As Joel and Ellie, Pascal and Ramsey are the ideal duo, bringing their own nuances to characters made iconic by actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson in the 2013 PlayStation game. Such a foothold can be near impossible for even the smartest casting director to shake, as evidenced by the immediate backlash to Pedro Pascal and-in particular-Bella Ramsey’s casting as Joel and Ellie in the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us.īut while the frustration was (mostly) born out of love for the original game, it was ultimately unfounded. They’ve already seen other actors portraying their favorite characters, even if motion capture and computer graphics obscured their real appearances. Going in, fans already have a well-cemented image in their minds. Casting a live-action adaptation based on a video game is even harder. Casting a live-action adaptation based on a book is tricky.
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