{"id":28188,"date":"2023-01-06T09:01:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T08:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1764253"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:14:47","slug":"pedro-pascal-says-the-last-of-us-and-the-mandalorian-inspire-each-other","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/pedro-pascal-says-the-last-of-us-and-the-mandalorian-inspire-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Pascal says The Last of Us and The Mandalorian \u2018inspire each other\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 06 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Pedro Pascal\u2019s gruff lone wolf is unwittingly paired with an adoptive child of sorts, on a mission to protect them from the terrors of a dangerous world.<\/p>\n

That sentence could describe Pascal\u2019s portrayal of Din Djarin in the Disney Plus<\/a> Star Wars series The Mandalorian<\/a>. Or it could equally sum up his turn as Joel Miller in The Last of Us<\/a>, HBO and Sky Atlantic\u2019s buzzy new TV show based on the hit video game franchise.<\/p>\n

Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press over Zoom, Pascal admitted to the similarity. He said: \u201cYeah, it\u2019s fascinating because they couldn\u2019t be more similar and they couldn\u2019t be more different, I think.\u201d<\/p>

He added: \u201cI think that the stories inspire one another, and they inspire me, and their form and their execution is so different.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s like, I couldn\u2019t think of a better way to double dip. So I\u2019m very lucky, I\u2019ll probably never get the chance again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donning a shiny suit of armour to protect Baby Yoda may not be exactly\u00a0<\/em>the same as pulling on a chequered shirt to evade zombies and swap reluctant banter with Bella Ramsey\u2019s Ellie, but Pascal noted similarities behind the scenes as well.<\/p>\n

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Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us.<\/span><\/figcaption> Sky Atlantic\/NOW\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cPrimarily, the thing for me was, I just felt so lucky to be under the guide of of showrunners that love the project as much as Jon Favreau [on The Mandalorian] and Craig Mazin [on The Last of Us] do.\u201d<\/p>\n

And how did Pascal react when he saw the responses to his casting in the role of Joel, especially when some vocal fans pointed out that he doesn\u2019t look physically identical to his fictional video game counterpart?<\/p>\n

Pascal responded with a joke, saying: \u201cI just felt really sad I couldn\u2019t grow a full beard. It\u2019s so patchy. But that\u2019s just genes.\u201d<\/p>