Robert Rodriguez says thatPedro Pascalreminds him of Harrison Ford. The director was able to work with Pedro Pascal onThe Mandalorianand Netflix’sWe Can Be Heroes, which was just released. Pascal can be seen in the two aforementioned projects, along withWonder Woman 1984, where he plays the villainous Maxwell Lord. The long-awaited sequel is currently in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.
Robert Rodriguezwas more than happy to direct an episode ofThe Mandalorian. “It was great to take a little break, go play with all theStar Warstoys and then come back and apply what I learned there toWe Can Be Heroes, because they have a lot of cutting-edge technologies and techniques. I think this movie really benefited from side projects like that andAlita,” says the director. Both projects allowed him to work with Pedro Pascal, who reminds the director of Harrison Ford. Rodriguez explains.
“He reminds me ofHarrison Fordin a way, he’s like this everyman type guy. He can be funny, he can be really intense, he can be very heroic, but inWe Can Be Heroeshe kind of has to be a dweebish dad where it’s just all about him and his daughter. He played that really well and was then also able to become this superhero. He can be very human and warm. In The Mandalorian he does a similar type of thing but with that heart. But he can play intense too. He’s got a wide range.”
Pedro Pascal is getting rave reviews for his performance inWe Can Be Heroes, which Robert Rodriguez completely understands. “He reminds me of some of my favorite actors that I have worked with before like George Clooney,” says the director. “That’s why he’s got such a big career right now. People can see that he’s very much able to do 180 degrees in any direction.” Pascal is all over everywhere at the moment and it seems like he can do no wrong.
As for makingThe MandalorianandWe Can Be Heroes, the process couldn’t be more different from each other. “The Mandalorianis wonderful because you’ve got such a great big crew and they all know what they are doing and it’s a well-oiled machine. Jon Favreau is there, Dave Filoni is there, so I can just go in and direct,” says Robert Rodriguez. However, on his own project, most of the decision making is all left to him.
Robert Rodriguez was able to bring back Boba Fett to theStar Warsuniverse, which is something that he did not take lightly. The bounty hunter was one of his childhood favorites, so he felt a lot of pressure to deliver the goods to some of those fans who have been waiting nearly 40 years to see what happened to the character. From the looks of things, he was able to achieve his goal. you’re able to check out the rest of the interview with Rodriguez over atDen of Geek.
