Director Patty Jenkins is bringing on Pedro Pascal for a key role in her Wonder Woman sequel starring Gal Gadot.
The Narcos star is on board for the follow-up to 2017’s hit, joining Kristen Wiig, who was tapped for the villain role of Cheetah. The film would mark the second time Pascal and Jenkins have worked together, having previously teamed up on the TV movie Exposed.
Plot details are still being kept under wraps, as is the character Pascal will be playing.
Pascal gained traction in Hollywood with his scene-stealing performance as Oberyn Martell in HBO’s Game of Thrones. That role would lead to another star-making turn in Netflix’s drama series Narcos.
Following the success of both shows, Pascal has begun to make moves in the film world. He was most recently seen in Fox’s Kingsmen: The Golden Circle and can be seen next starring opposite Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua’s sequel to The Equalizer, which debuts July 20. This fall, he will also appear in Annapurna and Barry Jenkin’s drama If Beale Street Could Talk.
He is currently filming J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier alongside Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, and Garrett Hedlund in Hawaii for Netflix.
