Deadline reports that Pedro Pascal, well known for Game of Thrones and The Mandalorian, will be starring as Joel in HBO’s upcoming television adaptation of The Last of Us.
First announced last March, the show’s plot will follow that of the original 2013 video game, with Pascal’s Joel struggling to cross a post-apocalyptic former United States alongside Ellie, a teenage girl who may hold the key to humanity’s future. Expect plenty of fungal zombies.
The series’ Game of Thrones connections don’t end with Pascal, who memorably portrayed Oberyn Martell in that show’s fourth season. Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey, who played the young firebrand Lyanna Mormont, will co-star as Ellie, and the show will be executive-produced by Game of Thrones’ Carolyn Strauss, Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin, and of course Naughty Dog’s creative director Neil Druckmann.
No word yet on when The Last of Us (the TV show) will be ready to debut, but it’s not going to be any time soon.
Makes sense. Nobody does “Dad trying his best” better.
I think Hugh Jackman could do a pretty good job of it. Also looks a bit closer to Joel
Good point.
Its a good choice. Saw him as two different kinds of dad in ‘We can be heroes’ and The Mandalorian.
Now the million dollar question is who are they going to get to play Sarah?
Now the million dollar question is who are they going to get to play Sarah?
Keanu Reeves, obvs.
Please don’t fuck this up…. Please don’t fuck this up…. Please don’t fuck this up….
I was a big fan of his work in Narcos, too. This seems like a good choice.
I sure hope he can take his helmet off, it really upset him in the Mandalorian..