When running into 'The Morning Show' co-stars on the red carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards, the 'Last of Us' actor makes it obvious that he's a fan of the Apple TV+ series before the actresses offer him to star on it.
- Jan 15, 2024
AceShowbiz - Pedro Pascal was quickly sold to Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's pitch for "The Morning Show" role. The actor appeared to have verbally agreed to star on the show after they met at the 2024 Critics' Choice Awards.
The three stars interacted on the red carpet of the 29th annual event, which took place at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, January 14. Pascal stood close to Aniston and Witherspoon who were about to be interviewed.
While the ladies were interested in his soft arm sling, which debuted at last week's Golden Globes, the actor said he didn't want to talk about it and chose to fan out over "The Morning Show" instead. "I just want to stand next to it. I want to be near it," he said when standing next to Aniston.
"Do you want to be on it?" Aniston asked Pascal, before turning to her co-star, "Can we just cast Pedro?" Witherspoon wondered if he's "avail" for next season, before she realized, "Wait, we actually do have a really good part for him." She then leaned over to Aniston, who gasped in agreement.
"Pitch it to me now," Pascal responded in excitement. The ladies joked that the character proposed to him would have romantic entanglements with both of them on the show.
Apparently that's all what it takes to cast the "Game of Thrones" alum as he's more than willing to take on the role. "I sleep with everyone on the show. I'm in," he jested, looking eager.
"All right, I'll be waiting to hear from my agents. Draw it up. Or just pitch to me in the room," the 48-year-old added, before leaving the ladies. "I'm out," he said. Being a gentleman, he kissed Aniston's hand before he walked away.
During the interview, Aniston and Witherspoon also talked about Jon Hamm's surprise cameo on the Apple TV+ series. "We made a phone call. And he said 'yes,' " the "Friends" alum said of how they cast the "Mad Men" alum. Witherspoon revealed they "had a group call" with the actor, as Aniston joked, "We do ambush FaceTime."
"We were just lucky that we were able to make all of our dates work and we got to have him on our show," she added, before gushing about his performance, "He was mean and powerful and wonderful all the same time."
