Matthew McConaughey could have played Joel in The Last of Us, but says ‘it just wasn’t for me at the time’

On an August 13 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, actor Matthew McConaughey spoke about almost playing Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us TV series, and why he ultimately turned down the role.McConaughey said he was in contact with showrunner Craig Mazin about playing the part, and that he seriously considered taking it…