Pedro Pascal explains why he avoided a clean shave for Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, after a bad experience at DC.

The new film is set in the 1960s on a parallel world in the Marvel multiverse. Pascal's Reed Richards is a genius inventor in this retrofuturist landscape and a character who follows in the actor's streak of roles that have sky-high expectations from fans of each title's respective books, films, and video games.

Hold on, this is another Pedro Pascal sci-fi western, and this one came out before The Mandalorian, so you probably missed it.

Pedro Pascal is known for his mustache, and it turns out there’s a good reason why he rarely shaves it off. During a recent appearance with Vanessa Kirby on LADbible’s “Agree to Disagree,” the two “Fantastic Four” stars chatted about whether mustaches or beards are sexier.

Pedro Pascal faced off against his “Fantastic Four” co-star Vanessa Kirby during LADbible’s “Agree to Disagree” video series, in which they were asked to debate which is sexier: Mustaches or beards? Pascal has long rocked facial hair throughout his career,

First Steps star Pedro Pascal has blamed Wonder Woman 1984 for not going clean-shaven as Reed Richards, but says he'd have considered doing so if Marvel Studios had pushed for

Pedro Pascal was "appalled" his clean-shaven appearance in Wonder Woman 1984. The Last of Us actor removed his signature facial hair to play the clean-shaven villain Maxwell Lord in the 2020 Wonder Woman sequel,

Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards won’t lead the Avengers-yet. Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman clarifies his viral comment and defers to the Russo brothers.

Pedro Pascal got by with a little help from his friends. The Last of Us star tells Entertainment Weekly that he spoke "a lot" to former Fantastic Four stars Chris Evans and Miles Teller before taking on the role of Reed Richards, a.k.a. the stretchy hero Mister Fantastic, for his Marvel debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.