This villain from ‘FUBAR’, the new Netflix series, admits that Pedro Pascal was his inspiration

Gabriel Luna has confessed that his villain in the new Netflix series, ‘FUBAR’, was inspired by Pedro Pascal.

‘FUBAR’ stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, who gets into the shoes of an almost retired CIA agent who discovers that his daughter is also part of the organization. Luna plays Boro, an evil arms dealer that the father-daughter duo must track down.

Talking with Entertainment Weekly about your role, Luna admitted that she had been inspired by another villain played by Pascalwho also plays Luna’s brother in the apocalyptic thriller, ‘The Last of Us.’

“Pedro, with whom I worked on ‘The Last of Us’, made a film called ‘The Weight of Talent’, in which he played some kind of arms dealer, but very adorable and with a lot of personalityLuna explained.

“So I told him that I had taken some inspiration from that character for the series I was doing. He told me: ‘That’s good. I’m glad I could help you’“.

Luna also had to spend time perfecting Boro’s accent, who is from Guyana. The interpreter studied in England and has spent a lot of time in the United States.

“He is a very experienced person. So, in my mind, there’s a hint of his accent, but there’s also a lean towards english in the way he speaks“, he shared.

Pascal and Luna are expected to reprise their respective roles as Joel and Tommy in the second season of ‘The Last of Us’, which has been delayed due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.

Series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have halted all work on the series, including scriptwriting and casting.

‘FUBAR’ is available in streaming on Netflix. The first season of ‘The Last of Us’ is available on streaming on HBO Max.