Pedro Pascal spoke about concerns over his age and appearance for his casting as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in Marvel's Fantastic Four.

Pedro Pascal has addressed critics who claim he's "too old" to play Reed Richards in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. The 50-year-old actor — who was recently swarmed by fans during his first public appearance since receiving criticism from JK Rowling — opened up to AP News about how the backlash has affected him emotionally.

Reed will easily be the most scrutinized of Pascal's roles as the film marks Marvel's attempt at generating new interest in Fantastic Four films, after Josh Trank's 2015 reboot (which followed two prior moderately successful Fantastic films in 2005 and 2007) underperformed with audiences. But it's a challenge that Pascal doesn't shy away from.