Pedro Pascal makes shock confession about his 'The Fantastic Four' role

Pedro Pascal recently shared his candid feelings about stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

In a new interview with Collider, the 50-year-old actor revealed that despite his extensive experience in high-profile productions, joining the MCU presented a unique level of apprehension.

During the chat, the actor, who has also graced screens in Wonder Woman and The Last of Us apart from Game of Thrones, admitted that each new major project feels like a step into increasingly daunting territory.

He began, "Each time you step into one, and you feel like this can't be scarier, you find out, ‘Oh, this is scarier.’"

He then reflected on his journey through various massive storytelling mediums, including his foray into the gaming world.

"Going into Game of Thrones, going into DC, going into Star Wars, and then the entire gaming world that introduced itself like an atom bomb to me,” he added and expressed, “And in the best way, because I learned very, very quickly the incredible medium of storytelling that's happening within gaming."

In addition to this, he gushed over his Fantastic Four co-stars and branded them as the "perfect antidote to the fear and to the pressure" of joining such a monumental cinematic franchise.

"The kind of crown, top of the mountain feels like stepping into something like this. That’s why the lucky thing is to anchor yourself so completely to a partnership, to your colleagues, to the original kind of authorship of this particular telling of the Fantastic Four — under, you know, basically the best in the business,” Pedro further elaborated.

He concluded by stating, “It holds you and really, really can be the perfect antidote to the fear and to the pressure and stuff like that. You just wrap yourself around that."