Game of Thrones Star Makes Bizarre Admission on His Role in ‘The Last of Us’
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There are many actors known for imbibing various methods to work on their character in any new project. And it seems like renowned star Pedro Pascal had his own way of preparing for an iconic role in HBO’s The Last of Us.
As is already announced, there’s a live-action adaptation coming next year based on the beloved The Last of Us franchise. Apart from Pedro playing the fan favorite Joel, it will feature teenage actress Bella Ramsey as another iconic character Ellie.
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The show is being jointly produced by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and developer Naughty Dog.
Pedro Pascal reveals he didn’t play The Last of Us games in order to not imitate Joel in the TV series
As reported by VGC, the actor recently interacted with a magazine in which he discussed about the awaited show. While mentioning his preparation for the memorable character of Joel, he revealed a stunning fact.
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Pedro Pascal said that he deliberately avoided playing The Last of Us. Furthermore, he resisted himself experiencing the games too much. And he approached this way to focus on Joel in a manner that will be great for the HBO series.
Simply put, he didn’t want to end up purely imitating the gaming version of Joel fans have already seen before.
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He said, “I found Joel so impressive – I found the whole of it such a visually impressive experience. And then I got worried that I would want to imitate too much, which I think could be right in some circumstances, and then a mistake in others.”
The idea here was to not repeat the same character behavior that has been already witnessed.
“So I just wanted to create a healthy distance, and for that to be more in the hands of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.”
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Meanwhile, gaming fanatics can enjoy The Last of Us saga on PlayStation as they wait for the TV show. It will probably arrive at some point in 2023.
What are your thoughts on this story? Do you think this is the right approach, especially when doing an adaptation on a video game?
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Edited by:
Pritam Priyedarshi