News culture Everyone tears Pedro Pascal! Because of the fantastic 4, he could not play in this film noted 95%…
Taken in a whirlwind of blockbusters and successful series, Pedro Pascal had to give up the main role of the new film by Zach Cregger. A setback caused by Hollywood strikes and a saturated agenda, which saw him missing a horror film already hailed by critics … for the benefit of Josh Brolin.
Has Pedro Pascal missed the best opportunity of the year? The star is undoubtedly one of the most requested actors in Hollywood these days, appearing everywhere in the cinema and on television. Star of series like The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, his schedule is extremely busy. It is precisely for this reason that Warner Bros. And director Zach Cregger had chosen it to play the main role of their new film, Weapons (passed out in France)which follows Barbarian’s success in 2022. Unfortunately, Pascal had to withdraw from the project even before the start of production.
Because of the fantastic 4, he could not play in this film noted 95%
The reason for the departure of Pedro Pascal is mainly linked to strikes which rocked Hollywood in 2023, in particular those of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Zach Cregger revealed in an interview that these strikes had “Throw the Pedro Pascal program in the turmoil“. The production delays that resulted caused timetables of time, forcing the director to”Re-Caste entirely the film“. Congger described the situation as a”domino effect“, where each delay led to new problems, bringing him back”out of departure“.
Pascal was initially chosen to play Archer, the father of a missing child, alongside other actors like Brian Tyree Henry and Renate Reinsve. But his commitment to other large -scale projects, such as his role as Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four, the second season of The Last of Us, and the film The Mandalorian & Rogu, made it impossible to integrate this horror film into its already overloaded timetable.
Josh Brolin, also a star from the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), finally replaced Pedro Pascal in the role of Archer. The new cast also includes Julia Garner, who also plays the fantastic four alongside Pascal, as well as Aldenre Ehrenreich and Benedict Wong. Only Austin Abrams, who embodies a toxican homeless man, has remained from the original distribution. Zach Cregger expressed his optimism in the face of the situation, declaring that he was nourishing “No resentment towards anyone“The film is currently in theaters.