Pedro Pascal, aside from being one of everyone’s favorite celebrities, is also known for being honest and direct when sharing his views. He doesn’t sugarcoat things or hold back. Recently, during a press conference for his upcoming film Eddington, Pascal was asked about the current political and social climate in the United States since Donald Trump’s re-election.
“Keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are. F**k the people that try to make you scared, you know? And fight back. This is the perfect way to do so in telling stories. And don’t let them win,” said the Chilean actor.
He was also asked about the Trump administration’s recent deportation orders. Pascal admitted he wasn’t “informed enough” to speak in depth on the topic. But he did take the opportunity to reflect on his own experience as an immigrant. He and his family left Chile to escape the dictatorship.
“I’m an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship, and I was privileged enough to grow up in the U.S. after asylum in Denmark. If it weren’t for that, I don’t know what would have happened to us. I stand by those protections,” he added, expressing his support for immigrants and refugees around the world.
Eddington
Eddington is the latest film directed by Ari Aster, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, Emma Stone, and more.
According to FilmAffinity, Eddington follows a couple who, during a road trip, find themselves stranded in a small New Mexico town at the height of the 2020 pandemic. At first, the locals welcome them warmly—but as night falls, things take a dark and unsettling turn. A power struggle between the town’s sheriff (Phoenix) and mayor (Pascal) sets off a chain reaction, leading neighbors to turn against one another.
Director Ari Aster has described the film as deeply personal: “I wrote it during a period of fear and anxiety about the state of the world. It’s set in a reality where people can no longer agree on what’s real and what isn’t.”
He added, “Over the last 20 years, we’ve fallen into this age of hyper-individualism. That social force that used to be central in liberal mass democracies — and agreed upon vision of the world — that is gone now. COVID felt like the moment where that link was finally cut for good. I wanted to make a film about what America feels like, to me. I’m very worried.”
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