Some positive news....
Feb. 11th, 2021 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rogueslayer452++ Gina Carano has been fired from LucasFilms/The Mandalorian, and her agency has dropped her as well. I'm surprised it took them this long to do something, considering that she was very public with her vile and bigoted tweets from the controversial explosion last year. While I liked Cara Dune well enough, I didn't have a strong attachment to the character so I'm not that torn up about it. I know that there's a lack of muscular women in media who not only look like but can fight and kick ass, and that was amazing to see that on The Mandalorian, but this is the price for not acting a damn fool online and thinking you can get away with it. I don't know what's going to happen with the Cara Dune series they were planning, if they're going to recast or not do it at all. Not that we need it, to be honest, since there's far too many things lined up anyway. But either way, good riddance.
++ Pedro Pascal has been cast to play Joel for the live-action television adaptation of The Last Of Us! Along with the young actress who played Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones as Ellie. I have to admit, I'm pleasantly surprised by this news. This also is very on brand for him, because he seems to be playing the single dad roles in projects lately and this is the most single dad of single dads. I approve immensely.
I'm still slightly wary of how they're to adapt the game in itself, since it's very immerse as it is and there is a delicate balance to have with the beats of the story, but I know that this is another medium that will expose people who aren't gamers into the story so I'll have to keep an open-mind when it comes to that. I do think some fans are getting too worked up over the casting decisions, as in wanting actors who looked like the characters, but I think if you cast solely on looks alone that's where things can sometimes fall apart. If an actor can act the part and totally immerse themselves and disappear into the role than what they look like doesn't matter. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson will always be Joel and Ellie, they made the characters what they are in the game and did they so much hard work, but this is another take on the characters so we'll see how it goes.
(I also hope that Pedro doesn't get pressured to beef himself up for the role though, because Joel isn't a muscular action kind of character, he's fit enough but he's also much older and has his limits. I just worry because it looks like Pedro is becoming a breakout star and this can unfortunately mean more pressure by the industry to shape him to be whatever they want, so I hope that regardless he takes care of himself.)
++ It looks like Brooklyn Nine-Nine is ending, that their upcoming season will be their last and it'll have only ten episodes. It's a bummer, but they had a good run, and I think it's a good time to end things. I know that they have rewritten the upcoming season in light of the protests of police brutality that happened last year, so it'll be interesting to see what they've done and how the show will conclude.
++ Pedro Pascal has been cast to play Joel for the live-action television adaptation of The Last Of Us! Along with the young actress who played Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones as Ellie. I have to admit, I'm pleasantly surprised by this news. This also is very on brand for him, because he seems to be playing the single dad roles in projects lately and this is the most single dad of single dads. I approve immensely.
I'm still slightly wary of how they're to adapt the game in itself, since it's very immerse as it is and there is a delicate balance to have with the beats of the story, but I know that this is another medium that will expose people who aren't gamers into the story so I'll have to keep an open-mind when it comes to that. I do think some fans are getting too worked up over the casting decisions, as in wanting actors who looked like the characters, but I think if you cast solely on looks alone that's where things can sometimes fall apart. If an actor can act the part and totally immerse themselves and disappear into the role than what they look like doesn't matter. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson will always be Joel and Ellie, they made the characters what they are in the game and did they so much hard work, but this is another take on the characters so we'll see how it goes.
(I also hope that Pedro doesn't get pressured to beef himself up for the role though, because Joel isn't a muscular action kind of character, he's fit enough but he's also much older and has his limits. I just worry because it looks like Pedro is becoming a breakout star and this can unfortunately mean more pressure by the industry to shape him to be whatever they want, so I hope that regardless he takes care of himself.)
++ It looks like Brooklyn Nine-Nine is ending, that their upcoming season will be their last and it'll have only ten episodes. It's a bummer, but they had a good run, and I think it's a good time to end things. I know that they have rewritten the upcoming season in light of the protests of police brutality that happened last year, so it'll be interesting to see what they've done and how the show will conclude.
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Date: 2021-02-12 08:02 pm (UTC)The Last Of Us is one of my favorite video games, the story is heartbreaking and phenomenal. It makes me very overjoyed that Pedro has been cast in it, playing one of the major main characters! :D
B99 is just ending, not being cancelled, and while it's a bummer since it was a delightful little show, I think it's the right decision. And honestly, it had a good run. Eight seasons is nothing to sneeze at.
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Date: 2021-02-13 04:59 am (UTC)