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Actor Pedro Pascal has had a stellar awards season thanks to his performance as Joel Miller in HBO’sThe Last of Us. Aside from Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, Pascal recently won the SAG Award in Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for the role. During the awards ceremony, Pascal ran intoSuccessionstar Kieran Culkin, and the duo engaged in some bromance.
While giving an interview backstage, Pascal revealed how he felt about the award, particularly because of the other nominees who were in contention. Pascal also reacted to theSuccessioncast cheering him on after the win while he had a slight brain freeze when he was accepting the award. Here is how Pascal summarized his experience of the award.
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At the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards,Pedro Pascalwon the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Award. When Pascal went on stage to accept the award, he commended his fellow nominees, three of whom wereSuccessionactors Brian Cox,Kieran Culkin, and Matthew Macfadyen. However, Pascal was unable to name them while on stage.
Later during the night, Pascal and Culkin ran into each other backstage, while Pascal spoke toEntertainment Tonight. When Pascal was asked about how he felt while on the stage, accepting the award, the actor took the opportunity to name theSuccessionactors and thanked them for cheering him on.
“I had a white noise go off in my brain.”
Pascal made the above statement regarding the experience before adding that everyone nominated was a bit paralyzed when the envelope was being opened.
“I felt particularly surprised today thanks to the male members of (Succession) and my good friend Billy (Crudup). Everyone was just like too paralyzed. Somehow it fell in my favor. The category was just uh uh too impressive.”
Pascal made the above comment about how it felt to win the award, especially when other nominated actors were equally deserving. TheSuccessioncast also won the Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the event.
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During his conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Pascal also addressed the recent announcement of him being cast as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic in the upcoming MCU filmThe Fantastic Four.
Pascal made the following statement, expressing his excitement for the upcoming movie:
“I can tell you how excited I am which is beyond there isn’t anything more exciting than being in a cast like that. Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joe Quinn, and our director Matt Shakman and to be invited into a family like that is unbelievable.”
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The Last of Usstar also stated he and the cast want to do their best to honor the fan-favorite characters.The Fantastic Fouris currently scheduled to be released on August 09, 2025. Meanwhile, Pascal will return forThe Last of Usseason 2, which is also set to premiere sometime in 2025.
The Last of UsandSuccessionare streaming on Max.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
