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Why Troy Baker Didn’t Play Joel or David in The Last of Us
Voice actor Troy Baker shares his reactions to HBO’s The Last of Us
The Last Of Us: Joel Actor Troy Baker Discusses Passing The Baton To Pedro Pascal
Troy Baker, who played Joel in The Last of Us video game series, has commented on what it was like to pass the baton, so to speak, to Pedro Pascal, who plays Joel on the HBO series. Speaking to Variety, Baker said he is a big fan of Pascal and went on to sing his praises.
“He does this thing where he’s so confident in his grasp on the character that it allows him to just sit comfortably in his own conviction,” Baker said. “He does everything on a knife’s edge. There’s nothing that’s wild. If you watch all of his choices, [they’re] so minimal, and because of that, they’re profound. And it makes Joel, in a lot of ways, more dangerous.”
Baker went on to say that Pascal brings a new layer of physicality to the role of Joel that wasn’t possible in the video game series.
The Last of Us’ Troy Baker shares his thoughts on Pedro Pascal’s Joel
With a change in actor for Joel in The Last of Us, things were always going to be different, and in a recent interview Troy Baker has shared his thoughts on Pedro Pascal.
Last night’s episode featured one of the more challenging story beats from the original game, and in it you might have noticed a familiar face: Baker himself. While Baker played Joel in the original, obviously Pascal took over the mantle for the live action adaptation, with this episode being more of an extended cameo. Baker recently spoke with Total Film (via GamesRadar) about his role on the show, and what he thinks about Pascal taking over the character.
“What I love is that you don’t necessarily think Pedro Pascal, but the second that you mention the name, you go, ‘Okay, okay, I can see that,'” Baker responded when asked about Pascal’s take on Joel. “And then you see him as Joel, and then you watch him as Joel. And what it showed me was that thankfully this character is bigger than any one performance. If it had just been like, I’m the only one who could do it, then we didn’t do a good enough job. This character needs to be bigger than one actor.”