Pedro Pascal Reveals He FORGOT He Got The Role Of Joel In The Last Of Us
Pedro Pascal has another surefire hit on his hands with HBO’s The Last Of Us, with the third episode and its moving love story considered by many fans to be one of the best TV episodes of all time.
The 47-year-old Chilean actor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, where he was promoting the hit show, which airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
The actor also teased new details about the highly anticipated third season of The Mandalorian, which will premiere March 1 on Disney Plus.
Pascal will also host Saturday Night Live this weekend with musical guest Coldplay.
The Chilean-born actor also revealed late-night Zoom calls he had with series creator Craig Mazin and video game creator Neil Druckmann… which led to some strange dreams.
Big Hit: Pedro Pascal has another surefire hit on his hands with HBO’s The Last Of Us, with the third episode and its moving love story considered by many fans to be one of the greatest TV episodes of all time.
Pedro on Fallon: The 47-year-old Chilean actor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, where he was promoting the hit show, which airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
“That was a really weird circumstance, I was actually in London and everyone else was in LA,” Pascal began.
And they sent me these scripts, and I said, they said, “Craig Mazin wants you to read the scripts. And if you like them, he’d like to talk to you.” I loved Chernobyl. The miniseries that he…showed for HBO,” Pascal added.
Pascal added, “I read the first script and I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, I want to meet him, I want to meet him.
“And we talked, we fell in love. And they said, ‘Will you stay up for a little bit?’ – At this point, it was getting a bit late in London – ‘To talk to Neil Druckmann, the creator of the video game… Great,’ Pascal said to applause.
Pascal added: ‘I stay up for that zoom. We all fall in love again. And then I… and then, at that point, it’s too late. I have to get up in the morning. I take an Ambien to go to sleep just in case… they have my adrenaline level and my… my hopes. But I got a call and they said I got the job after taking Ambien,” he said with a laugh.
The actor added that he was “excited I guess, but I didn’t remember,” revealing that he woke up the next morning and didn’t even remember that he got the job.
‘I woke up in the morning. And the first thing that came to mind was, “Oh man, I really want that job. And I’m in London. They’re in LA,” she added.
‘I’m going to wait by the phone all day, this hasn’t happened in a long time, you know. I will be wishing And I’m going to think about it all day,’ she said, not even realizing that she was offered the job last night.
Weird: “That was a really weird circumstance, I was actually in London and everyone else was in LA,” Pascal began.
Stay up: “And we talked, we fell in love. And they said, ‘Will you stay up for a bit?’ – At this point, it was getting a bit late in London – “Talking to Neil Druckmann, the creator of the game. Genius,’ Pascal said to applause.
Didn’t remember: The actor added that he was “excited I guess, but I didn’t remember,” revealing that he woke up the next morning and didn’t even remember that he got the job
‘Yeah, and it’s like, ‘Oh, congratulations. I’m glad for you’. When I looked at my phone, I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I got the job!’ she teased herself.
Asked to describe the show and his character, Pascal added: “I play Joel Miller. Everyone has a bad day, the planet has a really bad day. And the cordyceps fungus finds a way to get into human DNA and ends up with the planet in 24 hours, something very light and happy.
“A very traumatic event shapes this man into what he is 20 years later, which is, you know, this dystopian world with fascist governments and very contagious cordyceps that turns you into an infected monster. These are good times,” Pascal joked.
Joel: When asked to describe the show and his character, Pascal added, ‘I play Joel Miller. He’s having a bad day for everyone, the planet is having a really bad day. And the cordyceps fungus finds a way to crossover into human DNA and wipes out the planet in 24 hours, which is very light and happy.
Traumatic: “A very traumatic event shapes this man into what he is 20 years later, which is, you know, this dystopian world with fascist governments and very contagious cordyceps that turns you into an infected monster. These are good times,” he joked Pascal.
When asked if he could say anything about The Mandalorian season 3, he confirmed: “I will say there will be more Mandalorians.” Many of them great epic battle. Plural maybe.
Pascal plays the title character, a devoted bounty hunter hailing from Mandalore, who has been entrusted with the care of a creature called Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda.
When asked about the beloved and lovable character, Pascal quipped, “He’s been so good, he’s still learning.” Protected.Teaching. Protect.’
Pascal also joked: “I think if I say anything else, I’ll be replaced, not just as The Mandalorian, but as a human being in life.”
The Mandalorian: When asked if he could say anything about The Mandalorian Season 3, he confirmed, “I will say there will be more Mandalorians.” Many of them great epic battle. plural maybe’
Replaced: Pascal also quipped, “I think if I say anything else, I’ll be replaced, not just as The Mandalorian, but as a human being in life.”