While it will be at least another year before the show airs, another actor is showing interest in being cast in HBO's upcoming The Last of Us series.
Previously, HBO announced that it had partnered with PlayStation Production and the game's developer Naughty Dog to turn The Last of Us into a big-budget television series. Neil Druckmann, Vice President of Naughty Dog who served as the creative director for both TLOU games, will lead as the main writer in collaboration with Chernobyl'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.
After breaking into television success following the Netflix series Unbelievable, Kaitlyn Dever was largely looked 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 a huge fan of that video game." She continues by praising The Last of Us by 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 on Uncharted 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 actor Troy Baker previously stated that Josh Brolin would make a good Joel, though he did level with some foreseen issues. But The Last of Us TV 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.
Source: Collider Interviews
