Pedro Pascal Gives Message About Politically-Charged Movie 'Eddington' Amid Trump's Immigration Policies: 'Don't Let Them Win'

Pedro Pascal is not letting fear win.

The 50-year-old actor attended the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for his Western film Eddington this week. There, he was asked if he was anxious about returning to The United States after starring in a film with a strong political message amid President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies.

“Fear is the way that they win. Keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are. F–k the people that try to make you scared. Fight back. This is the perfect way to do so in telling stories. Don’t let them win,” Pedro responded during a press conference.

He also got candid about how his lived experience as an immigrant gives him an important perspective on the issue.

“Obviously, it’s very scary for an actor participating in a movie to sort of speak to issues like this. I want people to be safe and to be protected, and I want very much to live on the right of history,” he said.

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“I’m an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship, and I was privileged enough to grow up in the U.S. after asylum in Denmark. If it weren’t for that, I don’t know what would have happened to us. I stand by those protections,” he added.

Directed by Ari Aster, Eddington tells the story of “a standoff between a small-town sheriff a and mayor [that] sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico,” per Variety. Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler also star.

See the red carpet photos of Pedro and the cast of Eddington at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.