lose them?

The biggest problem with the “gay leading man can’t open a movie” debate is that it’s never actually been tested. Audiences aren’t the issue because the opportunity has never truly existed.

What is backed by data is that Hollywood consistently stops giving major roles to actors once they come out.

Matt Bomer was at his peak during Magic Mike, yet never given the kind of leading man push his charisma deserved. Or Luke Evans, who still managed to land convincing and even seductive roles post-coming out (he was great in Ma).

Now, for the first time, we’re getting a real-world test: Jonathan Bailey will lead a Jurassic World blockbuster this summer. This marks the first time an openly gay actor headlines a major franchise film at this scale.

So the idea that a gay man can’t be a box office draw? It’s not fact, it’s theory. And from where I stand, the real gatekeeper isn’t the audience. It’s Hollywood.

Matt Bomer was at his most visible, popular and bankable during Magic Mike. He had the looks, the talent, the charm and everything studios claim to want in a leading man. And instead of using that momentum to launch him into romantic leads or action roles, Hollywood buried him.

Same for Luke Evans.

So it’s Hollywood that’s the problem.

[quote]I mean...I love Pedro, BUT he's becoming a constant fixture on my feeds and that shit's getting annoying.

You probably Googled him and now he's in your algorithm. He rarely shows up in mine, except for Fantastic Four news. I get nothing from The Last Of Us (I'm waiting for all the episodes to drop before we start watching it.)

There was a lot of goodwill for him after that pile of steaming shit WW 1984 came out:

What was that?