Pedro Pascal Reveals He Wasn't Good At Playing The Last Of Us
Pedro Pascal, who is set to star in HBO's upcoming TV adaptation of The Last of Us, has admitted that he wasn't very good at playing the original video game. Set in a post-apocalyptic United States after the outbreak of a mutant fungus, the series follows Joel (Pascal), a smuggler who is tasked with transporting teenager Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to the militant revolutionary group known as «The Fireflies» in the hope of developing a cure from her natural immunity. During their arduous journey, the pair are forced to fend-off against zombie creatures known as «the infected,» as well as other human survivors. Developed and written by Emmy Award-winner Craig Mazin and the original game's writer Neil Druckmann, HBO's The Last of Us release date is set for 2023 and marks the network's first series to be based on a video game.
Originally released in 2013, The Last of Us received universal acclaim upon its launch and is widely considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. As such, development on an adaptation of Joel and Ellie's adventure began in earnest after the game's release, with a feature film and then an animated short film being worked on, before both were eventually scrapped. The idea was eventually adopted by HBO in 2020 as a 10-part TV series, with filming commencing in July 2021 and set to conclude in June 2022. As shooting on the series has progressed, a number of teasers and behind-the-scenes snaps have been revealed, including a first look at Pascal's Joel and Ramsey's Ellie.
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However, despite starring in an adaptation of one of the most revered video games of all time, Pascal has revealed that he simply wasn't very good at
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