Pedro Pascal and Steven Yeun are bonding.
23.05.2023 - 20:29 / deadline.com
Editors note: Deadline’s It Starts On The Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writer’s work plays in a show’s success. All materials (the script and writers intro) were submitted before the WGA strike began on May 2.
Craig Mazin followed his Emmy-winning limited series Chernobyl with The Last of Us, which he co-created with Neil Druckmann. The HBO post-apocalyptic zombie drama starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey launched to strong reviews and enthusiastic response from fans of the video game it is based on.
Then Episode 3 came along, taking pop culture by storm. It transcended genre to attract audiences who had never played the game or watched a zombie show and catapulted a 50-year-old Linda Ronstadt song to the top of the music charts.
Titled “Long Long Time” after Ronstadt’s song, the episode, hailed as one of the best hours of television in 2023 — and possibly ever — was written by Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar. It guest stars Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett as Bill and Frank, two survivors of the zombie outbreak who find love amid the destruction.
Here is the script of Episode 3 with an introduction by Mazin about what went into writing it and what he hopes viewers take away from watching:
The Last of Us is a love story, and that’s not always good news. Love can blind us, move us to violence, harden our hearts to strangers, or paralyze us with grief. But in the world Neil Druckmann and I built for this show, it was just as important to show how love could still flourish in a positive way. I wanted to explore how two very different kinds of love— the nurturing, generous and beautifying, as well as the protective and possessive— could exist
Pedro Pascal and Steven Yeun are bonding.
Adapted from the video game of the same name, HBO’s “The Last of Us” finds Pedro Pascal’s Joel in a post-apocalyptic landscape not unlike “The Walking Dead,” the zombie series that gave Steven Yeun his breakout role in 2010. As Yeun returns to TV in the Netflix series “Beef,” which chronicles a gnarly feud sparked by a road rage incident between a contractor (Yeun) and a vengeful business owner (Ali Wong), he and Pascal discuss humility (including Pascal’s faceless performance in “The Mandalorian”), shame and the chaos of driving through Los Angeles on 4/20. STEVEN YEUN: How much did you know about “The Last of Us”?
said at a recent press conference during Sydney’s Vivid Festival. “We kind of have to come to Australia if we keep going.”“It would be so fun,” he continued.
The Last Of Us star Pedro Pascal has revealed that he still hasn’t watched the finale of the show’s first season.The first season of HBO‘s adaptation of the beloved video game premiered this year and saw Pascal play Joel and star opposite Bella Ramsey (Ellie).Despite the show’s success, Pascal revealed in a new interview with Beef star Steven Yeun for Variety that he is yet to view the season finale.“I saw it all up until then,” he said. “I haven’t done anything for that amount of time before, so my attachment to the experience is strange.
The Last Of Us season two will be “darker” than the first, according to star Bella Ramsey.The first season of HBO‘s adaptation of the beloved video game saw Ramsey star as Ellie alongside Pedro Pascal (Joel).The first episode of The Last Of Us became HBO’s second biggest premiere in over a decade after House Of The Dragon, racking up 4.7 million viewers in the US across HBO and streaming service HBO Max. A second season was then soon confirmed.After it appeared that production on season two would begin in 2023, a new interview with Ramsey in Vanity Fair has confirmed this, with the actor going on to tease the direction and tone of the new season.“It’s darker,” they said.
HBO’s The Last Of Us, is based on Naughty Dogs’ former Game of the Year award winner. Released back in 2014, The Last Of Us was an instant classic in its genre. Recently HBO’s Drama Chief, Francesca Oris hinted that The Last Of Us may not continue after Season 2.
Often overlooked thanks to the ‘skip intro’ button, a great main title sequence serves as an entry point into another world. And this Emmy season has its share of series based on previous properties, which presents the main title designers with the challenge of linking existing inspirations with new stories.
Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal went viral over the weekend after she had a wholesome moment with the two stars, while she was going about her day in New York City. Vanessa Puckett, who is a big fan of ‘Star Wars,’ documented her unexpected encounter with Oscar, revealing that she had the best experience meeting one of her idols.
Marvel‘s Spider-Verse franchise in a new interview.The suggestion came up while Isaac was speaking to to the British edition of GQ to promote the latest animated Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.Isaac – who voices Spider-Man 2099, a futuristic version of the web-slinger in the film – was asked by journalist Lucy Ford if there was anyone he hoped would join the cast in the franchise’s coming films.“I don’t know,” he responded. “They’re so brilliant at finding the right person for the right character, but maybe Pedro Pascal.
Oscar Isaac is already imagining the next Spider-Verse film and has a role for Pedro Pascal.
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Pedro Pascal to join him in the Spider-Verse. Isaac, known for his roles in films like “Star Wars” and “Dune,” has already lent his voice to the character of one of the Spider-Man characters, Miguel O’Hara, in the critically acclaimed animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” With Pascal’s rising popularity and talent, the prospect of these two friends sharing the screen in the beloved Marvel universe is an exciting idea for fans. Let’s delve deeper into the friendship between these talented actors and explore their respective contributions to the entertainment industry (via Hollywood Reporter).
Pedro Pascal is the internet’s favorite “daddy,” but one of his co-stars is wondering if fans are taking it several steps too far.
This story about Bella Ramsey and “The Last of Us” first appeared in The Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Bella Ramsey grew up while filming HBO’s hit freshman series “The Last of Us.” Literally.“We spent a year out there in Calgary,” Ramsey said. “We adopted a dog over there.
Caroline Rhea, Linda Ronstadt, Mary Lou Belli, Pia Toscano, DJ Asha, Scarlett Kate Ferguson are coming together for the 2023 Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Stand for Kids Gala, in Los Angeles on June 10.Previous A-list supporters, hosts, and honorees include Alyssa Milano, Julie Bowen, America Ferrera, Max Greenfield, and Debby Ryan.In addition to the celebrities, more than 600 guests are expected to gather at Universal Studios Hollywood and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to celebrate women pushing healthcare frontiers and LuskinOIC’s mission to advance health equity for every child in Los Angeles and beyond. Attendees will enjoy an enchanted forest experience at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, live performances, and a silent and live auction featuring coveted items and destination experiences, as they raise funds and honor donors, community partners, patient ambassadors, physicians and professionals in the LuskinOIC community. Afterward, guests will be treated to a post-gala soiree in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, featuring desserts, rides, magic, and a light show, and more surprises. «This year’s gala will be a special celebration of LuskinOIC’s 112 years of remarkable history. We are honoring the countless women healthcare professionals, donors and volunteers who have pushed the reach and quality of orthopaedic care for children in LA and beyond.
will return for season 2. HBO announced the renewal on Jan.
Incredibly, the super-talented Murray Bartlett is still on a roll. The Aussie native spent years working in television and film on both sides of the Pacific but outside of a prominent role in HBO’s “Looking,” Bartlett was a bit under the radar even in Hollywood.
Selome Hailu Louis Hofmann has signed with CAA. The actor will soon be seen in “All the Light We Cannot See,” the upcoming Netflix limited series based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr. The series follows Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind French teenager who crosses paths with a young German soldier named Werner Pfennig (Hofmaan), who is described as quiet and soulful with “a strong moral compass in a complicated world.” Together, he and Marie-Laure must learn to survive the devastation of the war in occupied France. Hofmann’s casting was announced in February 2022. The project is set to debut on Nov. 2. Hofmann will also appear in Apple TV+’s upcoming World War II limited series “Masters of the Air,” which is based on on the book of the same name by Donald L. Miller and produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. And during Cannes, it was announced that Hofmann has been cast opposite “The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey in “Monstrous Beauty.” In the period film, written and directed by Romola Garai, Hofmann plays Vale, an average actor and extremely skilled lover by trade, whose beauty that attracts Barbara’s (Ramsey) attention before he quickly becomes an object of infatuation and her muse. Dominic West, Ruth Negga and Fiona Shaw also star.
William Earl Variety’s Actors on Actors series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s TV Emmys race for Season 18. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Thursday January 15th starting at 8:00 pm, followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings). All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org and the free PBS App following their premieres. Variety’s Actors on Actors issue will hit newsstands on June 7th and the conversations will start airing on Tuesday, June 6th on Variety.com and its social media channels. This year’s “Actors on Actors” lineup includes:
Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian.In a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said that he used to perform under the armour towards the beginning of the series. However, for the show’s most recent seasons, he only provided the voice for Din Djarin, with stuntment and body doubles appearing as the bounty hunter on set.“There was an extended amount of experimentation, being in the suit for a lot of it, and frankly, my body wasn’t up for the task as far as, like, the four months of it,” Pascal shared.“But I was in it.