‘The Last Of Us’: Showrunner Craig Mazin Confirms He Briefly Talked To Matthew McConaughey About Playing Joel

The Lincoln Lawyer’s second season.Created by David E. Kelley, the legal drama’s second season is split into two parts, with the first five episodes landing July 6 on Netflix.

Selome Hailu After a spring spent breaking audiences’ hearts and viewership records for HBO, “The Last of Us” co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin is having a complicated summer. On one hand, Mazin’s show just earned 24 Emmy nominations — more than any other show this year besides HBO peer “Succession.” Highlights include lead acting nods for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey; a whopping seven guest acting nods including deaf 10-year-old actor Kevionn Montreal Woodard; and another in the outstanding drama series category. But on the other, Mazin is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike for 72 days against the studios, networks and streamers that make up the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

HBO’s The Last Of Us is gearing up for what could be a very successful awards season. This TV adaptation of Naughty Dog’s former Game Of The Year Award winner has been a huge hit and it’s really showing. TLOU could have a nice clean sweep in a wide range of categories.

HBO had another great Emmy nomination morning with big hauls for series such as Succession, The Last Of Us, The White Lotus and Barry.

The Last Of Us is a beloved franchise, and a Part 3 is inevitable. Both previous titles have been massive hits for Sony and Naughty Dog. Interests in the franchise spiked earlier this year as HBO Max and Neil Druckmann nailed the TV adaptation of TLOU Part 1.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves' oldest son has reached a cool new milestone!On Friday, in honor of their son, Levi's, 15th birthday, the proud parents gave him an official welcome to Instagram. In a video, shared on both McConaughey and Alves' respective accounts, the duo said that after three years of discussion, they have allowed their son to have his own account. "@levimcconaughey #happybirthday #welcometoinstagram," the caption read. Making the occasion more personal, the location was set to «Levi is LIVIN.»The Oscar-winning actor shared that Alves was nervous for the milestone.

A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)“Good for you guys. More parents should have this rule,” one person wrote and another called them “parent goals.” A third commented, “Love this! Made me so emotional.

Matthew McConaughey and wife, Camila Alves, revealed they are allowing their son, Levi, to join social media for his 15th birthday, despite being "nervous" about the milestone.  "Happy birthday Levi Alves McConaughey," his father said in a joint Instagram post Friday with Alves, 41.  "Can you believe it?" she said, turning to her husband. "Fifteen years young," he answered, adding "Hey, buddy, your mom is a little nervous today.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey are asking fans to be kind and respectful to their son Levi, as they celebrate his 15th birthday. The celebrity couple shared a video, revealing that they are “a little nervous” about letting their son use social media, however, they think he is ready to use Instagram.The pair marked his birthday celebration with the announcement.

“Succession” and “The Last of Us” are facing Disney+’s “Andor,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” AMC’s “Interview with a Vampire,” Paramount+’s “The Good Fight,” HBO’s “The White Lotus” and Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.” As for individual acting achievements between the two leaders, both Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay were nominated for “The Last of Us,” and Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Jeremy Strong were nominated for “Succession.”As for comedies, nomination leader “The Bear” will be facing off against “Abbott Elementary” in Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. The ABC hit took home the top honor last year.

The Last Of Us, but his potential casting never became “serious”.While the HBO adaptation of the video game was in development, reports claimed True Detective stars Mahershala Ali and McConaughey were both in contention to play the role of Joel in the series, which eventually went to Pedro Pascal.Show co-creator Craig Mazin addressed the rumours on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he confirmed talks with McConaughey had taken place.“I actually never talked to Mahershala,” Mazin said. “I did talk to Matthew [McConaughey]. I can’t say it was serious.

The cast of The Last of Us might have looked very different.

“The Last of Us” bosses originally had someone else in mind to play Joel Miller instead of Pedro Pascal.

It’s hard to imagine The Last of Us without Pedro Pascal, but cocreator Craig Mazin revealed that there was another contender for the role of Joel — Matthew McConaughey.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Before Pedro Pascal landed the male lead in HBO’s adaptation of the hugely popular “The Last of Us” video game, rumors swirled that co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were trying to lure former “True Detective” stars Mahershala Ali and Matthew McConaughey back to the network to headline the series. Mazin finally sounded off on the casting rumors during a recent interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “I actually never talked to Mahershala,” Mazin said before confirming that talks with McConaughey did in fact take place. However, it sounds like McConaughey’s casting never made it past early discussions about the project.

 almost looked very different!During an appearance on the  podcast, showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that Matthew McConaughey was originally tapped for the role of Joel before Pedro Pascal signed on to the hit HBO series.«I did talk to Matthew. I can't say that it was a series [of conversations]. It was more of a, 'Hey, here's something to talk about,'» Mazin shared.

With “Special Ops: Lioness” arriving on Paramount+ next month, that marks six shows created by Taylor Sheridan on TV right now. And there’s more where than came from.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Pedro Pascal is charming, funny and incredibly talented. His resume thus far includes notable films and television series such as HBO’s “The Last of Us” and Lionsgate’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” During his interview, I referenced his 2020 cover story. In that story, he said he couldn’t believe Patty Jenkins cast him in “Wonder Woman 1984” without auditioning. Then something happened that you don’t typically see. When asked what it feels like to be a role model to young Latinos, LGBTQ and Hollywood dreamers everywhere who yearn to sit in the same position he finds himself in, his usual charisma and confidence melted away.

Matthew McConaughey is hard at work on the upcoming movie The Rivals of Amziah King!

Hollywood stars are not exempt from having troubled relationships with their mothers. Drew Barrymore recently clarified comments that she "never" has wished her mother was dead.The pair has had a turbulent relationship for decades with Barrymore, 48, becoming emancipated from her mother at the age of 14 to strike out and live on her own. On the other hand, "iCarly" star Jennette McCurdy titled her 2020 memoir, "I'm Glad my Mom Died." Matthew McConaughey and his mother, Kelly, sat down for an episode of Jada Pinkett-Smith’s "Red Table Talk" in 2021 to dish on their eight-year estrangement.  Here's a look at some celebrities who have made their feuds with their mothers public over the years.