'The Last of Us' Showrunner Reveals Which A-List Actor Was Originally Tapped for Pedro Pascal's Role
etonline.comalmost looked very different!During an appearance on the podcast, showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that Matthew McConaughey was originally tapped for the role of Joel before Pedro Pascal signed on to the hit HBO series.«I did talk to Matthew.
I can't say that it was a series [of conversations]. It was more of a, 'Hey, here's something to talk about,'» Mazin shared. «Pedro was on our list from the start.
We were told he was unavailable, and then as we were floundering about a little bit, I got a call from his agent who said, 'You know, he actually might be available.'»He continued, «I sent a script off, and you know, normally when you send scripts to actors like this, you're lucky if you get a read within a month.
And he was in England, at the time, working on a movie. So, I thought, 'Eh, between the movie and time change, this will be forever.' And I sent it on a Friday.
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