Pedro Pascal has had an interesting couple of years in blockbuster cinema, featuring in numerous intriguing projects like The Mandalorian and The Last of Us. Most recently, he played Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a movie that arrived with serious ambitions and a 1960s retro-futurist aesthetic that critics largely admired. The film was unsurprisingly serious, as it served as the official introduction of Marvel’s First Family. It was an important movie, especially following the mixed reception of Phases 4 and 5. Marvel needed a major win, so they opted for a more serious tone compared to other MCU entries. It wasn't a bad choice, and it certainly wasn't a disaster; the only issue is that it didn’t have the irreverent fun that often makes action flicks exciting. Marvel Studios Read full article on The Direct.