Pedro Pascal makes ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ premiere a family affair
It was a family affair for Pedro Pascal at the world premiere for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."
The actor, who stars as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic) in the highly anticipated Marvel film, was all smiles as he posed for photos with his sisters Lux Pascal and Javiera Balmaceda on the blue carpet at the premiere in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday night.
Pedro Pascal looked dapper in a white coat with a polka dot tie, while his sister Lux Pascal wore a black gown with cutouts by Gianfranco Ferré. Balmaceda opted for a dark gray suit with a black button down shirt.
Missing from the trio of siblings was their brother, Nicolás Balmaceda Pascal.
While speaking with "Good Morning America" on the carpet, Lux Pascal said that she and her siblings make up the Fantastic Four.
"We're four," she said. "My siblings and I, we're four. So it's kind of incredible that my bro is, like, the lead. So yeah, me and my siblings are the Fantastic Four, I will say that."
The upcoming film follows the Marvel superhero team the Fantastic Four as they are "forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond," according to its official synopsis.
"They must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer," the synopsis continues. "And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal."
The film is based on the original comic of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
"As far as the movies are concerned, I think it's definitely a world that is completely dedicated to the original comics that were published in early 1960s," Pedro Pascal said Monday night. "A kind of innocence and optimism rooted in family togetherness to tell the story that we can't do it alone."
He continued, "I think that Reed has such an intense brain, let's say, that would kind of devour him if it weren't for the family that anchors him to the world. And he learns a lot more about love than he does about the universe through his relationships with his family and his partner and his wife, Sue Storm. And becoming a father, of course."
"Those kinds of challenges are a lot scarier than god-sized galactic vampires," he added.
Making up the Fantastic Four with Pedro Pascal are Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch.
The film also stars Natasha Lyonne, Ralph Ineson, Paul Walter Hauser, Sarah Niles and Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer.
"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" arrives in theaters July 24, 2025.
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