Here's what the Eurogamer team thought of HBO's The Last of Us TV adaptation. I always recognized him in the 2013 game because of the eye shape Troy and the old model of Joel share. The new Joel is simply missing Troy Baker's similarity. Bella Ramsey (Ellie) believes this will likely launch around the 'end of 2024, early 2025'. New Joel's face is longer, his eye shape is different, his mouth is wider and lips more plump, if you look at his profile his chin protrudes more forward. Of course, more The Last of Us is on the way, with a second and third season set to depict events from The Last of Us Part 2. 'He was so immediately insightful about it. 'Just love at first sight,' said Mazin of his initial video call with Pascal. Ultimately, Pascal was in fact available and ultimately responded to Mazin overnight after first seeing a script. Tormented by the trauma of his past while. 'But it would've been different and I like the one that we made. The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal as Joel, the iconic survivor of a zombie apocalypse whose story was pulled straight from Naughty Dogs video game. 'Matthew McConaughey is an amazing actor, I'm sure it would've been great,' Mazin continued. Our in-depth thoughts on the first season of HBO's The Last of Us.Ĭontinuing, he explained that Pedro Pascal - who eventually landed the role - was on the team's list from the start but they believed he was unavailable due to scheduling concerns, likely with hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian.