- Pedro Pascal initially refused to slap Joaquin Phoenix during the filming of their new black comedy, Eddington.
- The scene in question depicts Pascal's character, Mayor Ted Garcia, slapping Phoenix's character, Sheriff Joe Cross.
- Pascal attempted to fake the slap, but Phoenix insisted he perform it for real, leading to Pascal hitting him forcefully.
- Pascal said that hitting someone “doesn't feel good” and he found the act “really hard”.
- However, Phoenix joked that he enjoyed it.
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