Jon Favreau opened up on the comparison of Pedro Pascal in HBO's The Last of Us and Disney's The Mandalorian.

During an interview with Empire, the filmmaker said, It's a great show, by the way," adding, "I've been on the road, I missed the last one, so I don't want any spoilers. [Pascal] 's great!"

Moreover, Joel and Mando have quite similarities, where the focus of the Narcos star as a protective father figure protecting a child in a dangerous world.

The Iron Man star commented on the "central relationship" which joints both shows.

"It's amazing how much [Pascal] 's really cornered the market on this dad, protective father archetype," Favreau continued. "But they're different characters, though! Completely different characters, but both have that same... There's a central relationship of modelling a protective father in a not very communicative relationship."

Pascal also compared the two shows, saying the two shows are both "in good hands because [the creators] love it so much."