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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePedro Pascal had the best reaction to a Buffy the Vampire Slayer throwback picture that Sarah Michelle Gellar posted on Instagram this week.During the season three premiere of his Disney Plus series The Mandalorian in Los Angeles, the 47-year-old actor spoke about the time he guest starred on Gellar’s show.Speaking of the throwback picture, Pascal told an Access Hollywood reporter:…

The boys are back, Mando and Grogu.Image: LucasfilmSeason three of The Mandalorian is here and in its first episode, it’s basically the same old show. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Depends on what you’re expecting to get from it. If you’re expecting fun action sequences, interesting Star Wars Easter eggs, and Grogu being incredibly adorable, the show’s return won’t disappoint. If you’re hoping for something new narratively and not just “Mando needs to complete this mission so he can complete another mission that…

Image via Lucasfilm/Disney Plus We are now on the cusp of The Mandalorian‘s third season and anticipation has reached fever pitch amongst Star Wars fans. The season premiere will hit Disney Plus tomorrow at 3am ET (12am PT), meaning many die-hard fans will be brewing up a late-night jug of coffee or throwing down energy drinks to be there the moment it releases. Perhaps the only fly in the ointment is that this premiere is going to be a fairly brief experience. Reports suggest it’ll clock in at a scanty 35…

Image via New Line Cinema The Lord of the Rings may be on its way to the theaters, thanks to a recent announcement made by Warner Bros last week. And while there is debate if there should be more movies considering the current reception of the Amazon series, The Rings of Power, the fan casting has begun for this upcoming new film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkein’s work. In a recently-removed post on r/lotrmemes, Reddit user u/FrankReynoldsCPA found the perfect actor to play Samwise Gamgee. If you recall, Samwise…

Photo: Joe Maher (Getty Images) Pedro Pascal is currently starring as two of television’s most prominent father figures, but The Mandalorian star has a confession to make: he feels uncomfortable using his Mando daddy voice when asked to in public. “People come up to me and ask me to do the voice for their kids,” he shared on The Graham Norton Show (via HuffPo UK). “But I think it sounds inappropriate because it is a breathy, low-register ‘bedroom’ voice.” Valid, cause the voice is most definitely how any adult would want…

via Warner Bros. With the advent of James Gunn‘s era of the DC universe, we thought the franchise might finally be on surer footing, but thanks to HBO’s cancel-happy mentality, we’re back to fearing for its future. Meanwhile, we assumed we had a couple more weeks until those inevitable parallels between Pedro Pascal‘s two iconic roles started happening, but no such luck. Last but not least, Marvel fans have a lot to say about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 taking some unexpected inspiration. Savage HBO…

Joel and Ellie reach a crossroads in the latest Last of Us.Image: HBODown the road, if The Last of Us is lucky enough to get any acting award nominations, clips from this episode will explain why. The sixth episode of The Last of Us, titled “Kin,” saw Joel and Ellie’s trek across the United States reach a crossroads. The pair were forced to deal with things they’ve been hiding and make choices they’ve been avoiding, all in an attempt to finally get to someone who can help them. It wasn’t an episode with a lot of action,…

Ever since he showed up as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal’s rise to stardom has been pretty fun to see, because he’s just good in basically everything he’s in, even if that thing itself is a hot mess. And as the star of both The Mandalorian and HBO’s new prestige hit The Last of Us, it’s clear that folks wanna see Pedro Pascal be a gruff gunslinging mentor, which makes Saturday Night Live’s newest skit kind of perfect.Pascal hosted last night’s episode, and one of the skits had him play Mario in a…

Pedro Pascal starred in a spoof Mario Kart trailer inspired by HBO’s The Last Of Us while appearing on Saturday Night Live last night (February 4) – check it out below. “HBO’s The Last Of Us is a hit, proving that a video game can become a prestige dystopian drama. This Spring, HBO is doing it again with another iconic game,” started the voiceover to the parody Mario Kart trailer. “It’s been ten years since our kingdom fell. The only thing we have left? Hope,” continues the video before Pedro Pascal introduces himself.…