{
  "id": 1111945,
  "title": "Matthew McConaughey could have played Joel in The Last of Us, but says 'it just wasn't for me at the time'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/matthew-mcconaughey-could-have-played-joel-in-the-last-of-us-but-says",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-15T19:57:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/matthew-mcconaughey-could-have-played-joel-in-the-last-of-us-but-says-it-just-wasnt-for-me-at-the-time/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pedro Pascal did a great job, but you can see it, right?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}