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The Last of Us: Pedro Pascal Says He Was "Worried" About Imitating the Game Too Much

While HBO's The Last of Us adaptation is still in the works, relatively little is known about it [...]

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While HBO's The Last of Us adaptation is still in the works, relatively little is known about it beyond the cast. At this point, there is still only one official photo showing Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) and Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) from behind. That said, Pascal himself hasn't been completely quiet about the upcoming adaptation, and in a new interview, he specifically noted that he watched his nephew play through a solid chunk of The Last of Us -- and it actually made him a bit worried about his own performance.

"I found Joel [in the game] so impressive – I found the whole of it such a visually impressive experience," Pascal told GQ in a wide-ranging interview ostensibly about the new movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. "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. So I just wanted to create a healthy distance, and for that to be more in the hands of [show co-writer] Craig Mazin and [game writer and show co-writer] Neil Druckmann."

 

[NeonGhost]

Fuck Pedro pascal

 

[kikkis]

Why didn't they just use troy baker? He is old now and actually can play games.

 

[Jaybe]

Who plays Abby? John Cena?

 

[DispatchNinja]

Who plays Abby? John Cena?

Tom holland

 

[remember_spinal]

Shows in good hands

 

[adamsapple]

Fuck Pedro pascal

 

[NeonGhost]

If you know you know

 

[Self_Destructive]

Joel gets what's coming to him anyway

 

[Swift_Star]

If you know you know

Where did he hurt you?

 

[remember_spinal]

Where did he hurt you?

 

[.Pennywise]

When you know your career is gonna be ended by a golf club

 

[Katajx]

This kind of stuff irritates me. It’s like there is this weird “template” they have to follow to adapt these things to movies or TV.

I feel like these creatives making these narrative driven games and cinematic games aren’t out to make games in the first place and come off more like playable movies at times.

Then they want to distance themselves and changes things so they are even less similar. I get creative liberties, but showing is better than telling when they respect the source material.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I'd be worried about the show following the games too much, too if I was ol' Pedro.

I'M THE LEAD ON TWO HIT SHOWS!

*Season 2 filming begins*

*Rhonda Rousey comes on set wearing a name tag that says "Abby,"*

*Druckman forms from scattered sand on the ground wearing a refugee flag like a cape and holding an extra soy latte in one hand*

"SO HERE'S THE THING PEDRO. WE'RE ONLY GONNA NEED YOU TO FILM FOR THREE DAYS,"

*caddy arrives*

 

[Represent.]

Why didn't they just use troy baker? He is old now and actually can play games.

I'm so glad gamers have no say, push or sway when it comes to anything in Hollywood.

 

[Deuterium]

Agreed...f@#k Pedro Pascal and his intersectional degenerate politics. It would be justified karma if someone ruined his career...recompense for his participation and cowardly backstabbing of Gina Carano.

 

[Halo is Back]

I'm so glad gamers have no say, push or sway when it comes to anything in Hollywood.

I fail to understand your logic here because Hollywood has been largely unsuccessful at adapting video games into movies. Most are embarrassingly bad.

 

[Darth_Ghandi]

God bless Pedro
Imagine not liking mando.

 

[Zeroing]

Hollywood ruins everything. Also it is an adaptation... so no matter what, it will never be like the game. It would be easier to just release the cut-scenes.

I think we gamers are luckier, we get the most complete medium - games. We experienced the first game in a way that someone who would just watch it, would not feel the same emotional pull as us.

 

[tommib]

Haters, I’m afraid that this being HBO, it won’t suck. Better get your tears ready. HBO has an impeccable record in tv production. Sorry for the breaking news.

 

[tommib]

Agreed...f@#k Pedro Pascal and his intersectional degenerate politics. It would be justified karma if someone ruined his career...recompense for his participation and cowardly backstabbing of Gina Carano.

WTF is this? I don’t even know who the guy is but all of a sudden we’re full-on private Twitter drama here. Bloody hell.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

WTF is this? I don’t even know who the guy is but all of a sudden we’re full-on private Twitter drama here. Bloody hell.

He pulled an Adam Sessler (probably same amount of cocaine) styled blanket rant about people who vote a certain way being legitimate silly mustache Anne Frank Haters Club chairmen fucking swastika campaign for the Holy Ark Nazis, and understandably some people think that's a stupid take to have.

I'm wholly indifferent to the guy, but he's on a silly soapbox spitting bubbles into the aether.

 

[solidus12]

Are we on Resetera?

 

[The_Mike]

Who plays Abby? John Cena?

Yes.

 

[A.Romero]

I trust it will be good but hopefully not too close to the game.

 

[BigbyTheSheriff]

He pulled an Adam Sessler (probably same amount of cocaine) styled blanket rant about people who vote a certain way being legitimate silly mustache Anne Frank Haters Club chairmen fucking swastika campaign for the Holy Ark Nazis, and understandably some people think that's a stupid take to have.

I'm wholly indifferent to the guy, but he's on a silly soapbox spitting bubbles into the aether.

Man, I don't understand a fucking word. Help me here.

 

[realcool]

Man, I don't understand a fucking word. Help me.

first search result

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Yes.

Great now they have to wait on the Chinese Communist Party's approval of each script. God damn TV production is hard.

 

[SJRB]

Yeah because why would you want to imitate the character you play from the game your entire show is based on? That just makes no sense whatsoever. Give it your own spin, preferably as different from the videogame as possible. That's definitely what fans want to see!

Also very comforting to read that his exposure to the source material is limited to "watching his nephew play through a chunk of the game".

 

[darkangel-212559]

The IP is dead to me after 2. Fuck Abby and fuck Druckmann.

It's an insulting woke virtue signaling IP now and it's an insulting disgusting mess.

Long live Joel.

I'll be boycotting this out of principle.

 

[NeonGhost]

Where did he hurt you?

He thinks a serial child rapist is a hero

 

[NeonGhost]

He cries over the internet about the death of a serial child rapists

 

[ksdixon]

"worried about being too much like the game"

... Why adapt it then, ffs? I really, really hate IP being slapped onto something, where none of the characters match their established points. Maybe they're race/sexuality-changed from whom the character is supposed to be, or their story/motivations are different.

Who's it for? You're almost guarenteed to piss off original source material fans etc.

 

[Valt7786]

So it's gonna be the new Resident Evil movie all over again. Joy.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

"worried about being too much like the game"

... Why adapt it then, ffs? I really, really hate IP being slapped onto something, where none of the characters match their established points. Maybe they're race/sexuality-changed from whom the character is supposed to be, or their story/motivations are different.

Who's it for? You're almost guarenteed to piss off original source material fans etc.

Wait...you think this is for the people that already know the game? As far as i know it's exactly the opposite...it's to present the IP to an entire new audience.

The Witcher 3 went back to the top of the charts when the TV show aired for that reason.

 

[ksdixon]

The IP is dead to me after 2. Fuck Abby and fuck Druckmann.

It's an insulting woke virtue signaling IP now and it's an insulting disgusting mess.

Long live Joel.

I'll be boycotting this out of principle.

Im hoping Factions 2 is just fun gameplay without all the sabotage involved. I couldnt even hate-play tlou 2.

 

[sol_bad]

People hate Pedro because he didn't try and save Gina's career? What the?

 

[ksdixon]

Wait...you think this is for the people that already know the game? As far as i know it's exactly the opposite...it's to present the IP to an entire new audience.

The Witcher 3 went back to the top of the charts when the TV show aired for that reason.

Well... I mean I already think TLOU 2 shit on all the main characters from 1, and TLOU Remake will rewrite them to further align with TLOU2. Like it'll be the white doctor in an immaculate hospital room this time around, and not a firefly model from Factions MP in a grimey operating room. Sort of affects the narrative setup/context juuust a little bit. Druckman wanted "his" TLOU1 story, he got it in TLOU2, and will now rewrite TLOU1 to further silence the "haters".


But... I just meant any form of adaptive media, usually TV shows or film. If I see the name Resident Evil, for example, I want my Wesker to be a blonde white guy. That's who he is, and for lore reasons. He's not a black guy, and the random change to be so is insulting. Its insulting for orginal fans, and probably rings-hollow for black people too as I hope its seen as empty lip service. If I see the name Wesker, im interested in Albert and Alex, not two made-up children in fucking high-school, or whatever that shit was.

It's not about "inclusion", although its annoying because it's hollow, its moreso that it is usually this way in which source material changes are thrust upon viewers. if you wanna do that, make a new character and less people are pissed-off because you havent changed something pre-established for no good reason.

 

[NeonGhost]

People hate Pedro because he didn't try and save Gina's career? What the?

I hate him because he thinks a child rapist is a hero

 

[mejin]

Can't wait to see his work as Joel.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Fuck Pedro pascal

You like him?

 

[Topher]

I hate him because he thinks a child rapist is a hero

Ok.....let's be clear. He tweeted "RIP" regarding the two guys who were killed by Kyle Rittenhouse.



So where was he calling anyone a "hero" again?

 

[sol_bad]

I hate him because he thinks a child rapist is a hero

No idea what you are talking about.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Yes.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I dont give a shit about what Pedro did or did not do. He acts quite well and if he plays well in TLoU show then thats even better.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Agreed...f@#k Pedro Pascal and his intersectional degenerate politics. It would be justified karma if someone ruined his career...recompense for his participation and cowardly backstabbing of Gina Carano.

How did he backstab Carano? I thought he didnt get involved much

 

[NeonGhost]

Ok.....let's be clear. He tweeted "RIP" regarding the two guys who were killed by Kyle Rittenhouse.



So where was he calling anyone a "hero" again?

Just giving those 2 the time of day is enough for me to hate him

 

[ahtlas7]

A+ acting from this guy.
He’s like listening to a constipated aardvark read lines off toilet paper in a State park public toilet.
Have some standards for freak sake!

 

[adamsapple]

Just giving those 2 the time of day is enough for me to hate him

Well if it's any consolation, we already know he's going to meet a grizzly fate. So, hate watch for that alone

 

[Fake]

Who plays Abby? John Cena?