When Pedro Pascal steps into the role of Maxwell Lord for the new “Wonder Woman 1984” it is not the first time he’s played in the DC universe. A decade ago, Pascal had a supporting role in the much-buzzed, but ultimately scrapped TV pilot for “Wonder Woman.”
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In a new interview with Variety, Pascal goes down memory lane to discuss how his role as LAPD detective Ed Indelicato in David E. Kelley‘s 2011 “Wonder Woman” pilot starring Adrianne Palicki. “It was like a dream come true,” Pascal recalled. “David E. Kelley’s influence on television when I was freshly out of college was so huge, and I watched every episode of [Palicki’s show] ‘Friday Night Lights.’ I also thought that whether it was good or not, it would definitely get picked up. So that would change my financial situation significantly, even if it was half a season before it got canceled. But it didn’t even get picked up. I went back to procedurals, you know, ‘CSI’ and such. Had a pretty bad year after that interest in terms of like very sporadic work.”
Pascal also starred in another TV pilot related to “Wonder Woman” because it was directed by Patty Jenkins, for a show called “Exposed” back in 2015. “It was so well written and it didn’t get picked up, but I got to work with Patty for like three days or something and then thought I’d never see her again.” But when the two reunited for the latest DC superhero film, Pascal doesn’t think his past work in “Wonder Woman” played a part in getting the role of Maxwell Lord. “It didn’t actually occur to me, which is kind of crazy,” Pascal said. “They must have either not have known or not cared. Yeah. I’m not sure, but it is sort of like an anecdotal thing that completely flew past them.”
Though he didn’t have much luck with those shows, Pascal is doing pretty well for himself now. “Wonder Woman 1984” is now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.
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