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"Last of US" HBO mini-series
(based on the video game series)
Pedro Pascal has been cast as Joel: https://www.darkhorizons.com/pedro-p...OUQrqJgns7u1mU And earlier today Ellie was cast: https://nordic.ign.com/news/43588/hb...-star-as-ellie Bella Ramsey, also from GoT. I loved Bella Ramsey in GoT, but she doesn't seem the part. Neither does Pedro. |
So it premiered yesterday. Decent. Though it seems like the only reason they got rid of spores (the infected now have tendrils that come out of their mouth and go into the mouths of the victims instead) was so Pedro wouldn't have to wear a gas mask even part of the time.
Pedro did a fine job and it works. Bella Ramsey is a great actress but -- and this sounds horrible -- she kind of has like a light dusting of "down syndrome face." They didn't need to get a lookalike from the game but I dunno. Not this. |
Haven't watched it yet but I don't know why they purposely chose an actress that looks absolutely *nothing* like Ellie at all. I mean is it really that hard to find a real life girl who looks very similar to Ellie? It almost seems like they purposely went with an actress with the exact opposite look. It really takes me out of it looking at the trailers and this doesn't seem like the same Ellie I played and protected in two games.
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Here are the others who were up for the part and auditioned:
https://en.as.com/meristation_en/202...54_936782.html Damn, I didn't know Kiernan Shipka tried out. A few years ago would have been better, though, as she's looking pretty adult now. Looks like Kaitlyn Dever had the part for a while but lost it due to COVID delays and aging out. She was a pretty good ringer for Ellie! |
Apparently Bella is 19, so I guess she has that Tom Holland/Zandaya thing where she's stuck looking like a kid.
Yeah, appearance-wise she's a horrible choice. From that article you showed us, the girl on the bottom middle of that grid flat out is Ellie come to life. But eh, you know Hollywood. The article is kissing Bella's ass and acting like 'omg, looks just like Ellie came to life' when no... no she doesn't. But let's be honest. This is current year. We kinda have to give up on people even trying to get characters looking right. This proves that race-swapping isn't the only way one can horribly miscast someone. Quote:
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Nico Parker, who played Joel's now-black daughter, addresses the "toxic fandom":
https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/16/the-l...-row-18111773/ |
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"Innovative in its inclusiveness"? The first game had one black character... Pretty ridiculous point to make a mountain out of a molehill. Nico was so damn good in the role, maybe even the best in the episode... Just take the win and move on.
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Tis idiots seriously act like before them, all characters were White and Straight.
It doesn't matter that Black characters were in the movies even back in the beginning of 20th century, nah, its all doesn't count. Ignorance of this retards is seriously astonishing, not to mention degrading to people who ACTUALLY accomplished something in the past, when Racism and Sexism were the norm, unlike nowadays. But who cares about old Black actors, who were pioneers in the movies and White people who, despite common ideology at the time, helped them? Nah, doesn't count, hadn't happened. Its all starts now with our generation!! ****ing clowns. |
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It's interesting, also, in the new Last of Us Part I game. I'm looking at the side-by-sides of this version compared to the remastered version from years ago. They've actually gone through and race-swapped some of the Fedra guards. Just on a cursory glance, a black Fedra guy and an Asian Fedra guy are BOTH white guys now. Fancy that! |
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I missed this entirely:
https://dailyhive.com/calgary/the-la...lberta-casting So they're changing Sam to be deaf. Gotta check that box, now. |
The latest episode is getting "unanimous" praise from critics. What is it? Well, it's the Bill part of the story.
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The show has been very watchable so far, but it has a lot of time and a lot of space to jump the shark. I'm just going to watch it as long as it's entertaining and as soon as it starts with the bull$#!(, I'll just stop.
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So I never actually played the game/games or watched any of the show, but I've seen some folks take issue that the series romanticizes assisted suicide. Any legitimacy to that?
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