The television adaptation to series format of the popular game created by Naughty Dog has been generating a lot of expectation for months. Now we can confirm two important facts, the actors who will play the roles of Joel and Ellie. You both know them and they seem like a great choice.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey: Joel and Ellie
Joel and Ellie are the protagonists of the first installment of The Last of Us, the popular Naughty Dog video game that HBO will adapt in series format and that we will be able to enjoy in the future. Both begin a survival adventure that if you have played that title you will already know.
Well, that will be the story that they will also tell in the series. According to those responsible for it, it will follow the same narrative path and hence it could be confirmed that both Ellie and Joel would appear in it as protagonists. The problem is that until now we did not know who would be responsible for assuming these roles.
At last, after many rumors that even spoke of the possibility of seeing Maheshala Ali as Joel (one very different from what many would have ever imagined), we already know who will play the role one hundred percent sure and also that of Ellie.
Aaaaand there's the other half. Stoked to have Pedro aboard our show! https://t.co/Etsjvfb2Wi
- Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 11, 2021
Neil Druckmann, co-president of Naughty Dog and showrunner of the series, confirmed the participation of Pedro Pascal in the next series on The Last of Us that HBO is preparing. So the exclusive published by Deadline was right, it will be the actor who plays Mando in the popular Disney series The Mandalorian who will bring Joel to life.
Of course, if Joel's role is important, so is Ellie's, and a lot. Here who will be in charge of bringing the other great protagonist of the story told by The Last of Us to life on the screen will be Bella Ramsey. You will remember this young actress for her role as Lyanna Mormont in the Game of Thrones series, also on HBO.
We're absolutely thrilled to have Bella join the TLoU family! https://t.co/4v9TbLhcMr
- Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 11, 2021
Therefore, with the confirmation of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, two unknowns are cleared up that during all this time have generated various rumors, including his own about what story the series will tell.
The narrative path of The Last of Us series
With the confirmation of the actors who will give life to Joel and Ellie, another aspect that most interested fans is also clear: the story that the series will tell. Although it had already been commented on on occasion, the narrative will follow the same path as the video game.
Therefore, although logically there will be many more actors who will join the project to play other roles, everything will revolve around these two characters and that survival adventure that they will have to overcome.
That will be, at least, the beginning, because it was also said at the time that although those responsible for the study were involved in the project to continue and complete the already known story, the future series would serve to expand the universe of The Last of Us and provide new details and stories that improve all that original material seen in the games.
So, all that remains is to have a little patience until they can start filming and everything that such a large production implies.