The Last of UsHBO While it was strongly, heavily implied, The Last of Us didn’t want to make it official until after the finale, where we know Ellie survives. Bella Ramsey will return as Ellie in season 2 of the show, and will not be recast with an older actress. Ramsey (who identifies as non-binary, and told the New York Times she doesn’t care about which pronouns people use to identify her), previously had celebrated news of the show’s renewal for season 2, excited that the adventure would continue, but there was never official word of her continued casting until now. And it was never really a debate at all, according to the showrunners. “We are extremely lucky to have Bella…and the only way we would ever consider recasting Bella is if she said, ‘I don’t want to work with you guys anymore,’” showrunner Neil Druckmann told The Wrap. “And even then we’re not sure we would grant her that. We might force her to come back this season.” Ramsey had previously said she would like to play Ellie forever: “There are no limits for me,” Ramsey said. “They can do as many games as they like, as many series as they like, and I’ll be here, flying back out to Canada.” The debate among a subset of fans was twofold, first that Ramsey looked too young to play an aged-up Ellie, who will be five years older next season when the second game is… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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