News culture The Last of Us, the series: Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) did not complete the game, and he has a good reason!
Published on 04/16/2022 at 11:00
In recent months, the news surrounding the highly anticipated serial adaptation of Naughty Dog’s masterpiece has been a little more discreet. Despite the lack of crisp information to put in their mouths, the actors of the show maintain their media tour to promote HBO’s next format, which often gives rise to comical responses from them. Recently, actor Pedro Pascal, who plays Joel Miller, spoke regarding his contact with the title of Naughty Dog.
Summary
- A show faithful to the Naughty Dog video game?
- Take some distance from your character
A show faithful to the Naughty Dog video game?
As said above, the news around the series The Last of Us is somewhat slowed down. It must be said that the first season consisting of ten episodes is not quite ready yet and that we will have to wait a good handful of months before hoping to be able to watch it, because it won’t be for this year. As for the next one, that remains to be seen! Nevertheless, the project continues to grow both in front of and behind the camera, notably by acquiring new faces for the production of the show. And, casually, we’re starting to know quite a bit regarding the HBO project: for example, we already know that the series will explore never-before-seen locationswhich should bring its share of surprises, including those who know the game inside out.
In this regard, there is one who tried his hand at the title without ever seeing the end of it. Indeed, Pedro Pascal, one of the former stars of Game of Thrones and the current headliner of the series The Mandalorian on Disney +, sometimes has the tongue hanging out in interviews. The previous time, he spoke regarding the series by revealing some interesting information but, recently, it was more regarding Naughty Dog’s game during the traditional question and answer sessions.
Take some distance from your character
Obviously, like any good actor, you have to know how to prepare for your role: either by doing research, or by viewing different extracts or even by playing as was the case for Pedro Pascal. For the series The Last of Us from HBO, the actor admitted to having borrowed the game from his nephew in order to discover the story, but also the character of Joel Miller to whom he lends his features. Unfortunately, going through the plot of the game was not particularly easy for the actor, and he might not discover it as a whole: a lack of skill, according to him, but also a personal choice!
It’s so sad, I have no skills. I tried, you know. And then it was only a matter of minutes before I had to hand it to my nephew. It really takes a specific skill, and I don’t have it. — Pedro Pascal, interpreter of Joel Miller in the series The Last of Us of HBO
I found Joel so impressive – I found the whole game to be a visually impressive experience. And then I got scared of wanting to imitate too much, which I think might be right in some circumstances and then wrong in others. — Pedro Pascal, interpreter of Joel Miller in the series The Last of Us of HBO
If he has only seen part of it, it is not because he is not particularly gifted, controller in hand, but because he didn’t want to be too close to the interpretation of Troy Baker in the video game. The actor therefore decided to put a “healthy distance” between the video game version and his own in order to put his paw on the screen. The HBO show has the daunting task of living up to the original game, but according to actor Pedro Pascal, the series is well on its way to doing so!
Par JinxebWriting jeuxvideo.com
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