‘Star Wars’ icons Harrison Ford and Pedro Pascal blew up the internet last night

Leave a Comment / By / March 13, 2023

Whether it’s the Pedro Pascal variant of The Mandalorian, Pedro Pascal as Joel battling the infected, or just Internet Dad himself, stars of the big and small screens are everywhere.

And last night, he and his companions star wars Icon Harrison Ford, blowing up social media.

Credit: Lucasfilm

Last night, Hollywood royalty arrived at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles for the 95th Annual Academy Awards.Might be hard to see the big winner of the night, A24’s everything is everywhere (2022), or runner-up All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), especially That The music was full of doom, but social media took inspiration from the actions of the two royals.

Part of the Lucasfilm galaxy far, far away, Pedro Pascal and Harrison Ford are very well-known actors.Ford, of course, pioneered the role of rogue space smuggler Han Solo Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), then went on to star in the remainder of George Lucas’ original trilogy (Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Backk (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)), and a trilogy of sequels from Disney and Kathleen Kennedy starting in 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.

Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Credit: Lucasfilm

Pascal arrives 40 years after Ford, dons the Mandalorian helmet and plays Dinjarin in Jon Favreau’s new western mandalorian on Disney+.The Chilean-American actor rose to fame for his role on HBO’s Oberyn Martell game of ThronesLater on Netflix’s drug lord. His role as the titular Mando received widespread acclaim, with many fans and critics seeing it as a struggling turning point star wars Franchise.

Getting Rid of Rian Johnson’s Split Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017), mandalorian Building the franchise into a gritty environment eventually led to one of the most beloved partnerships of all time, Mando and the Child AKA Grogu (“Baby Yoda”).

Din Djarin and Grogu in N-1 starfighter in The Mandalorian
Credit: Lucasfilm

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While playing Din Djarin mandalorianPascal’s star rose even higher, and he also starred in HBO’s adaptation of Joel Miller’s last survivor, saw the ignition of “Internet Dad”.Starring alongside Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Pascal’s off-camera charisma and his off-camera prowess, see last survivor Skyrocketed to become one of the highest-grossing streaming shows in HBO history, second only to throne Prequel, Dragon House.

So with Ford culture and notoriously grumpy icons and Pascal’s current star power, their joint appearance at the Oscars must have caused some confusion online.

Pedro Pascal on the red carpet
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Pedro Pascal and Harrison Ford

Once The Mandalorian Pedro Pascal hit the red, no champagne carpet, social media erupted in response. Dubbed the “Father of the Internet,” Pascal was hugely popular with fans of all ages, and Twitter went crazy for their man.

Pedro Pascal Daily (@pascalarchive) says:

The Mandalorian, exactly

The clip of Pascal pointing at the camera comes as host Jimmy Kimmel rants to viewers that they can protect him if things go badly like last year (see: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock) , which also includes Pascal’s The Mandalorian. Another tweet from Pablo (@pabsr_23) said:

Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Olsen are together my multiverse of madness

Vic (@EDDIESKRAKEN) says:

Pedro Pascal Looks Great at the Oscars…Yeah

@itsjustanx commented on Pascal appearing with Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Vision), explain:

Winning the #Oscar is great, but watching Elizabeth Olsen and Pedro Pascal holding hands? We are the real winners tonight.

Ford revealed the final, and arguably most coveted award of the night β€” Best Picture.With six wins already, all eyes will be on whether Daniels everything is everywhere will go far away.A tense game has seen All Quiet on the Western Front Accelerated throughout the night, Ford announces everywhere To rapturous applause, but none more excited than its star and recent Academy Award winner, Ke Huy Quan.

Quan Jian, who just won the best supporting actor award a few hours ago, is probably best known for his role in The Goonies (1985), later with Ford Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) as a short round. The emotional reunion saw the two embrace on stage, and naturally, Twitter went wild.

@ripleysdaya captured the moment that made history. They write:

Harrison Ford presents the Oscar to KE HUY QUAN.river of tears

Lexie (@lexie_labollita) says:

Low key weeping for Harrison Ford awarding the Oscar to the whole circle of Ke Huy Quan #oscars

Ford is the champion of all award seasons throughout the season, and his role as Wang Feng will go down in history.And Ford handed the best picture award to everywhere Team, just after Michelle Yeoh made history and won Best Actress, nominees include All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), sad triangle (2022), storehouse (2022), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), fable (2022), Banshee of Inisherin (2022), Elvis Presley (2022), and woman talking (2022).

Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) in Avatar: Way of Water (2022).Image credit: Disney
Image credit: Disney

Disney and the 95th Academy Awards

The 2023 Academy Awards is also where Angela Bassett lost out in the tight race for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars. Bassett is credited with playing Wakanda’s grieving mother and queen Ramonda in Ryan Coogler’s Marvel film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

Angela Bassett to play Queen Ramonda in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
Image credit: Marvel Studios

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However, after winning Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards as well as being nominated for Baftas and Screen Actors Guild Awards, the statuette will eventually go to Jamie Lee Curtis for her role in everything is everywhereA potential win for Bassett would mark a major milestone for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as no other actor has been named for the coveted honor.

Have you seen the Oscars? Let Inside the Magic know in the comments below!

Pedro Pascal is currently starring as Bo-Katan Kryze in season 3 of The Mandalorian alongside Katee Sackhoff. The Star Wars series airs weekly on Disney+.

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