‘The Last Of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: “It Was Pretty Surreal”

Before HBO‘s “The Last of Us,” the Naughty Dog/PlayStation video game was being developed as a feature film at Sony‘s Screen Gems (announced in 2014 but would ultimately fizzle out by 2016), and according to season two actress Kaitlyn Dever, she nearly played that version’s Ellie (Bella Ramsey eventually taking that part) before being ultimately brought back to the series version by nabbing the Abby role. Continue reading ‘The Last Of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: “It Was Pretty Surreal” at The Playlist.

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‘The Last Of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: “It Was Pretty Surreal”
'The Last Of Us': Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: ‘The Last Of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: “It Was Pretty Surreal”

Before HBO‘s “The Last of Us,” the Naughty Dog/PlayStation video game was being developed as a feature film at Sony‘s Screen Gems (announced in 2014 but would ultimately fizzle out by 2016), and according to season two actress Kaitlyn Dever, she nearly played that version’s Ellie (Bella Ramsey eventually taking that part) before being ultimately brought back to the series version by nabbing the Abby role.

Continue reading ‘The Last Of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Recalls Almost Playing Ellie In Abandoned Film Before Cirlcing Back As Abby: “It Was Pretty Surreal” at The Playlist.