An artist known as Shoop on social networks shares his creation, characterizing the famous actor as the protagonist of the next series for HBO.
The expectation for the new series based on The Last of Us that HBO is preparing is maximum, especially after the confirmation of the two main interpreters, who are none other than the actor Pedro Pascal (Narcos, Wonde Woman 1984) and the young actress Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), who will play Joel and Ellie, respectively. Now, and in the absence of seeing both characterized as the protagonists of the Naughty Dog video game, an artist has wanted to remedy it by sharing her own characterization of Pedro Pascal as Joel. And the result couldn’t be more promising.
Neil Druckmann likes concept art
So much so, that after sharing the concept art of Pedro Pascal as Joel from The Last of Us, and after going viral on Twitter, Neil Druckmann himself, director of the Naughty Dog saga and one of the most responsible for this future adaptation television for HBO, has approved the work with a simple but clarifying “great”, in response to the tweet itself through his personal account of said social network.
My attempt at drawing what I think Pedro Pascal would look like as Joel from “The Last of Us” pic.twitter.com/MdK04HRrRp
– Shoop (@Shuploc) February 28, 2021
Of course, the reaction of the fans has not been long in coming, giving visibility to Druckmann’s response and to the conceptual work of the artist known as Shoop. And it is that the level of resemblance achieved in this art is more than remarkable, giving Pedro Pascal a very marked air to Joel, even in the absence of a thicker beard. We will see if the definitive aspect of the Chilean actor manages to improve even this proposal and is even closer to a Joel of flesh and blood.
Regarding the premiere of the series on HBO, before the launch of The Last of Us Part II, it was ensured that production would not begin until after the game was launched, but the coronavirus crisis has surely disrupted many of those plans, so still it will take time to receive news about the start of production.
