In an interview published by Happy Sad Confused, Matthew McConaughey revealed that he had been contacted Played Joel in the TV series “The Last of Us” from HBO, but what? He turned down the role.
This wasn’t a decision based on an assessment of the script or the quality of the production, the fact that it was immediately very interesting to the actors, but it was more of a personal issues: “It just wasn’t right for me at the time,” McConaughey explained.
A rather important question for actors is actuallylong term commitment He reported that the series might require: “If it succeeds, something like this could keep you busy for years,” which was one of the reasons that led him to turn down the offer.
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As we all know, this character later went to Pedro Pascalhis interpretation of Joel was highly praised, although McConaughey clearly has a very specific charisma and may put his own different stamp on the character.
Showrunner, writer and director Craig Mazin confirmed The question actually reported that he had contacted McConaughey about the role, although it was reported sooner for him as some kind of vague request.
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Instead, according to actor reports, this possible mission was seriously discussed, but ultimately came to nothing.
Regardless, Mazin clearly stated that he was very pleased with Pascal’s work, and the fact that Pascal immersed himself in the role of Joel in a truly remarkable way.
After the huge success of the first season, there was a certain decline in the second season and now we are waiting The Last of Us: Stagioone 3Its production currently appears to be on hold, but should continue as various testimonies about ongoing work have also emerged, such as the first images of Kyriana Kratter as Lev.