'The Last of Us' almost looked very different!
"I did talk to Matthew. I can't say that it was a series [of conversations]. It was more of a, 'Hey, here's something to talk about,'" Mazin shared."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 agent who said, 'You know, he actually might be available.'"
He continued,"I sent a script off, and you know, normally when you send scripts to actors like this, you're lucky if you get a read within a month. And he was in England, at the time, working on a movie. So, I thought, 'Eh, between the movie and time change, this will be forever.' And I sent it on a Friday. Saturday morning, I get a call, 'He loves it. He wants to get on a Zoom.
Another A-list actor that was reportedly running was Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali. The rumor was previously fueled by Jeffrey Pierce, who voiced the role of Joel's brother Tommy, inMazin quickly shot down the rumors, telling Pascal stole screens and hearts in the series, for his performance as Joel, a hardened survivor, who is hired to smuggle 14-year-old orphan Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone.
"And then we got on the Zoom and had what I think was the most wonderful Zoom I've ever had," Mazin gushed."Just love at first sight, and he was so immediately insightful about it... he was so taken with the script and it's one of those things where yeah, I'm sure there's an alternate universe where it's a different guy -- look Matthew McConaughey's an amazing actor.
The show has been greenlit for season 2, with Pascal sadly confirming that there will be less Joel in the series' second season.
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