“I Don’t Think Anyone Could Do It Better Than Pedro Pascal” Fans Say as the Boys Actor Jensen Ackles Looks Back at His Desire to Get Joel’s Role in Hbo’s Upcoming the Last of Us Series

Here we are about a month away from the upcoming The Last of Us HBO series, and we have already started getting details about other actors who auditioned for the role of Joel. Fans always have one actor or other in their minds when it comes to playing their favorite characters. People had some opinions about Joel too.

When Pedro Pascal was announced as the actor to play the iconic video game character Joel, everyone agreed that this casting was pretty much perfect. But turns out there was another big actor who was in the run for this role.

A popular actor really wanted to play Joel in The Last of Us series

It happens very often that an actor tries for a role and does not end up getting it. When such details are revealed, fans cannot help but speculate if the other actor would have been a better choice.

Something similar is currently going on with

The Last of Us. ‘The Boys” actor Jensen Ackles recently revealed that he actually auditioned for the role of Joel, but did not get it.

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He said “I was really kind of pushing hard, but I don’t think I was really in a mix or even had a shot at it, for Pedro Pascal’s role in the Last Of Us. I was like… that was high up on my radar…”

While some think that Padro Pascal is more suitable for this role, others have a different opinion. Some suggested that even though Ackles might not have been a great choice, Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau would have made a far better Joel. Some also suggested that Ackles could have made a good Tommy. Tommy is Joel’s brother in the series.

And with this, Twitter is practically flooded with people discussing their choices for the role

Fans of the series are now all over Twitter discussing their choice of actors for this upcoming series. Some say one while some say other, but most agree, that Pedro pascal is not a bad choice for Joel, given his acting prowess.

What is your take on Pascal playing Joel in the upcoming The Last Of Us series? Let us know in the comments section.

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