In a current episode of Happy Sad Confused podcast, The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey was additionally one of the actors thought-about for the position of Joel Miller. Mazin shared that McConaughey was briefly in talks for the collection adaptation of the hit online game at one level, when Pedro Pascal was initially not accessible resulting from scheduling conflicts.
“I can’t say that it was like a series [of conversations]. It was more of a, ‘Hey, here’s something to talk about,’” Mazin mentioned. “Pedro was on our list from the start. We were told he was unavailable, and then as we were floundering about a little bit, I got a call from his [McConaughey’s] agent who said, ‘You know, he actually might be available.’”
What is The Last of Us about?
“The live-action series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed,” reads the synopsis. “Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across a post-pandemic America.”
The Last of Us at present stars Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy Miller, and Rutina Wesley as Maria. Season 2 is anticipated to be based mostly on Naughty Dog’s acclaimed online game sequel The Last of Us Part II, which can characteristic a major time bounce introducing a now grown-up Ellie.
Season 1 additionally featured Nico Parker, Anna Torv, Melanie Lynskey, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, and Storm Reid. It additionally included guest-star appearances from the unique online game’s actors Jeffrey Pierce, Merle Dandridge, Troy Baker, and Ashley Johnson as new characters.
The collection is govt produced and co-written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and authentic sport author Neil Druckmann, who can also be serving as one of the administrators. It is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in affiliation with PlayStation Productions. Executive producers are Carolyn Strauss, Naughty Dog President Evan Wells, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.
Season 1 is now accessible for streaming on HBO Max.
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