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Lauren Milici

Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal recalls the "strange" way he got the Reed Richards role: "It changed the course of my life in a very sudden way"

Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: The First Steps.

Pedro Pascal says landing the role of Reed Richards in Marvel's upcoming Fantastic Four movie was strange and unexpected - but wonderful nonetheless.

"It was a big strange thing that I hadn't planned on happening. It changed the course of my life in a very sudden way, so I really had to process. I went on a walk with one of my best friends, and while I was talking about it, this charming little girl very aggressively started to sell me lemonade from a lemonade stand," Pascal told Entertainment Weekly. The actor says he was giving advice to Gladiator 2 co-star Joseph Quinn about the Human Torch casting process when the fates aligned.

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