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Subscribe from just £3 Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£9.99Subscribe now Best Netflix Movies Best movies on Disney Plus Movie Release Dates Best Netflix Shows Recommended reading Marvel Movies Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal was more aware of the "disgruntlement" around his casting as Reed Richards than his roles in Game of Thrones or The Last of Us: "He's too old, he's not right" Marvel Movies Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal wanted to use an authentic '60s accent as Reed Richards, but Marvel said "talk more like yourself": "I had a hard time doing that" Marvel Movies We finally know how Ben Grimm shaves his Thing beard in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it's the funniest thing I've seen since learning how Superman does it Marvel Movies Pedro Pascal isn't giving anything away when asked if Chris Evans will appear in Fantastic Four or Avengers: Doomsday: "I’ve just gone into… a blackout" Marvel Movies Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal had to go to Robert Downey Jr.'s house for an Avengers "homework day" Marvel Movies Thunderbolts star David Harbour says he’s been "mad" at Pedro Pascal for 30 years: "He got the lead, even back then" Marvel Movies Doctor Who legend David Tennant admits to wanting Fantastic Four role before Pedro Pascal got the part Entertainment Action Movies Wonder Woman 1984 Pedro Pascal was "appalled" by the way he looked in Wonder Woman 1984 and says he'll never go back to a clean-shaven look again "unless it were completely necessary" Emily Garbutt 23 July 2025 "Strongly disagree with a clean-shaven me" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Warner Bros.) Pedro Pascal will go through a lot for a role. He'll get beaten to death with a golf club, he'll get his eyes gouged out in trial by combat, but he won't go clean-shaven. Not after Wonder Woman 1984, at least. "I grow such shit facial hair, but if I were to shave it all off… I really look very… Strongly disagree with a clean-shaven me," Pascal said in a new interview with LADbible. One role that involved being clean-shaven, however, was Maxwell "Max Lord" Lorenzano in the DCEU's Wonder Woman sequel, which was released in 2020. Max is a businessman who uses an artifact known as the Dreamstone to save his failing oil company and wreak havoc on the world. The character sports an '80s mop of blond hair, and a completely smooth face. You may like Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal was more aware of the "disgruntlement" around his casting as Reed Richards than his roles in Game of Thrones or The Last of Us: "He's too old, he's not right" Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal wanted to use an authentic '60s accent as Reed Richards, but Marvel said "talk more like yourself": "I had a hard time doing that" We finally know how Ben Grimm shaves his Thing beard in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it's the funniest thing I've seen since learning how Superman does it "I was so appalled by the way I looked," he continued. "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-shaven for Fantastic Four, and if they had insisted, I would’ve done it. But it was a very collaborative creation for all of our looks in the movie." Now, of course, the DCEU is dead and James Gunn's rebooted DCU Chapter One has kicked off on the big screen with Superman (in which Sean Gunn briefly appears as Maxwell Lord). And Pascal has swapped DC for Marvel, playing Reed Richards, AKA Mister Fantastic, in The Fantastic Four: First Steps alongside Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in UK cinemas on July 24 and US theaters on July 25. In the meantime, get up to speed with our guide to watching the Marvel movies in order, or fill out your watchlist with our list of the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows still to come. See more Movies News Emily Garbutt Social Links Navigation Entertainment Writer I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. 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