Pedro Pascal Says It's ’SURREAL' & ‘EMOTIONAL’ Being in ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ (Exclusive)

So, first, what do you think young Pedro would think, who is losing his mind over his sister seeing Return of the Jedi before him, would think about you being in the Mandalorian at Grogu? I mean, it was something that I, as a kid, was sort of dreaming about. The permission that these movies give you to dream is something that I've really been reflecting on, now that it's a big screen experience. I felt that way just being invited into the world, also knowing, being a fan of so much television, you know, movies, but also, you know, television and streaming, and knowing that I would be a part of a live action Star Wars adaptation as a streaming experience at home. But in my heart, I mean, my first experience with Star Wars, as early as I can remember in life, was seeing it on the big screen. So that, you know, is surreal and emotional for me, because I would love for a whole new generation of audience goers to have the kind of memories that I have of going to see an action adventure Star Wars movie on a big screen. And like you, that was my experience and got me excited about entertainment and cinema. What would you say to people like me, who are excited to see this? What can we expect with Mandalorian and Grogu? If you love movies, know that Jon Favreau not only loves Star Wars, but loves some of the, you know, loves movies as much as I do, if not more. And he has put all of that love into this. One of my favorite things is how Star Wars it is, how Raiders of the Lost Ark it is, how Gladiator it is, how, I mean, Apocalypse Now. I mean, it's not something to take your kids to Apocalypse Now, but in this one, it's okay and it makes it work and it is a cinematic experience to be, you know, experienced on the big screen. Now, I have tried on armor and walking around completely dry is a challenge in itself. You had to do this in water. Yeah. Talk to me about shooting those scenes. Well, I'll tell you, it's a lot easier to float around in the suit than it is to walk around on dry land in it. And I, you know, I love the water and that's just Jon being his brilliant self. He saw me in Gladiator 2, he's like, oh, well, that's you. You know, he knows that Ridley Scott doesn't really, you know, cut or do, you know, cut up a scene. He likes to, he runs something from start to finish and he, and Jon knows that I'm comfortable in the water. So we just put two and two together. Now, you've been playing this character for seven years now? Eight. Eight? The conversation started in 2018, the collaboration started in 2018. That's a long time. Yeah. What keeps you enthralled with playing Din and, like, what jumps to mind as some of your favorite moments or, like, cherished memories from this time? I have to say, you know, Jon Favreau has been, invited me into a process of collaboration from the very, very, very beginning. This is such a unique experience because I can thank and credit Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder for physically authoring the role. I've spent early days and significant months in the suit with the helmet on myself and have learned the significance of a gesture and posture and everything and how to play a scene without a face. And what Jon has done is brought me in, in the beginning, in a period of filming, and then through the entire process of post, to see Star Wars, a Star Wars movie, look like it's been kind of put together by scotch tape and then ultimately turned into what it is. It has, no, I don't get to have that experience on anything else other than this. And that's Jon being a collaborator and depending on anyone that he's working with to bring their self to what we're creating. And so that is unlike any other job that I get to do as an actor. Sigourney. I know she's your Michael Jordan, so I gotta ask you, your Mount Rushmore of Sigourney Weaver movies, what would it be? Oh gosh, okay, well, Aliens, Gorillas in the Mist, The Year of Living Dangerously, and then, ----, you can't, I mean it's, you can't like, you know, The Last Spot has to fight it out on their own. Fair enough. So Ghostbusters, Working Girl, Avatar, The Ice Storm, they all just have to duke it out in the arena. And finally seeing her get cemented today, what was that like for you? Well I wept, full stop. Full stop? Yeah. Pedro, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Really enjoyed the movie.