Welcome, one and all, to Hot Pedro Summer, a span of three months in which the actor Pedro Pascal has become as ubiquitous as he is charming. Less than a year after a major role in Gladiator II , he’s given us a thoughtful, funny turn in a rom-com ( Materialists ), played a complex, layered antagonist to Joaquin Phoenix in Ari Aster’s Eddington , and has capped the whole thing off by playing Mister Fantastic himself in the fifth attempt to breathe life into the Fantastic Four . And like Reed Richards, who can bend and extend his body as if it were made of taffy, Pascal has stretched himself into our day-to-day lives. Thanks to GIFs, red-carpet clips, Saturday Night Live appearances, and Emmy award nominations, Pascal’s trademark soft-spoken baritone and gentle smile are eve

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