There are few childless men comfortable with calling themselves “daddy”, and of the ones who are, most should be steered well clear of. Then there is Pedro Pascal — the actor who has accepted that he is “the internet’s daddy” so comfortably that he will stare down a reporter’s camera lens and confidently say “I am your cool, slutty daddy” into the mic, loud and clear.
If you weren’t familiar with Pascal before The Last of Us, Gladiator II or Eddington, the Ari Aster film he’s currently promoting at Cannes, his particular breed of confidence might seem self-aggrandising. However, Pascal’s charisma is the real deal and, fortunately for us as charm-starved citizens, he’s got it in droves.
