“The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal is having a great week – expressing support for his trans sister on Instagram, announcing a new role on TV and some drama on Twitter due to the resignation of his colleague Gina Carano.
On Twitter, some pulled Pascal’s name into the controversy surrounding the recent dismissal of former MMA fighter Gina Carano from “The Mandalorian” after a social media post in which the 38-year-old actress compared being Republican to Jewish in Nazi germany.
“Gina Carano is not currently working at Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her in the future,” said a Lucasfilm spokesman in a statement on Wednesday. “However, your posts on social media denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Some conservatives found the decision hypocritical, as Pascal, 45, received no apparent consequences for his comparison of Donald Trump’s supporters with the Nazis in a November post he later deleted.
“Pedro Pascal, who plays the Mandalorian at Disney Plus, was not fired for this Instagram post comparing Trump supporters to Nazis and Confederates,” tweeted a frustrated critic.
“A tale of 2 galaxies #PedroPascal #GinaCarano without the need to #CancelarDisneyPlus,” wrote other.
Others were more forgiving of the Chilean-American actor.
“I forgive Pedro Pascal and I don’t think he should be fired,” commented a user.
Representatives for Pascal and “The Mandalorian” did not immediately respond to the Post’s requests for comment.
Meanwhile, Pascal was announced as the leader for HBO’s adaptation of the popular video game “The Last of Us”, Deadline reported for the first time. “Aaaaand has the other half. I’m happy to have Pedro on board our show! ” tweeted Neil Druckmann, who led the development of the survival horror video game, set in the post-apocalyptic United States.
In terms of family, the actor – who achieved famous status playing Oberyn Martell in “Game of Thrones” – took to Instagram on Tuesday to express his pride and support for his younger sister, Lux, who recently talked about being trans woman for the first time.
“Mi hermana, mi corazón, nuestra Lux,” Pascal captioned a post with the cover of Ya magazine in Spanish, presenting Lux His transition, Lux told the magazine, was “very natural” for his family and it was “almost something they expected that happened ”.