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The Last of Us ' Kaitlyn Dever on how her journeying to Abby on the serial publication begin with an interest in playing Ellie in the argufy film edition .
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thing have come full rotary forKaitlyn Dever , as she was pencil in for the lively - action adaptation ofThe Last of Uslong before it became an HBO series . As the original game is 12 year honest-to-god , with its original release in 2013 for PlayStation 3 , there were already discussion about a film version that would chronicle Joel and Ellie ’s journeying across the country during the fungal apocalypse . At the season two premiere of theCraig MazinandNeil Druckmann - created serial , the actress spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterabout how she was ab initio looked at for the role of Ellie before the film idea was overleap in favor of the TV series and how she find her way back as Abby , a militia soldier assay retaliation .
The Last of Us Star Kaitlyn Dever on Getting ‘Part II’ Spoiled and “Carrying a Lot of Weight”
Dever speculate on her early journeying withThe Last of Usand the tour she had from Druckmann ’s Naughty Dog , the ship’s company behind the biz . " I did n’t even audition . It was only just like meeting I was having with Neil . I was going to Naughty Dog and he was showing me how the game was created and by all odds giving me pamperer for plot two years before it come out ; I had to carry a lot of weight , it ’s been harsh these last 10 years , I have to say , " she said . " I always think about it as this matter that I bonded a lot with my dad , and we played the secret plan together . I had those few months where I was talking to Neil about potentially act Ellie , but then , as movie making go , that went away for a while . "
TheApple Cider VinegarandBooksmartstar would take over the role originated byLaura Bailey , who voiced the role in the original 2020Part II , which was unloose originally on Sony ’s PlayStation 4 . Bailey made a cameo in HBO ’s season one finis as one of the nursing staff preside over Ellie ’s ( Bella Ramsey ) fatal surgical procedure as Joel ( Pedro Pascal ) killed the doctor who was going to do it . Game actorsTroy BakerandAshley Johnson , who are the original voices for Joel and Ellie , dally original roles in the HBO serial .
The only actor to reprize their theatrical role fromThe Last of Usgames areMerle Dandridge , who play Marlene , the one who set Joel and Ellie on their quest in season one , andJeffrey Wright , who plays Isaac from the game’sPart IIfor time of year two . There are several deviance from the original plot , which has since been rebranded asPart I , but expanded upon in the HBO series like Bill ( Nick Offerman ) and Frank ’s ( Murray Bartlett ) , more sixth sense on living before the apocalypse and campaign , and its keen focus on drama and fictitious character developing than activeness .
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