
It became one of the best-selling video games in recent years, selling over 1.3 million units in its first week and 17 million by April 2018. The Last of Us game was released in 2013, and resulted in a huge hit that earned high praise. Pascal was on Thrones, too, although he and Ramsey appeared in different seasons. as well as the newfound reality that she may be the key to saving the world." Ramsey earned praise for her work as Lyanna Mormont on Game of Thrones. She needs to be more capable than initially we thought she would be, and actually that made us go back and rethink combat, and rethink a lot of the areas in the game." This new direction is reflected in the addition of Ellie's knife, which Johnson can be seen wielding in many behind the scenes shots.As for Ellie, THR reports that Game of Thrones actress Bella Ramsey is playing that part, described as "a 14-year-old orphan who has never known anything but a ravaged planet who struggles to balance her instinct for anger and defiance with her need for connection and belonging.

After several takes, Johnson told Druckmann "I feel like I'd hit ," and the two of them reworked the entire scene.ĭruckmann later said, "We didn't have it right initially. In one of the first scenes filmed with Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, Joel was being attacked by one of the infected, and in the script Ellie was supposed to watch in terror until he freed himself.


Sometimes, the input actors gave Neil Druckmann about specific scenes ended up dramatically shifting the personalities of different characters. Earl Brown, the actor who plays Bill in the game - and who clearly had fun playing with the props handed to him. "Doing this was a whole lot like being five, playing in the backyard with a stick, you know," explained W.
