This is also a man that had a memorable run on Game of Thrones, so dealing with (or actively ignoring) the chatter is hardly new for him. Star Wars fans, of course, have strong opinions, too, which no doubt the Mandalorian lead has heard through three seasons. I guess I'm actively being ignorant about how everyone feels about it, but it hasn't been too hard to be, if that makes any sense. It hasn't intruded upon my experience in terms of what people's opinions for or against are, in terms of a very specific decision the character makes. “And I think that personally I haven't really been ready for it to sort of be over, so I've kept my distance from its finale in a way. “I feel protected from what the conversation is in a way,” Pascal says. The climactic decision made by Pascal’s Joel to save Ramsey’s Ellie, the surrogate child he’s protected, over the rest of humanity, has drawn both praise and some heated reactions. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the Season 1 finale of The Last of Us.

Pascal does not appear within the app itself, an animated puzzle game in which a young woman named Maddie attempts to uncover secrets her wealthy Grandma Ursula is hiding.īut Merge became so popular (and profitable, generating a reported $38 million-plus in 2021) that it’s expanded into live-action ads expanding the universe. “And you feel immersed into an experience when you play the game.” “I love a good mystery, to be honest with you,” Pascal tells us. He’s here to take a tour of an interactive escape room experience, pose for photos and do a few interviews for his latest venture: the popular mobile app mystery Merge Mansion. So what a wonderful illusion I've created for everybody.”Īt the moment, the red-hot 47-year-old Chilean actor burning up television on The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and Saturday Night Live in recent weeks is sitting in a fittingly throne-like antique chair in an old mansion in the hills of Los Angeles’s Silver Lake neighborhood. Everyone around me seems to do way more and be way more productive than myself. They all work harder than I do, I'll tell you that much.

It’s his team: a publicist or two, probably a stylist, a groomer, maybe an assistant. “Nothing is as it appears,” he says before pointing to a small group of people across the room.

Pedro Pascal insists that he finds time to relax. (Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Metacore/Merge Mansion) Pedro Pascal attends the Pedro Pascal, Ashley Benson and Jesse Williams Play Detective in Merge Mansion Mobile Game Event on Main Los Angeles, Calif.

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