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...

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...

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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.

and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. “It kind of breaks your heart when you watch it again,” he said of the latter.

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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....

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...