None of this is to say Pascal doesn’t appreciate a solid comedy; he included both Tootsie (“One of the best comedies I think i’eve ever seen”) and Bridesmaids on his list. “The funniest person I’ve ever worked with is Kristen Wigg,” he said. “One of my favourite people I’ve ever worked with, and also the funniest.

None of this is to say Pascal doesn’t appreciate a solid comedy; he included both Tootsie (“One of the best comedies I think i’eve ever seen”) and Bridesmaids on his list. “The funniest person I’ve ever worked with is Kristen Wigg,” he said. “One of my favourite people I’ve ever worked with, and also the funniest.

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That being said, the films that seem to have made a lasting impact on Pascal seem to be gritty dramas like Cape Fear, which he described as "the best remake of anything that I’ve ever seen".

Alongside mentions of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and Richard Donner’s The Omen, the actor named both Candyman, which “scared the shit out of me”, and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

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Pascal also mentions a couple of sci-fi pictures, including Basic Instinct (“three words: white cocktail dress”) and the original Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford. “I remember going and seeing the director’s cut in the movie theatre. I’d already seen the movie several times, but I saw it on the big screen for the first time, and I remember it was the first time that just a visual [scene], which was the introduction of the movie, made me cry.”

The first thing to say about Pascal is that he’s a huge fan of horror and comedy. His first pick, An American Warewolf In London, blends the two: “It’s amazing,” he told Sky. “We got cable TV when I was very young. It scared me. I thought it was hilarious, and you watch it now, and it still holds up.”