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Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont from Game of Thrones) to star as Ellie in "The Last of Us" TV series
- Thread starter EdReedFan20
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She was passable on His Dark Materials, granted she had very little to work with
I think the castings are solid. Hard to really know though until we see some of their acting in the part. I think writing Bella Ramsey off based on parts in GoT and His Dark Materials would be silly, she played bit parts in both and an actor can only do what a director or writer have prepared for them. I think if the direction and writing are strong enough here we may see a really great performance here for her turn as a co-lead role. Pedro Pascal is also a solid choice - cautiously optimistic this will turn out well with the writers and show runner on board but we will see.
18!? She looks 13-14 on that guitar video of hers, I think they'll be fine.
I was blown away that learning she was almost 18 thinking about how young she looked in GoT. Then I remembered GoT season 6 debuted almost 5yrs ago. Time flies way too fast (I know she was in later seasons but my memory still uses her first appearance as reference point)
It's also funny they grabbed her when felow GoT alum Maisie Williams was the front-runner for the role years ago
Well, I know these things take a lot of time to be produced, but I wonder if Ramsey will be a good fit for TLoU part 2 Ellie.
Hollywood magic. Also script does not need to fit the source material 100%.
Yeah, it's honestly bit weird how people are so attached to minor and essentially irrelevant details. What's more important is how they transfer the themes and atmosphere/tone from the game to TV. Not that characters are the exact same age or have similar beards and accents like the game characters. Joel in the game could be without a beard, it wouldn't change anything. Ellie could be speak with russian accent, wouldn't change anything.
Pretty happy about this. Loved her on Worst Witch (I have kids, I'm allowed) & GoT. I think was miscast in HDM.
That shirt posted upthread was pretty damn good.
That shirt posted upthread was pretty damn good.
Go to Pedro thread, him not being 1:1 with Joel's design doesn't matter.
For some reason it's far greater issue with Bella and her likeness to Ellie. Or lack of.
If I were to speculate it's mostly that people like Pedro as actor more than they like Bella as he is more established.
Nice choice. I can see her as Vicious Psycho Ellie, murdering the fuck out of everything that stands in her way.
I think that Ellie's age is crucial in the story. Her being only 13 years old is crucial to character development, emotional and psychological state and so much more. I think Bella is going to play Ellieas 14 years old but I am not sure if thats still true.
I'M SO FUCKING HAPPY
Good for her career but I don't think she's a great choice at all, she doesn't even looks like her, we'll see I guess but I don't get my hopes up
He's KratosGeorge Clooney kind of look like Joel in Part II lmao
This is also me when trying to picture an actor in a role where the visual identity is generally well established. Then you you seem having left makeup and wardrobe and it's... yeah, ok then.
if there's ever a live action, Chris Judge should play Kratos... there's no one else.
Yup, I'm with you in that, same goes for Atreus' voice actor, hence why making a GOW movie would be nonsense lol.
*blinks repeatedly* You do realize that you are saying this to at least three openly queer people that you quoted? Do you honestly think we don't care about representation nor know how important it is?
Really? No one said this and that's a terrible point of comparison.
WTF even is this?
It's almost a tradition that some Worst Witch characters get to use transformation spells between seasons 😂
They should get make it part of the lore, a la Doctor Who.
I hope she does a good job. Her GoT performance was memorable, but not for emotional nuance. Maybe she nailed the audition for Ellie. I've only seen her play Lyanna Mormont, so I have no idea how she'll handle a more complex role.
To be honest it's going to be really hard for me to forget Joel's and Ellie's faces from the games. It's not like an adaptation of a book where the characters' appearances aren't fully fixed, so it's easier to overlook the actors' visual differences. Games are already visual.
To be honest it's going to be really hard for me to forget Joel's and Ellie's faces from the games. It's not like an adaptation of a book where the characters' appearances aren't fully fixed, so it's easier to overlook the actors' visual differences. Games are already visual.
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I mean look at her, she can clearly pull off playing younger.
Also I roll my eyes at anyone saying she doesn't look like her, fan casting is always, who looks the most like the characters and is stupid.
Sneaking around and ganking strangers with a screwdriver really puts the miles on.
Apparently the most important part of joel as a character is the ability to grow a beard.
Of all the posts to single out... really?
I can't see it because from what I've seen of her she comes off too wooden (as child actors tend to be) when Ellie isn't really a wooden personality. I also said in another post that maybe it'll click when I see it, but for now I'm reserving judgement.
Not much of a likeness at all but I didn't think Henry Carvill would be that great in Witcher and he's perfect so I'm best ignored :)
Thank God they didn't go with someone well in their twenties just because they "look the part".
They really nailed the leads here. Good stuff.
They really nailed the leads here. Good stuff.
Didn't really get much of a read on her in Game of Thrones. Fairly limited role, she didn't do a whole bunch. But I suspect, given the involvement of Druckmann/ND, and some fairly heavy hitters from the TV realm, that this casting wasn't done lightly, and they believe in her for this role.
Pascal, obviously, is an incredible get as he is a tremendous and very versatile actor. Really he blows away most of the suggested fan castings seemingly focused just on looks; which is fun and all but that's not what matters, in the long run.
I feel his thunder was stolen a little bit by the rumour breaking that Mahershala Ali was offered the role, just before the official news broke. I won't split hairs over who I think is better between the two (both incredible) but a story like that will always keep fans in the "what if" mindset.
I'm cautiously optimistic about this, the more names they sign on for it.
Pascal, obviously, is an incredible get as he is a tremendous and very versatile actor. Really he blows away most of the suggested fan castings seemingly focused just on looks; which is fun and all but that's not what matters, in the long run.
I feel his thunder was stolen a little bit by the rumour breaking that Mahershala Ali was offered the role, just before the official news broke. I won't split hairs over who I think is better between the two (both incredible) but a story like that will always keep fans in the "what if" mindset.
I'm cautiously optimistic about this, the more names they sign on for it.