Sarah Paulson Supported Pedro Pascal At The Start Of His Career: ‘I’d Give Him My Per Diem So That He Could Feed Himself’

Filmmaker Ridley Scott is finally attempting to get cameras rolling on a long-gestating sequel to his Oscar-winning pic “Gladiator.” That movie tells the story of a victorious general from the Roman Empire who becomes a gladiator against his will, only to take down the tyrant that killed his family. Referred to as “Gladiator 2,” Scott is assembling quite the cast for the project, including Irish actor Paul Mescal (“Aftersun“), recent Oscar nominee Barry Keough, and acclaimed Oscar-winner Denzel Washington.

EXCLUSIVE: While the second season of HBO’s hit series The Last Of Us is in the works, its star Pedro Pascal looks to have found the project he’ll shoot during its hiatus and boy is it a big one. Sources tell Deadline, Pascal is in final negotiations to join the untitled Gladiator sequel for Paramount. He joins Paul Mescal, who will star as Lucius, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington. Ridley Scott is returning to direct.

Angelique Jackson Pedro Pascal is the latest A-lister in talks for Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Gladiator” sequel. Pascal, who stars in both “The Mandalorian” and “The Last of Us,” is in final negotiations to join the Paramount movie, joining a cast that already boasts Academy Award nominees Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan, as well as two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. The Paramount movie follows 2000’s blockbuster hit “Gladiator,” which was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won five, including best picture. It earned $460 million at the box office. The original film starred Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman soldier forced into slavery who vows revenge against Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). Since Maximus dies at the end of “Gladiator,” the yet-to-be-titled sequel focuses on Lucius (Mescal), the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen, who is set to reprise her role).

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are together again!

Sony Pictures Classics on Thursday announced their pickup of worldwide rights (outside of the UK, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Latin America) to Strange Way of Life, the buzzy Pedro Almodóvar short, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which will premiere as an official selection of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Strange Way of Life has finally been released.A quick glance shows that it promises to be the romantic and nostalgic affair many hoped it would be, but it also looks like it will be full of film noir-style violence and intrigue.Starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke, the 30-minute film follows the story of Silva, a cowboy traveling on horseback across the desert to reunite with his old friend, Sheriff Jake, after 25 years apart.Once reunited, though, Silva learns that his journey was not just for simple reminiscing between pals.The trailer follows the release of the film’s poster, which showcased Pascal and Hawke in a highly-saturated, colorful Western backdrop, hinting the film may feature a whimsical and playful atmosphere.Though nobody has seen it yet, Strange Way of Life has already been compared to the LGBTQ 2005 blockbuster Brokeback Mountain, a movie that Almodóvar was originally approached to direct but ultimately turned down.In an interview with IndieWire, the director explained that he did not believe he would have complete freedom and independence to make the film he wanted.“I think Ang Lee made a wonderful movie, but I never believed that they would give me complete freedom and independence to make what I wanted,” Almodóvar said. “Nobody told me that — they said, ‘You can do whatever you want,’ but I knew that there was a limitation.”Strange Way of Life is slated to make its world premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in mid-May.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Ethan Coen’s latest solo project just shifted into high gear, showing its first trailer at CinemaCon 2023. “Drive-Away Dolls,” a road movie about restless best friends and hapless crooks, is the latest from the co-director of modern classics “No Country for Old Men,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Fargo.” During the Focus Features section of Universal’s presentation at the annual convention of movie theater owners, the audience was served up a sleek and sexy road noir with a major ensemble: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp and Matt Damon.

David Harbour is in good company with Pedro Pascal!«We occupy a certain realm of the daddy-verse,» the 48-year-old actor told ET at the 2023 CinemaCon in Las Vegas. «I know him very well actually.»Both men were blessed with the internet's term of endearment as a result of their respective roles on and.

Pedro Almódovar is one of the greatest living filmmakers, and there aren’t many people out there who would disagree. And though his films have captivated audiences all over the world throughout his career, he has only barely dipped his toes into English-language filmmaking, debuting the short film, “The Human Voice,” in 2020.

Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star in the debut trailer for director Pedro Almodóvar’s queer Western Strange Way of Life.

Amanda Peet has her friends by her side at the premiere of her Paramount+ show Fatal Attraction at the SilverScreen Theater on Monday night (April 24) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Pedro Pascal and Salma Hayek have been unveiled as some of this year’s most influential people of the year. The Time 100 listicle is published on a yearly basis, and it represents a significant honor.

Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke are featured in a new poster for “Strange Way of Life.” The short film is directed by Pedro Almodóvar and will premiere at Cannes Film Festival, following two cowboys with a complicated relationship that spans years. Oscar Isaac praises Pedro Pascal for his success: ‘He’s my family’Pedro Pascal’s gay western to premiere in Cannes Film FestivalA post shared by Latino Filmmakers Network (@latinofilmmakers)The poster is colorful, featuring Almodóvar’s trademark red lettering. It shows both Hawke and Pascal holding guns in the style of western cowboys, pointing them straight at the camera.

told Esquire for the magazine’s splashy April-May cover story on the suddenly ubiquitous star.Pascal, also 48, and Paulson began their 30-year friendship in 1993 when they both attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.According to the “Game of Thrones” actor, he fell into a group of friends — that included Paulson — who recently graduated from the prestigious LaGuardia HS, famously featured in the 1980 film “Fame.”“I got an entire New York family through them,” the Chilean-American actor recalled. “To the point where they still forget I didn’t actually go to high school with them.”The duo instantly bonded over their shared love of cinema.“We would go to see movies all the time in those years,” said Paulson.

Pedro Pascal was “so scared” about hosting “Saturday Night Live” earlier this year that he spoke to his late mother, Verónica Pascal, for some comfort.

Esquire, discussing his time working as a waiter throughout the 1990s. At the time, he auditioned for numerous TV show roles and commercials, although few materialised.“I died so many deaths,” he added.

Sarah Paulson is opening up about her friendship with Pedro Pascal and revealing the hardships the Mandalorian actor went through early in his career.

Sarah Paulson has opened up about her deep friendship with Pedro Pascal.

Pedro Pascal may be one of Hollywood's most talked-about stars — amid buzzworthy roles on  and but there was a time when he was a struggling actor leaning on financial help from friends. In a new cover story for , Pascal and Sarah Paulson look back on their three decades of friendship and recall a time when Paulson gave Pascal money «to feed himself.» «He’s talked about this publicly, but there were times when I would give him my per diem from a job I was working on so that he could have money to feed himself,» Paulson says. «We would go to see movies all the time in those years,» Paulson says, «and we would get so lost in them. You can fill in the blanks about the why of that however you like, but I think there were things we wanted to escape mentally, emotionally, spiritually.»A post shared by Pedro Pascal he/him (@pascalispunk)The longtime friends met in 1993 when they were both students at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal have become two of the most popular stars in Hollywood, after showing their range in different roles and captivating audiences with the portrayal of many fan-favorite characters in both film franchises and television series.And with Pedro’s recent rise to stardom, Oscar is sharing his support and revealing he has always rooted for his success in the entertainment industry, after being his longtime friend. “I mean, how could you not just fall in love with him? I think that’s why there’s so much goodwill, because you can feel that big heart bursting inside that chest of his,” the actor said to Esquire.Oscar’s friendship with Pedro is rarely seen in Hollywood, as many actors are laser-focused on their careers, however, Oscar says he considers Pedro as family.