Pedro Pascal was recently seen on video dancing suggestively and seemingly simulating licking a rainbow colored rod.
Pedro Pascal may be the most in-demand actor in Hollywood right now (for studios…not audiences…) — but his recent behavior is raising eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.
Pedro Pascal at the Cannes Film Festival – Photo Credit: Gabriel Hutchinson Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Just days after The Mandalorian star made headlines for telling Dakota Johnson she should start an account on a graphic subscription website and “wiggle” her “toe” for money, new footage has surfaced showing the actor dancing behind a DJ booth at an event… in a rather suggestive manner.
THIS DIVA! 🙂↕️ pic.twitter.com/BRhtrimr8C
— Pedro Pascal Daily (@pascalarchive) May 19, 2025
In the now-viral clip, Pedro Pascal can be seen dancing with a rainbow-colored rod, raising it above his head, and then pretending to lick it suggestively. The moment comes off as overtly performative — and, for some observers, uncomfortably attention-seeking.
The timing couldn’t be more awkward.
A screenshot of Pedro Pascal dancing suggestively with a rainbow colored rod suggestively at an event – X, @pascalarchive
Pascal is currently riding high on Disney’s investment in him as a future cornerstone of the Marvel and Star Wars franchises. He’s set to play Reed Richards in this summer’s Fantastic Four: First Steps. He’ll then reprise that leading role in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday. Additionally, he’s set to headline the first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019 in The Mandalorian & Grogu film. This is a slate representing well over $2 billion in potential box office revenue.
But between toe-wiggling paywall jokes and rainbow rod party antics, some are beginning to wonder: is this really the public image Disney wants for its leading man?
Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps – YouTube, Marvel Entertainment
The same actor encouraging a female co-star to consider monetizing her feet is now being filmed dancing provocatively and licking rainbow colored rods in public. And yet — much like before — the Hollywood press appears unfazed. No pushback. No statements. Just more glowing headlines and applause.
Pascal has long been vocal in his support of gender and identity causes, frequently appearing at events and promoting related messaging. He even went so far as to call Harry Potter author JK Rowling a “heinous loser” due to her efforts to protect women’s spaces from biological men. But for some critics, this latest video blurs the line between activism and attention-seeking behavior. If another actor pulled the same stunt — particularly one not in Hollywood’s good graces — it’s hard to imagine it would be dismissed so casually.
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+. ©.
That’s not to say the Hollywood media would outwardly condemn such behavior. However, rumors in the tabloids would likely start flying about the performers odd public behavior.
The real question: with Disney (which is supposedly still a family friendly company) betting big on Pascal, will the studio stay silent if the online chatter grows louder?
Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie in The Last of Us (2023), HBO
Because while fans may be used to lightsabers and elastic limbs… this rainbow rod moment is something else entirely.
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