Hey kiddo.
Pedro Pascal is back on the next The Last of Us with flashbacks of Joel Miller’s five years as Ellie’s Dad in the walled Jackson survivors community, up until the time of his death.
Episode one [of season 2], we see this tension between Joel and Ellie. You never see them happy – Neil Druckmann on The Last of Us podcast.
So what happened? What is the story that went down in those five years between ‘”swear to me'” and Joel’s death? I guess we’ll have to wait a week and find out. But hey, Pedro Pascal’s back everybody, woo! – Craig Mazin on The Last of Us podcast.
Pedro Pascal returned to Vancouver last June to film these season 2 scenes after several months away shooting movies Eddington in New Mexico and The Materialists in New York City.
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The Last of Us game creator and show co-creator Neil Druckmann directed episode 6.
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Some of the scenes we’re looking forward to:
Joel teaches Ellie to play guitar.
Joel and Ellie’s trip to a museum to see the space and dinosaur exhibits
Then their relationship fractures.
Ellie learns about what really happened at the Fireflies Hospital in Salt Lake City.
You swore! – Ellie.
Does this have anything to do with the death of Joe Pantoliano’s former Firefly and fellow Jackson resident Eugene?
After wrap, Pedro Pascal went straight from Vancouver to London for the start of production on the upcoming Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Related: The Last of Us Creator Neil Druckmann Wraps in Vancouver for the Season
The Last of Us returned to its massive Jackson set at Minaty Bay to film the Joel flashbacks on June 5th, 7th, 12th, 13th and on July 2nd. Some of it was reshoots of Tommy vs the Bloater in the Battle of Jackson for episode 2.
The Last of Us Season 2:
Episodes: 7.
Working title: MEGA SWORD
B.C. filming dates: February 12 2024 – August 23 2024.
Additional photography in September 2024 and January 2025.
Co-Creators/Writers: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann (and Halley Gross).
Directors: Craig Mazin, Mark Mylod, Peter Hoar, Kate Herron, Stephen Williams, Neil Druckmann, Nina Lopez-Corrado.
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Kaitlyn Dever, Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord.
Guest stars: Catherine O’Hara ,Robert John Burke, Jeffrey Wright, Alanna Ubach,, Ben Ahlers, Joe Pantoliano, Hettienne Park, Noah Lamanna.
Sound stages: The Bridge Studios.
