Bella Ramsey says she was told not to Tlay ‘The Last of Us’ video game during an HBO Max Audition.
HBO Max’s ‘The Last of Us’ premieres in 2023.
Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie in HBO Max’s adaptation of The Last of Us, said she was “encouraged” not to play the game while auditioning for the series. This caused some controversy among fans of Naughty Dog’s beloved franchise.
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The advice came from the show’s crew, “After my first audition, they asked me, ‘Have you played it?’ And I said, ‘Nope,’ and they said, ‘Keep it that way.'” She admitted that she “did watch some of the gameplay on YouTube just to get a sense of it,” but her excitement for it remains the same, “…it was such a big part of my life. I shot for a whole year, which is quite a long time when you’ve only lived for 19 years.” Ramsey also shared that her co-star Pedro Pascal, who plays Joel, wrote her a card when production wrapped that read, “How interesting that something so huge and life-changing should happen so early in your life and so late in mine.” She added, “I thought it was a really sweet observation, and I just had the best time.”
The Last of Us is a project by Craig Mazin of Chernobyl and Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann. It will be written by Gabriel Luna, who plays Joel’s brother Tommy. Merle Dandridge will take on the role of Marlene, leader of the Fireflies group, while Anna Torv plays Tess, Joel’s smuggling partner. Other guest stars include Storm Reid as Riley and Murray Bartlett as Frank.
In 2023, the Last of Us premieres on HBO Max.
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