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Wednesday 23 december 2020
Pedro Pascal dons different armor for 'Wonder Woman 1984'

By LINDSEY BAHR 1970s styles. But, he said,
AP Film Writer the Oscar-winning cos-
When Pedro Pascal started tume designer Lindy Hem-
to think about his "Wonder ming was a "magician" on
Woman 1984" villain Max "Wonder Woman 1984."
Lord, one name came to With an incredible atten-
mind: Gordon Gekko. Who tion to detail, she created
better to model his power suits for Max Lord that Pas-
suit-wearing striver on than cal said were at turns "gar-
the embodiment of 1980s ish and sophisticated," "col-
greed and callousness? orful and stylish" and "just
But director Patty Jenkins on the verge of obnoxious.
had something different "It was a fascinating thing,"
in mind than the Michael he said.
Douglas character. (Both Since getting cast in "Won-
say it wasn't Donald Trump, der Woman 1984," Pascal's
either.) star has risen immeasurably
"She pulled me away from This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Pedro Pascal, center, in a scene from thanks to the wildly popular
that," Pascal said. "She was "Wonder Woman 1984." Star Wars spinoff "The Man-
like, 'that's not the polish Associated Press dalorian," which just con-
that we're after.'" cluded its second season
It was a nerve-wracking tycoon whose wealth is pull this off, I just knew that in a pilot that never got on Disney+. He remembers
realization for Pascal, who mostly smoke and mirrors he could do it. There was picked up. So when the being in initial talks for the
thought he'd be able to until he gets hold of a pow- something about Pedro chance to work with her role with Jon Favreau right
hide behind the slickness of erful, wish-granting stone. that I knew he could hit again came up, he knew before flying to London to
a cold and calculating fi- "He's an immigrant who is every different mark and what his answer was going film "Wonder Woman."
nance guy. But it was a call trying to live up to appear- also reveal a side of himself to be. And although Max Lord
that he ended up loving in ing to be his idea of the I wasn't sure that even he "I didn't care what it was," and the mysterious bounty
the end. American dream," Jenkins had gotten to use yet." Pascal said. "I still have hunter couldn't be more
"What we went after was so said. Pascal had long been a trouble wrapping my head different, there is a fairly
much more unpredictable It was producer Charles fan of Jenkins' work: He re- around the opportunity." poignant similarity that's
and exposed," he said. "The Roven, who he'd worked members seeing "Monster" He was, he admitted, a lit- not lost on Pascal.
thing that would ultimately with on "Triple Frontier," who in a Manhattan theater tle nervous about the cos- "Max Lord has such an ex-
anchor me to him was far initially called Pascal say- and having to wait until the tumes though. terior armor with hair prod-
more vulnerable than what ing that Jenkins wanted to credits played out to leave "I'm not one to pull off an ucts and power suits ...
a Gordon Gekko-type meet. because he was crying so '80s look very well, in my which is such a mask with
would be." "I just adored him. I thought hard, and being especially opinion," Pascal laughed. "I so much going on just be-
In the film, which debuts in he was such a great guy moved by the No Man's felt like I (would) look stupid neath it, that contradicts
theaters and on HBO Max and such an interesting Land sequence in "Wonder in baggy stuff." so much what sort of physi-
in the U.S. on Christmas person and an excellent Woman." On the 1980s-set Netflix cal message he's portray
Day, Max Lord is a divorced actor," Jenkins said. "But In between the two films, show "Narcos" Pascal even with his persona," Pascal
dad, minor television per- when I was sitting and they'd also crossed paths lobbied for his DEA agent said. "(It's) a lot like the
sonality and wannabe oil thinking about who could when Jenkins directed him character to wear more Mandalorian."q

Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman

will remain chief creative including Disney Animation, CEO Bob Iger in February.
officer. Horn and Bergman Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Horn, who joined Disney as
have been operating as 20th Century Studios. The Chairman in 2012, said in a
co-chairs since May 2019. heads of each studio, from statement that, "The time
"The Walt Disney Studios' Kevin Feige to Kathleen feels right to shift my focus
achievements under the Kennedy, will report to Horn solely to our enormous cre-
leadership of Alan Horn and Bergman. ative slate."
and Alan Bergman have "I believe deeply in our peo- Disney earlier this month un-
been nothing short of ex- ple, culture, and the work veiled ambitious plans for
traordinary," said Bob Cha- we do," Bergman said in a its streaming service Disney
pek, Walt Disney Co. CEO, statement. He'll assume the +, including 10 "Star Wars"
in a statement. "Having position officially on Jan. 1. series spinoffs, 10 Marvel se-
worked closely for years Bergman has worked at ries and 15 live-action, Pixar
with Alan Bergman, an ex- Disney for 24 years and and animated series.
ceptional leader and prov- served as president of Walt The studio has been a mar-
en executive, I couldn't be Disney Studios from 2005 to ket leader for the past few
In this combination photo, Alan Bergman, left, and Alan F. Horn,
attend the premiere of "The Mandalorian" in Los Angeles on more pleased to name him 2019, helping to integrate years and last year sur-
Nov. 13, 2019. as Chairman." Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel passed a record $11 billion
Associated Press The position involves over- and Twenty-First Century in box office. But with the
seeing everything from Fox into the Disney stable launch of Disney+ last year
By LINDSEY BAHR named chairman of Disney creative and operations to of brands. and the unforseen com-
AP Film Writer Studios, the company said production and marketing Both Horn and Bergman plications of the pandem-
Walt Disney Co. veteran Monday. Bergman will be for all Disney Studios con- will report to Chapek, who ic, much focus has been
Alan Bergman has been succeeding Alan Horn, who tent from its myriad brands, took over from longtime placed on streaming.q