Joel in the TV series based on The Last of Us was offered to play Mahershalalhashbaz Ali – media

Joel’s role in the action-adventure television series The last of us company Sony Interactive Entertainment And studio Naughty dog can play an American actor Mahershala Ali (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali). The publication reports about this with reference to its sources. The illuminerdi

“The Illuminerdi can exclusively confirm that Mahershale Ali has been offered the role of Joel in the television series The Last of Us. He will play this hero if he signs a contract,” the message said.

Joel is described as “a man in his late forties who lost everyone he loved and became insensitive and violent amid a devastating pandemic that destroyed civilization.”

Recall that in the plot of the series from HBO and the producer “ChernobylCraig Mazin will adhere to the story told in the first part of the game franchise, that is, the adventure of Joel and Ellie awaits us. At the same time, the writers also promise to show on the screen unique moments from the life of the characters that were absent in the game.

The first episodes of the series will be directed by a Russian director Kantemir BalagovHe recently talked about threats from fans of the game series, which, however, he prefers to treat with irony.… In particular, one of the users promised to “bang” Balagov if he “screwed up” the work.

According to media reports, the role of Joel was originally offered to Matthew McConaughey, but he refused

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