HBO’s The Last Of Us Adds Pedro Pascal
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian Star Pedro Pascal Joins Video Game-Based Series
Don’t worry, Pedro Pascal is not leaving the Star Wars universe.
He’s just taking advantage of the space between scenes to earn some face time for HBO.
Pascal Joins HBO Series
In an exclusive on Wednesday evening, Nellie Andreeva posted for Deadline:
In one of the biggest TV castings of the year, The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal is set to headline The Last of Us, HBO’s high-profile series adaptation of the Sony Playstation franchise from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
Based on the critically acclaimed video game The Last of Us, developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PlayStation platforms, the story takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Game of Thrones‘ Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
Pascal’s Joel, tormented by past trauma and failure, must trek across a pandemic-ravaged America, all the while protecting a girl who represents the last hope of humanity.
Reaction From Pedro
Today, Pascal posted:
🤯💀 (these are the right emojis yeah?) @clmazin @HBO @TheLastofUsPS https://t.co/In3VrXIXr1
— Pedro Pascal he/him (@PedroPascal1) February 11, 2021
Of his castmate, Movieweb added:
Acknowledging his new co-star, Pedro Pascal followed up his original tweet by posting another article reporting on [Bella] Ramsey’s casting as Ellie. “No matter what, you keep finding something to fight for,” Pascal writes in the caption, referring to a quote from Joel in the original video game.
…no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for. @TheLastofUsPS @HBO @clmazin https://t.co/9vCecjTI5r
— Pedro Pascal he/him (@PedroPascal1) February 11, 2021
Mando Will Return
But don’t worry, Star Wars fans, there is plenty of room on Pascal’s schedule.
Deadline explained:
- This marks a homecoming for Pascal who became a household name with his role as Oberyn Martell on HBO’s mega-hit Game Of Thrones.
- Pascal currently stars in Disney+’s hugely popular and acclaimed series The Mandalorian, which recently received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama Series. He will continue on the Star Wars series, where he is used sparingly because of the nature of his character, though The Last Of Us has him in first position.
Maybe we’ll try a little HBO?