Pedro Pascal faced off against his “Fantastic Four” co-star Vanessa Kirby during LADbible’s “Agree to Disagree” video series, in which they were asked to debate which is sexier: Mustaches or beards? Pascal has long rocked facial hair throughout his career, but there was one role that required him to go clean shaven. That would be the villainous Maxwell Lord in “Wonder Woman 1984,” Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot’s superhero sequel that released to theaters and HBO Max simultaneously on Christmas Day 2020.
“I grow such shit facial hair, but if I were to shave it all off… I really look very [awful]. Strongly disagree with a clean shaven me,” Pascal said. “I was so appalled by the way I look in ‘Wonder Woman 1984.’ I loved the movie, but I was so appalled by the way that I looked that I never have gone back unless it were completely necessary. If they asked me to be clean shave for ‘Fantastic Four’ and insisted then I would’ve done it. But it was a very collaborative creation for all of our looks in the movie.”
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Pascal rocks his trademark mustache as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole, a choice that has sparked a bit of backlash amongst superhero obsessives who are committed to the clean-shaven Reed from the comic books. Pascal, who is no stranger to franchise fare thanks to “The Last of Us” and “The Mandalorian,” previously told Vanity Fair that it was hard to avoid fan complaints when he was cast and he constantly heard: “He’s too old. He’s not right. He needs to shave.”
“I’m more aware of disgruntlement around my casting than anything I’ve ever done,” Pascal said.
As for Maxwell Lord, the “Wonder Woman 1984” role was a one and done stop for Pascal in the previous DC Universe. He’s now playing a major role in the MCU and is already confirmed to be returning as Reed in next year’s tentpole “Avengers: Doomsday.”
Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” opens in theaters July 25. Watch Pascal and Kirby’s LADbible video interview below.
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