While Abbasi said he tried to distance himself from Johnson’s embodied experience as Ellie, Johnson said that portraying Anna brought her back to her days on the video game. So it was actually a comfort to see she was not afraid of getting her hands dirty.” You can do this, you can do that’ and… I felt like, ‘OK, this is someone who’s an ally here,’” Abbasi said. “When we’re trying the costumes on, was like, ‘Yeah do whatever you want. “I felt like I was dealing with the mythology behind all this,” he said.Ībbasi praised Johnson for her fearless and willing attitude. Abbasi was concerned their appearances would be too gimmicky and more about fan service, but he said they brought an aura of authenticity to their episodes. Troy Baker - who plays Joel in the video game franchise - also makes an appearance in Episode 8. Ultimately, he said, “it just seemed instinctively correct” to cast Johnson.Īli Abbasi, who directed the final two episodes of the season, said he was initially skeptical about hiring actors from the video game. “The next day he and I both have this like hive-mind, calling each other at the same time, saying, ‘You know who should be Anna is Ashley.’”Īt first, Mazin said he felt there was a risk that Johnson’s casting might feel a little too cheeky or meta, especially for video game fans. We’re doing that for sure,’” said Craig Mazin, the series co-creator.
“He told me the story of how Ellie is born and I was like, ‘Oh we’re doing that. Johnson was set to play Anna in the clip, but it fell apart and that performance never materialized until Sunday’s episode. It would further flesh out Ellie’s backstory, and there’s no better time to flash back to Ellie’s birth than an episode centered around her potential death.According to Druckmann, the blueprint for Anna’s story was an animated short meant to promote the first “Last of Us” game. We saw the game’s original Joel, Troy Baker, appear in Episode 8, but the original Ellie, Ashley Johnson, has yet to appear - meaning she has to appear in the finale.Įntertainment Weekly describes her character, Anna, as “a pregnant woman, alone and on the run, who must give birth under the most terrifying of circumstances.” That led to overwhelming fan speculation that she’s not just any woman, but Ellie’s mother. If The Last of Us Season 2 is going to adapt the second game like so many fans expect, these elements will have to be included in the season finale.īut, much like every other episode, there’s more to the story than just what’s in the game. It’s a monumental lead-up to the game’s sequel: not only is Ellie’s survival integral to the story, but Joel’s operating room tirade is the main motivation for a significant new character. The game ended with Joel rescuing Ellie from the Fireflies.
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