An unexpected yet hilarious moment has emerged from The Fantastic Four: First Steps press run: Pedro Pascal having to unpack the meaning of “c**ty” to his co-star Vanessa Kirby.
Right now, the pair are gearing up for the release of the anticipated movie, which will see Marvel’s First Family making their MCU debut. Pascal and Kirby are taking on the lead roles of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, respectively.
Joining them is Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. They will work together to try and protect their Earth from Julia Garner’s Silver Surfer and the planet-munching foe, Galactus (Ralph Ineson).
In the runup to the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, we’ve been treated to plenty of sneak peeks, trailers, and clips, and there’s one detail that’s garnered a lot of attention: Kirby is serving in every single scene.
Pedro Pascal explains “c**ty” to Vanessa Kirby in Fantastic Four clip
This was highlighted in a new interview with Pedestrian TV, where the reporter told Kirby, “You’ve kind of become a social media icon for your force field, snatched, c**ty fierceness face.”
It appears Kirby is unaware of the meaning of this, as she looks shocked and says, “Oh God… I don’t know if that’s a good thing.” But Pascal is on hand to reassure her.
“C**ty face is good babe,” he says. “C**ty face just means fierce, fabulous, beautiful, strong. It’s good, it’s good.”
For the uninitiated, “c**ty” essentially just means sexy, iconic, and bad b*tch-esque. And it’s safe to say Kirby delivers the goods, with full fan edits of Sue Storm’s fierce face every time she uses her powers.
The clip has been viewed more than one million times on TikTok, with the interview itself earning a mixed response. “Never wanted Pedro Pascal to call me c**ty so much in my whole life,” wrote one.
“This is the energy you should always get from a true friend, always boosting you up and giving you confidence,” said another, while a third added, “It’s so true she is serving an extreme amount of c**t.”
But the choice of word has rubbed others up the wrong way (especially those who still aren’t sure of the definition).
“How unprofessional! I’m Aussie and there was absolutely no reason to drop the C-bomb during an interview! She should get the boot for that… seriously, that’s disgusting,” wrote one.
Another commented, “That word is not a good thing,” with a third adding, “Calling someone this out of context in an interview is WILD.”