Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey Cast as Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us HBO Series - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 February 2021 / 2,479 Views
The two main protagonists in the HBO TV series based on the hit video game series, The Last of Us, have been cast, according to Deadline.
The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal has been cast to play Joel and Bella Ramey, best known for her role as Lyanna Mormont in HBO's Game of Thrones, has been cast as Ellie.
Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us writer and creative director Neil Druckmann are writing the script and will be the executive producers on the series. Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov, who directed the drama Beanpole, will be directing the pilot episode of the series.
The Last of Us video game franchise has been a huge hit for Sony with the series selling over 24 million units worldwide. The first entry in the series released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and was later remastered for the PlayStation 4, while the sequel launched for the PS4 in June 2020.
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Not gona lie, i kinda like this casting
Not my first thoughts for the characters, but they're both great actors. This continues to have lots of potential.
Ellie has to be super cute. So, we'll see how she pulls that off. My guess is that with professional hair and makeup, and good acting skills, she'll do well. The Joel actor I know better, and I think he can do a great job with the character.
Sigh... Joel needs to be white, as per his actual character. This is not a good casting at all.
He looks white to me
Just needs to match the look and this is not far off.
The actor playing Joel is white, for all intents and purposes. Simply having a hispanic name does not make one non-white. You can look at the guy and see his skin color.
I dated a pale skinned Mexican chick that was whiter than me (I'm a typical, white American of mostly European descent) and a blonde haired white Brazilian. Either of them could have passed for a midwestern farm girl, had they been cast in such roles.
Joel yes, Ellie no. But it all comes down to how they can act the part.
