Pedro Pascalalmost forgot he landed the role of a lifetime — just hours after securing the gig!
The Last of Usactor, 47, appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThursday, where he recalled what happened after landing the lead role in HBO’s new apocalyptic sci-fi series.
Pascal told hostJimmy Fallonhe was in London while the rest of the crew and producers were in Los Angeles, so when he got the call to discuss the show withNeil Druckmann(the creator of the video game off of which the show is based), it was already late at night.
To help himself fall asleep and fight the adrenaline rush after getting his hopes up, Pascal took an Ambien — which led to a funny haze of confusion in the morning.
“I get a call that I got the job after I took the Ambien, and so I was excited I guess, but I didn’t remember,” Pascal recalled to Fallon, 48. “I woke up in the morning and the first thing that occurred to me was like, ‘Oh man, I really want that job.'”
Pedro Pascal.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
“And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I got the job!'” he joyfully added.
The series also starsNick Offerman,Murray Bartlett, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, Nico Parker, Jeffrey Pierce, and Anna Torv, and has been met with wide critical and commercial success since its debut in January.
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Pascal, who gained fame fromGame of Thrones, Narcos, andThe Mandalorian, will hostSaturday Night Livethis week.
“And that’s the end, I’ll doSNLand then, ‘You’re retired buddy,'” he joked. “I have nothing to do with it. The door opens and you’re like, ‘Let me in!'”
“I beg,” Pascal added, to which Fallon quickly responded, “No, you don’t.”
The Mandalorianseason 3.Lucasfilm Ltd.
During his appearance onThe Tonight Show, Pascal also spoke about the upcomingseason 3 release ofThe Mandalorian.
He teased that there will be more Mandalorians and multiple big battles, but stayed mum about further details, joking Disney would have him replaced with AI or “another Pedro Pascal” if he revealed any more.
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Pascal will make hisSNLhosting debut beside musical guestColdplayon Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
The Last of Usairs on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
source: people.com
