Pedro Pascal Shares His Surprising Celebrity Crush List
Pedro Pascal didn’t just rattle off a list of famous names when asked about his childhood crushes — he reconstructed a little cultural time capsule. Speaking with “Them” on July 24, the 50-year-old star of “The Last of Us” grinned as he recalled the characters who once commanded his teenage attention.
Harrison Ford led the pack, and Pascal recited the timeline as if it were a personal filmography: “Indiana Jones” right through to “The Last Crusade,” with Han Solo from “Star Wars” running parallel in his imagination. He even joked about Ford being “a double Harrison Ford,” as though he’d found a buy-one-get-one deal on childhood admiration.
But the crush catalogue wasn’t all dusty fedoras and space smugglers. Olivia Newton-John slipped in there too, bringing with her the soft-focus allure of early-80s pop stardom. Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman in “Batman Returns” also made the cut — leather, claws, and a performance that, for many of us, redefined the word “dangerous.”
And then came Marlon Brando in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” whose arrival on screen, Pascal claimed, “makes it impossible to stay in your seat.” It’s a comment that reveals as much about Brando’s raw magnetism as it does about a young Pascal’s susceptibility to it.
Instagram | hollywoodreporter | Pedro Pascal’s childhood affections were highly influenced by Harrison Ford.
Current Projects With a Twist
These nostalgia-soaked admissions come at a time when Pascal’s career is running at full tilt. His next big appearance is in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” where he plays Reed Richards — Mister Fantastic himself. But instead of leaning solely into superhero tropes, Pascal approached the role with a surprisingly cerebral model: an octopus, not for the limbs, but for the adaptability and quick-thinking intelligence.
Marvel’s reimagining avoids retelling the team’s origin and drops viewers into a world where the Fantastic Four already function as a well-established unit. That allows Pascal to play Richards as a man who’s had years to live with his abilities, and the complicated personal consequences they bring. The decision to shift the climactic battle from deep space to the streets of New York wasn’t about budget cuts — co-writer Eric Pearson wanted an ending grounded in human stakes rather than cosmic spectacle.
The film premiered at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Disney+ streaming the red carpet live — a first for Marvel, underscoring how much weight the studio is putting behind this release.
The Red Carpet Moment That Stole the Show
While the premiere delivered all the fireworks expected from a Marvel launch, the internet latched onto something quieter. On the blue carpet, Pascal’s sister Lux — elegant in a black gown with cutouts at the waist — had her train caught awkwardly. Without a pause, Pedro knelt and adjusted it for her, his expression casual, almost unconscious. It wasn’t posed, it wasn’t performative, and that’s why it went viral within hours.
Instagram | onlypedrojustpedro | Pedro Pascal went viral for a heartwarming moment with his sister, Lux, at the “First Steps” premiere.
Pascal wore a white jacket over a tank, keeping his look deliberately relaxed against the backdrop of Marvel’s spectacle. Together, the siblings projected that rare mix of movie-star polish and lived-in ease — the kind that can’t be rehearsed.
Why He Remains a Fixture in Popular Culture
The enduring fascination with Pascal isn’t just about his screen work. It’s in moments like this: blending sharp wit with unforced kindness, carrying himself like someone who knows the machinery of fame but hasn’t surrendered to it.
His journey — from a young man collecting cinematic crushes like postcards to an actor trusted with a billion-dollar franchise — shows a consistency of taste and a knack for picking roles with cultural staying power. He doesn’t just arrive on screen; he inhabits it, much like the actors he once admired. And now, decades later, he’s the one quietly setting the standard for the next generation’s crush lists.
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