Pedro Pascal reveals he FORGOT he landed the role of Joel in The Last Of Us

Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise) has been tapped to play Spider-Man India in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Deadline can confirm.

A very different kind of apocalypse. The Last of Us follows a group of survivors after a pandemic wipes out most of humanity, but it’s not a virus that causes the catastrophe — it’s a fungus.

HBO enjoyed stellar numbers for the debut of its new series The Last of Us on the night of its premiere last month.According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter Thursday, the show - which stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as survivors following a catastrophic viral outbreak in 2003 - piled up 223 million viewing minutes hours after its debut episode January 15.The viewing totals, which end at the conclusion of the evening Sundays (when new episodes of the show first air), worked out to about 2.79 million HBO Max accounts tuning into the show's 80-minute premiere. According to HBO, more than 4.7 million viewers watched the show on its first night, meaning that a minimum of 59 percent came from HBO Max streams.Another highly-anticipated HBO series - the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon - debuted last August to around 327 million minutes of streaming, according to the outlet.The top five streaming shows for the period of January 9-15 were all via Netflix, as Ginny & Georgia led the way with 2.73 billion minutes viewed, The Walking Dead had 1.43 billion and Vikings: Valhalla had 1.03 billion. Cocomelon was in fourth with 918 million while Wednesday had 810 million.The Last of Us was also in the headlines for different reasons Thursday, days after the debut of a new character named Kathleen in the show's fourth episode that aired Sunday night, played by Melanie Lynskey - as the character had one famous detractor: model Adrianne Curry.Lynskey, 45, plays the leader of a group of revolutionaries in Kansas City in the fourth episode, entitled Please Hold to My Hand, where Joel (Pascal) and Ellie ( Ramsey) come across this vindictive leader.

The Last Of Us delivered another series high on Sunday with 7.5M people tuning in across HBO and HBO Max.

I think we can all mostly agree that “Saturday Night Live” is, by and large, pretty unwatchable. This isn’t totally the fault of the writers, performers, and crew working on the series.

Good news for The Last of Us fans. Episode 5 will be hitting HBO Max two days early.

Pedro Pascal has finally made it to the Studio 8H stage!

The Internet’s Mommy and Daddy! Pedro Pascal, ever the “cool teacher,” discussed the importance of social media safety — and becoming an online crush — during his Saturday Night Live debut.

Pedro Pascal took on hosting duties for the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, and no time was wasted to reference the actor's recent hit series, The Last Of Us, with a spoof of an 'upcoming' new apocalyptic series titled, Mario Kart.The Mandalorian star, 47, was also later joined by his close friend and fellow actress, Sarah Paulson, as she made a surprise appearance during a skit, much to the delight of the audience.Towards the beginning of the episode, a pre-recorded, HBO-styled trailer began in a dystopian universe, similar to the setting showcased in the popular HBO Max series, with a voiceover announcing that the network, 'is doing it again with another iconic game.' Heidi Gardner could then be heard stating, 'It's been ten years since our kingdom fell. The only thing we have left, hope.' The camera then cut to the SNL comedian as she talked seriously to an unknown character off screen. 'I have important cargo I need smuggled to rainbow road.

Sarah Paulson made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, joining Pedro Pascal for a sketch that poked fun at the younger generation for their online habits.

Pedro Pascal raced through an apocalyptic version of Mario Kart during Saturday Night Live.

Pedro Pascal took a turn at hosting Saturday Night Live fresh off of starring in HBO’s The Last of Us.

Two years ago to this very day, Seth Rudetsky, the Broadway composer, musician, podcaster, host of a show on SiriusXM radio, fundraiser, musical cruise host, conveyer of pop culture trivia and, now, “source music consultant,” received a text from Craig Mazin, the screenwriter, director and producer. Mazin was friends with Ted Griffin, who is married to Sutton Foster, who knows, as does seemingly everybody else in musical theater, Rudetsky.

Pedro Pascal is looking back on the early days of The Last of Us.

Fans of HBO's new video game adaptation The Last of Us are still raving about Sunday's new episode Long Long Time, though Nick Offerman admitted he almost turned the role down.Offerman debuted as Bill in the new episode, a doomsday prepper who forms an unlikely relationship with a stranger named Frank, played by Murray Bartlett.The episode - which some are calling one of the greatest TV episodes EVER - followed their touching relationship over several years, and revealed how it tied into the main story, following Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and their journey West.While fans are still showering praise upon Offerman, 52, and Bartlett, 51, for their performances, Offerman appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, where he credited his wife Megan Mullally with taking the role. When asked if he had any idea fans would respond to the episode like they did, Offerman said, 'Kind of,' before revealing why he almost turned it down. Almost: Fans of HBO's new video game adaptation The Last of Us are still raving about Sunday's new episode Long Long Time, though Nick Offerman admitted he almost turned the role down Prepper: Offerman debuted as Bill in the new episode, a doomsday prepper who forms an unlikely relationship with a stranger named Frank, played by Murray Bartlett Relationship: The episode - which some are calling one of the greatest TV episodes EVER - followed their touching relationship over several years, and revealed how it tied into the main story, following Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and their journey West'I mean, when I got the script, Craig Mazin wrote the script who did Chernobyl among other things.

Pedro Pascal just can’t escape those Clickers.

Pedro Pascal cut a casual figure in a leather jacket as he headed back to his hotel in New York City on Monday - after The Last Of Us was renewed for season two,The 47-year-old actor paired his jacket with black denim jeans, leather shoes and shades as he strolled - amid the recent success of the post-apocalyptic drama series, that is based on the  video game of the same name.The critically-acclaimed HBO show - that released its third episode of the first season on Sunday - has been such a hit so far that it was renewed for season two after only two episodes.  Spotted: Pedro Pascal cut a casual figure in a leather jacket as he headed back to his hotel in New York City on Monday - after The Last Of Us was renewed for season twoThe debut episode of The Last Of Us - premiered on January 15. Since then, the video game adaptation has become the second most-watched HBO series debut in a decade. The post-apocalyptic drama has drawn in 22 million viewers so far, falling second place to the House Of The Dragon's historic debut with 9.986 million viewers last August.According to the synopsis, the series retells the beloved story of Joel - played by Pascal - and Ellie - played by Bella Ramsey.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo explores the post-apocalyptic landscapes of HBO’s latest prestige hit, “The Last of Us.” Adapted from the popular video game series and created by Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”)and Neil Druckmann (“The Last of Us” video game series), the show follows Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor of a fungal pandemic apocalypse, who is charged with keeping a 14-year-old girl (Bella Ramsey) alive, as she may be humanity’s last hope of survival.

From bit parts to starring roles. Pedro Pascal spent nearly two decades taking one-off acting gigs in film and television before he rose to prominence for his role on Game of Thrones in 2014.