Nick Offerman has admitted that he very nearly turned down the opportunity to be in the massively successful video game The Last of Us.
The post-apocalyptic thriller also stars Pedro Pascal, who played El Mariachi in Narcos, and Bella Ramsey, who is 19 years old. The Parks and Recreation actor, who is 52 years old, plays the role of Bill.
The plot of the upcoming season of the HBO series involves a guy named Joel (Pedro), who is charged with transporting a little child named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the United States. The show has already been commissioned for a second season.
Because Ellie is resistant to the virus that is sweeping the globe and turning people into zombies, she may hold the key to finding a treatment that is desperately required.
The Last of Us, which was conceived of by Craig Mazin and is a huge success, has received a rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 9.3/10 on IMdB; in addition, Josh Stephenson of the Metro gave it a grade of four out of five stars.
As the actor from Pam & Tommy stated on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, it was fortunate that his wife, Megan Mullally, was successful in persuading him to accept the part, because it turned out to be a great decision.
He explained: ‘When I got the script… Craig Mazin wrote the script, who did Chernobyl among other things – and that guy seems to know what he’s doing.
‘He sent me the script and I didn’t have time on the calendar to say yes to this job. And my incredible goddess of a wife read it and she said, “You’re going to Calgary, buddy.”‘
When Jimmy wondered if Will & Grace star Megan, 64, was’responsible’ for the choice, Nick agreed with Jimmy and quipped that Megan was the curator of the collection. She picked out each and every item of clothing that I am wearing tonight.
In the show, Nick’s character, Bill, comes into contact with a man named Frank (Murray Bartlett) who is attempting to make it through the harsh conditions of the wilderness. Over the course of the series, the two individuals eventually fall in love and share a happy and fulfilling life together until they reach old age.
There have been many discussions regarding straight actors playing homosexual roles, including ones brought up by the likes of Russell T. Davies, such as Nick; nevertheless, some fans have said that Russell T. Davies is a “exception.”
Nick has stated in the past, when discussing his role in The Last of Us, that he has not frequently seen couples like Bill and Frank’represented’ in popular culture. This was in reference to his prior comments.
‘It really goes a long way toward espousing the permission to all of us that if there’s another human being you should be allowed to love one another, regardless of how you fit in conventional couple templates,’ he said.
The Last of Us is available to stream on Now in the UK and HBO Max in the US.