Its becoming impossible to ignore the way Hollywood treats Pedro Pascal compared to the way it treated Gina Carano.
Pedro Pascal stood in front of the international press at Cannes, dropped an F-bomb on political opponents in the United States, promoted a film that vilifies conservatives, and walked away with applause and headlines. Meanwhile, Gina Carano — who said far less, without profanity or attacks — remains blacklisted from Hollywood, forced to take her fight to court.
(L_R): Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) and Cara Dune (Gina Carano) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+. ©: Gears of War Movie Adaptation to be Helmed by Deadpool 2 Director
That’s the double standard on full display.
While promoting A24’s Eddington, Pascal was asked whether he was concerned about returning to the U.S. given the film’s political message. His response was blunt.
“F*** the people who try to make you scared,” he said. “Fear is the way that they win… keep expressing yourself and don’t let them win.”
The film itself is set in New Mexico during the 2020 lockdowns and features a clash between Pascal’s left-leaning mayor and Joaquin Phoenix’s sheriff. The story has been described by critics as a direct attack on conservative populism, set in a town tearing itself apart. Variety praised its aggressive tone and message, with Pascal calling the script a form of “whistleblowing” and saying it felt like someone was finally speaking out “from the inside.”
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: Pedro Pascal and a Disney Parks character attend the Mandalorian special launch event at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
There has been no public reprimand from Disney for these comments. No distancing from Marvel. No statement from Lucasfilm. And there won’t be.
Pascal remains the star of The Mandalorian & Grogu and is still playing a prominent role in Avengers: Secret Wars.
Now compare Pedro Pascal to Gina Carano.
The infamous Instagram post that led to the firing of Gina Carano – Instagram
In 2021, Carano shared a social media post warning that demonizing political opponents could lead to dark consequences. It didn’t include any foul language. It didn’t target anyone. It simply referenced historical patterns from the 1940s in Germany, when neighbor turned against neighbor. It was a call for awareness. For that, Lucasfilm terminated her contract, issued a public statement condemning her, and effectively erased her from the Star Wars universe.
She has not worked with a major studio since.
A post shared by Pedro Pascal around the time Gina Carano was fired. Pascal suffered no blowback or consequences for it – Instagram
Just days after Gina Carano shared her post, Pedro Pascal circulated a meme comparing American Republicans to the Confederate States and the single greatest evil the world has ever known. The meme labeled half the country with imagery tied directly to hate, oppression, and national division. Unlike Carano, Pascal faced no pushback. In fact, he continued to land major roles and was publicly supported by the very studios that cut ties with her.
Now, she’s fighting back. Carano is currently suing Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination and discrimination, citing her political and religious views as the reason for her dismissal. The lawsuit, backed by Elon Musk, points directly to the kind of double standard now playing out again with Pedro Pascal.
Gina Carano speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Deadpool”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
The Pedro Pascal Gina Carano disparity is impossible to ignore. One uses his platform to mock and curse a significant portion of the country — and gets more work. The other called for unity and was cast out.
And Pascal isn’t alone. Mark Ruffalo regularly launches online tirades aimed at conservative Americans without a word from Marvel Studios. Mark Hamill ridicules and belittles voters with zero consequence. They remain favored sons of the Disney empire. Carano, by contrast, is still persona non grata.
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This isn’t about “problematic” behavior. It’s about who’s allowed to speak — and who isn’t.
Hollywood has made it clear: if you echo the correct message, no amount of anger, vulgarity, or political targeting is too much. But step even one inch outside that narrow lane — even respectfully — and the consequences are swift and unforgiving.
Pedro Pascal didn’t just express a view. He publicly demonized an entire side of the American public — from an international stage — and was rewarded with a five-minute standing ovation.
Gina Carano is Cara Dune and Carl Weathers is Greef Karga in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN, season two, exclusively on Disney+. © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.
Gina Carano? She shared a warning. And she got fired.
Now, she’s taking them to court to expose it.
How do you feel about the disparity between how Hollywood treats Pedro Pascal vs how it treated Gina Carano? Sound off in the comments and let us know!
That’s fine. I won’t watch anything Pedro is in. Don’t give money to people who hate you.
Why are they silencing a woman and only letting the men have a point of view?
She can use their identity politics against them here.