If you’ve only seen the HBO live-action version of the last of usthe odds are Peter Pascal It’s embedded in your mind like Joelthe hardened survivor became a warm surrogate father who also committed war crimes and lied about them to Ellie when pressed. But he The fantastic four The actor was not the only one under consideration for the role. In 2023, showrunner Craig Mazin he said that had conversations with Interstellar actor matthew mcconaughey about playing one of video games’ most iconic sad dads, but obviously the role ultimately went to Pascal. Now, three years later, McConaughey is speaking out about why he didn’t accept the role, and it appears that in large part it was because he wasn’t looking to commit to recurring work on a television series.
In an interview with Happy Sad Confused On the podcast, McConaughey talked about his thought process, noting that part of the reason he didn’t take on the role was because he wasn’t acting much at the time the show was starting in the early 2020s, but he also says that he doesn’t usually sign up to do TV projects outside of things like, to begin with. real detectiveThe first season.
“At that time I wasn’t really acting,” he recalls. “I think that was part of when I was writing more and looking at leadership roles and life and stuff. It was really good. I was really excited. Correct me if I’m wrong. I’m not a big TV watcher, but […] we carried out a real coup d’état with real detective at a time when shows weren’t something that actors like Woody Harrelson or I would jump in and do. And this one had a real real success. the last of us It was really good, it wasn’t for me at the time. I don’t know what it would have been like for me at that time. I guess the first thing [I] I found was Rivals [of Amziah King] that I said, ‘Oh, this is extremely particular.’ It’s a movie. It’s a movie and a series that you should consider, you want it to be successful. Well, if you’re successful, this is something you’ll do for years and years and years. Do I want that to be the case of success?
Well, if McConaughey had taken the role, he would have discovered that I would have a lot more free time for the second season.like Pascal and many new fans. I figured it out pretty quickly.. But I guess when you’re an actor with as much cachet as McConaughey, you can be selective about whether or not you want to be tied to a project for that long.
the last of us‘The third season is already in production and primarily follows Kaitlyn Dever as Abby.
