MOVIE NEWS – Pedro Pascal will reportedly get paid $6 million to be Joel on HBO’s The Last Of Us.

There is little doubt that HBO, Naughty Dog and PlayStation are making the series based on The Last of Us something big. In the absence of seeing the final result, for which there is still time, it seems that we can not blame that they have skimped on expenses. A few weeks ago, we told you that the budget for each episode is close to 10 million dollars; now we know new details about the benefits that the cast takes.

From the Variety portal, they detail the salary of some of the cast members of the TLOU series and focus on Pedro Pascal, who will give life to Joel Miller. According to the media mentioned above, the actor will earn an amount of $ 600,000 per episode. And considering that the first season will consist of 10 episodes, it will go to 6 million dollars in total. Although they also indicate that this figure is before taxes, union dues and other aspects.

Pedro Pascal was one of the first to confirm his presence in the series based on the popular Naughty Dog video game, although it was later said that he was not the first choice and that that honour went to Matthew McConaughey, who turned down the position. Along with Pedro Pascal will be Bella Ramsey, who will play Ellie, and both will be the main protagonists of a series that, according to its budget, there are many hopes.

The filming of The Last of Us series has already begun in Canada, although it is still in the early stages, so we will have to wait to know the result. It is expected to premiere in 2022, although there is no expected date.

Source: Variety