It's funny because I've imagined a TV version of this for years now and the only actor I can ever think of who would play a good Joel, and have that ferociousness whilst still coming across as charismatic, fatherly but damaged, is Idris Elba. His Luther and the way he protected the kid in that is closer to Joel than Wolverine and the wee wolf lassie (he just doesn't come across as dangerous even when he's putting his angry face on, which is all the time apparently) or Jaime Lannister simply because he has a beard. In Luther, Idris portrays a character more layered than simply "angry man" and that's what Joel needs. He's borderline psychotic, near suicidal but yet still calculating and focused. Plus he looks like if he hit you your head would fall off.No thanks, she's 23 years old.
Ellie should be played by a young, unknown actress.
Oh and not be black cause.. uh.. feckin' woke SJW's amirite @AaronRedDevil
This is the problem for me with a lot of the fan choices - they just "look" like the characters and don't necessarily have the right characteristics that define someone more than whether or not their face fits. That's my opinion, anyway.
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