While it will be at least another year before the show airs, another actor is showing interest in being cast in HBO’s upcomingThe Last of Usseries.
Previously, HBO announced that it had partnered with PlayStation Production and the game’s developer Naughty Dog to turnThe Last of Usinto a big-budget television series. Neil Druckmann, Vice President of Naughty Dog who served as the creative director for bothTLOUgames, will lead as the main writer in collaboration withChernobyl’s creator, Craig Mazin. Fans of the highly successful video games were quick to begin fan-casting the upcoming TV series, and one actress in mind for Ellie caught wind of this, responding that she would love to play the lead.
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After breaking into television success following the Netflix seriesUnbelievable, Kaitlyn Dever was largelylooked towards for the role of Ellie, saying that she’s a “great fit.” Some creative fans even put together their own concept trailers that portray Dever in this role. And Dever reportedly knew about this, according to an interview with Collider. “I don’t know if a lot of people know that,” she says, “but I’m saying it now: I am ahuge fan of that video game.” She continues by praisingThe Last of Usby for its “beautiful story” and “wonderful narrative.”
She says that she’s not very good at the combat, but regardless, loves the game. Dever also notes that she’s worked with Neil Druckmann onUncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which could mean that she has a higher chance of being invited to a casting call. Fans have also been quick to note that her voice sounds similar to Ellie’s voice actress, Ashley Johnson’s.
“I’ve obviously been seeing the internet,” she says in regards to the fan-casting of her as Ellie. “I’m not shutting it down,” she later says, “I would absolutely love to do that.” But she continues by explaining that she doesn’t know where the process is at yet.
Frequent fan-casting has also been done for Joel, as expected. Even Joel’s voice actorTroy Baker previously stated that Josh Brolinwould make a good Joel, though he did level with some foreseen issues. ButThe Last of UsTV series is a long way out; it’s currently aimed at premiering in late 2021 or early 2022. For now, fans will have to settle for the video games.
