Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reveal they were banned from playing ‘The Last of Us’

The beginning of 2023 will be one that will begin with a pleasant surprise for gamers, which is that HBO will premiere “The Last of Us” in January, the adaptation of the video game of the same name for the PlayStation. But with the idea to appeal to fans and those who couldn’t play Naughty Dog’s comedy, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey also didn’t get a chance to preview Joel and Ellie’s story.

During a virtual conference on the launch of the series on HBO, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey talked about their experience with ‘The Last of Us’, from the recording of the series, to his first approach to the video game starring Joel and Ellie. Actors who previously knew each other from ‘Game of Thrones’ shared what their preparation was like in Craig Mazin’s story.

“Maybe Craig was nervous that we’d see the game too much, that we’d want to emulate it too much. So Bella and I secretly studied it and kept it from Craig,” she said. Pedro Pascal who revealed that he played ‘The Last of Us’ secretly. “It also helped me piece together different pieces of the puzzle that come from the material and the source material.”

Unlike other adaptations, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey were banned from playing ‘The Last of Us’, as the director didn’t want them to take too much from Naughty Dog’s story, to add a unique factor to the HBO series. Either way, both actors just watched videos of other people reciting, “We didn’t push any buttons. We watched the gameplay and various episodes were handed to us as we went along.

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What is the story of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ about?

The adaptation of ‘The Last of Us’ is based on the video game by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, which tells the story of Joel and Ellie, a mercenary and a girl who must survive in a world plagued by a virus that ended with great part of the population, thanks to the fact that it transforms people into monstrous beings guided by sound.

Recently the first look at the complete cast of ‘The Last of Us’ has generated controversy due to the similarity to the characters from the original video game. On the one hand, those who say that the two works have little or no resemblance, and those who believe that this is irrelevant as long as it respects the original story.

It will be next January 15 when ‘The Last of Us’ will launch the first episodes for HBO Max, and doubts are clarified about one of the most anticipated adaptations by horror fans, as well as those who have had the opportunity to experience history of Joel and Ellie in their own flesh.