This week has been key for The Last of Us. The reason? The HBO series, based on the successful PlayStation franchise, has expanded its cast to cover the notable number of new characters that will appear during the second season. Now the producer advertisement that Isabela Merced will play Dinawho plays a fundamental role during the events of the second video game.
Isabela Merced is no stranger to Hollywood. On the big screen, we have seen her in films like Transformers: the last knight, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Instant family, Dora and the lost city, sweet girl and The bride’s father. However, she has lately landed roles in even bigger productions, such as Madame Web, Alien: Romulus and Superman: Legacyall of them pending release.
The Last of Us It will be another series that he can add to his career in the world of series, which he is not at all unaware of. In the past he was involved in Dora and Friends: Into the City!, 100 Things to Do Before High School, Splitting Adam, Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie and Maya and the three. It is clear, then, that Working on HBO’s original content will be the biggest challenge of your television career..
“Dina is warm, bright, wild, funny, moral, dangerous, and instantly lovable. You can search forever for an actress who effortlessly embodies all of those things, or you can find Isabela Merced right away. We couldn’t be more proud that she join our family,” said Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, showrunners of The Last of Us.
As previously mentioned, Dina is one of the main characters of The last of Us Part IIa video game that was released during 2020. We will not enter spoiler territory, but we can tell you that Much of Dina’s adventure takes place with Ellie. (Bella Ramsey). It will be interesting to see if they take some creative liberties to adapt their experiences in the second season.
Isabela Merced is not the only person who joined the cast of The Last of Us during this week. Young Mazinowho recently rose to fame for Beeffrom Netflix, will be responsible for playing Jesse.
“Young is one of those rare actors who is immediately undeniable the moment you see him. We are very lucky to have him and we can’t wait for audiences to see Young shine in our series,” said Mazin and Druckmann.
Of course, the biggest announcement around The Last of Us the thing is Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby herself. If you have already played the second video game, you will know that she has the same level of prominence as Abby.
So, the second season of The Last of Us is ready to start filming. If no unexpected obstacles arise in the way, filming will begin during the spring of the current year. Yes indeed, The premiere will be expected until 2025.