The Last of Us Season 2 Won’t Recast Ellie Actor For Time Jump

Warning: Breakers ahead for The Last of Us

When the first season ended, Craig Mazin revealed that the last survivor Season 2 will not cast Ellie’s Bella Ramsey for the story’s time jump. The first season of HBO shows events largely adapted from the original game, following Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsay’s Ellie across a post-apocalyptic America to meet a group of exploitable survivors. the latter is correct. Cordyceps The infection acts as an antidote. Received critical acclaim and great ratings, the last survivor Soon it was renewed for season 2.

Before the premiere of the season finale, rant screen Join Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann at the press conference to discuss HBO the last survivorWith a five-year leap in uncovering the events of the Season 2 adaptation of Game 2, the creative duo ensured that the cast of Ellie Bella Ramsey wouldn’t be replaced during the development season, explaining the scope of the game. her importance to the transgender protagonist going forward. See what Mazin and Druckmann have to say below:

Craig Mazin: So one of the difficulties in casting is that we invite people into our process, we know everything, nobody knows anything but what they know, and that’s it. game. But we knew what we were going to do in terms of costumes, makeup and hair, but more importantly, we also knew the mind and soul of the actor. It’s hard being an actor’s parent because you become a surrogate father on set, especially for a 17-year-old when he joins us. By the way, she’s 19 years old now, this is Ellie’s age at the end of us season two. People said, “She doesn’t look like this character,” and I said, “It’s okay, let’s see what happens. Let’s see.” Now that they know, I think there is still this constant anxiety. All I can tell you guys is that I’m very nervous about doing this well myself. I worry too, and if you’re worried about something, I’m probably worried too, which means we’re talking about it and thinking about it. We will show something, but it will be different, it will be different, like this season will be different. Sometimes it’s completely different, sometimes it’s barely different. But it will be different, and it will be its own thing. It won’t quite look like a game, but it’s a show that Neil and I want to make. We’re doing it with Bella.

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Neil Druckmann: I’d like to add that when we were making the game, I think we were very lucky to find Ashley Johnson, like lightning in a bottle. I can’t imagine that version of Ellie is anyone else, and then somehow we have a lightning strike in the bottle with Bella. We are very fortunate to have seen Bella throughout the season. The only way we would consider re-casting Bella would be if she said, “I don’t want to work with you guys anymore.” Even then, we’re not sure we’ll agree with her, and we can still force her back. [Laughs]

TLOU Season 2 Can Avoid the Dragon House Incident

Mazin and Druckmann previously stated the last survivor Season 2 will adapt the events of the 2020 sequel game, set 5 years after the events of the previous installment. So there’s speculation as to whether the next chapter of the HBO series will replace Ramsay in the story’s time jump or whether they will keep the young star in the role she’s won most of the acclaim. his welcome.

By choosing to keep Ramsey as Ellie the last survivor In season 2, the creative team behind the HBO show overcame major storytelling hurdles other network shows face. dragon house. this Game of Thrones Remarkably, the prequel moved the story forward 10 years in the middle, requiring the change of several main characters, namely Rhaenyra Targaryen, from Milly Alcock to To Emma D’Arcy, and Alicent Hightower, originally played by Emily Carey and later by Emma D’Arcy. ‘Arcy D’Arcy) as Olivia Cooke.

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though different dragon house The cast’s performance received generally positive reviews, but the time jump as a whole received mixed reviews. Therefore, Mazin and Druckmann guarantee the last survivor Season 2 will keep Ally’s original cast of Bella Ramsay for the next chapter of the story instead of reprising it, and fans of her performance will be pleased to know she’ll be back in the future. hybrid so they can avoid having to search for any Obstacle for someone as skilled as Ramsay.

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