May 28
Pedro Pascal's Quip at a London Movie Premiere Has the Internet Gagging
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Irresistible screen idol Pedro Pascal was caught in a viral video clip in which he gave the best response to recording artist Seán Seraphim, and the internet is eating it up.
Pascal was at the London premiere of the Ana de Armas-starring actioner "Ballerina" when audience member Sam Cornforth caught video of him climbing the auditorium's stairs with Seraphim, who "appeared to ask Pascal if he wanted to hang out with him and his housemates," Huffpost recounted.
In response, "the Chilean-American star teasingly responded, 'Hell no! I am a lazy 50-year-old bougie bitch!'" the writeup detailed.
@samcornforth Replying to @PixieDustedPossum this has BLOWN up the internet & being stolen left right & centre with no credit so here is the ORIGINAL uncut video for your enjoyment! 🤘 #pedropascal #pedro #hellno #lazy50yearoldbougie #comedy #viral #trending #audio ♬ original sound - Sam Cornforth
Fans responded zealously to the wisecrack, which Huffpost called "relatable."
"Pedro saying 'Hell No' to the idea of partying with a bunch of 20 something is all I aspire to be," one commentator chuckled, adding a laughing/crying emoji.
"He's such a vibe," another reckoned.
Raved a third: "He's so sassy and I love it".
Someone else sighed that Pascal is "all of us after our chores to be social, now I'm going home to my soft blankets and textiles, snacks and beverages that I've picked out [laughing emoji]," while another fan gushed, "such an iconic Pedro pascal moment".
A few questioned whether the iconic zaddy and "The Last of Us" star was serving realness or a video op.
"Wow wasn't staged at all not one bit," one person sarked, adding a string of winking emojis. "love how he pauses to deliver the part he wanted recorded".
Remarked another: "That man chose to say that audibly near a camera".
Cornforth himself added to the comments with the observation that "it turns out Pedro fandom is maybe the most positive place on earth."
Pascal regularly breaks the internet, whether it's by showing off his well-defined arms at Cannes (where he also shared a snog with "Pilion" star Alexander Skarsgård) or speaking out for trans rights. (His sister is trans actress Lux Pascal, who recently confirmed her brother's sincerely kind nature.)
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
