‘The Boys’ Jensen Ackles Lost Biggest Role From ‘The Last of Us’

The cast of ‘The Last of Us’ was one of the most criticized among fans of the game, despite having two ‘Game of Thrones’ heavyweights in Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. And perhaps one who would have received a better reception is Jensen Ackles, known for playing Soldier Boy in “The Boys,” and who was pushing for the bigger role in the HBO adaptation.

On the @TheLastofUsTV Twitter account, a clip was revealed where Jensen Ackles confirms he wanted to play Joel ‘The Last of Us’ from HBO: “I was pushing a lot. I don’t think it was an option or that I didn’t even have the opportunity to get the role of Pedro Pascal,” said the protagonist of ‘The Boys’ on Amazon Prime Video, during Nashcon 2022.

Ackles says “The Last of Us” “was way above my radar.” However, many fans got excited just thinking about what the story version could have been like the protagonist of ‘The boys’ in the role of Joel, opposite Bella Ramsey as Ellie. As is known, the character is a grown man, and perhaps due to his closeness to Pedro Pascal, the actor of ‘The Mandalorian’ was eventually cast.

Some will know that Jensen Ackles is no stranger to video games, as he has lent his voice to Jason Todd or Kyle Madigan in the Batman video game or titles like ‘Tron: Evolution’. However, you see Soldier Boy actor as Joel Miller It would have been something very interesting to know the dramatic approach to the character.

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Jensen Ackles is already preparing his next project

In the same Nashcon statement, he said that while he can’t take on the role of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” Jensen Ackles reveals that he’s “going to go to Los Angeles to shoot a full day for a new movie.” he’s coming out as a character.” And while he can’t say who that is yet, he says “fans will find out soon enough.”

Some believe it could be the ‘God of War’ series, which has confirmed it will adapt the 2018 video game, and will be released on Amazon Prime Video, the same platform where ‘The Boys’ is. But that’s unlikely, given that development was confirmed just a few days ago, and it would be too soon to start chapter recordings.

But it could be an important video game, perhaps that of DC Comics, given his previous involvement with the characters of the company, and that James Gunn has confirmed the development of several titles. Meanwhile, “The Last of Us” premieres January 15 on HBO Max.