Our colleagues from USA Today had the opportunity to speak with Bella Ramsey, the young actress chosen to play Ellie in the TV series based on The Last of Us. And the least we can say is that she made a sacred confidence. Indeed, she confessed to never having played the Naughty Dog game. “When I first auditioned, they asked me, 'Did you play the game?', she says. I said, 'No.' They then said to me: 'Keep it up.'". Despite everything, she watched some gameplay footage on YouTube, just to understand where she was stepping.
“I can't wait for the series to air, she adds. It was still a big part of my life. I shot for a year, which is quite a long time when you are only 19 years old Pedro [Pascal, who plays Joel, editor's note] wrote me a card at the end of filming to tell me how interesting it was that such a life-changing project came so early in mine and so late. in his. I thought it was a sweet remark and the best time for me."
Moreover, Pedro Pascal also wanted to keep his distance from The Last of Us, confiding to GQ last spring that he had only allowed himself to watch his nephew play it. As with Bella Ramsey no doubt, he did not want to fall into the classic trap of imitation likely to displease fans. For the record, the TV series, written and produced by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (creator of The Last of Us), will land in early 2023 on HBO.
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