Pedro Pascal Nine Times

I think it was yesterday that we got confirmation that Pedro Almodovar's "Gay Western" short film starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke and Manu Rios will be premiering at Cannes -- perfect timing then for this Esquire cover shoot of Mr. Pascal to arrive then! Funny how that works. It's almost like there are literally one thousand people employed to build a "sustained buzz" about a person who has a lot of projects coming out. Huh.

Not to slight Pascal's dogged work-ethic -- he's been at this for a very long time and he has fully earned this moment. I like him! I really really like him. He's talented, he's very sexy, and he's best friends with Oscar Isaac. How could I not? I mean, there is one big elephant in the room that tends to elbow me about the larynx some, cough cough, but I suppose that day will, uhh, come out. Someday. One... supposes. Aaaaaanyway! Until then let's just shut off that nagging voice in our brain and enjoy the photos after the jump...