{"id":610546,"date":"2023-02-22T01:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/22\/two-the-last-of-us-actors-should-already-be-cast-for-season-2\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T01:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:51:17","slug":"two-the-last-of-us-actors-should-already-be-cast-for-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/22\/two-the-last-of-us-actors-should-already-be-cast-for-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Two \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 Actors Should Already Be Cast For Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Last of Us<\/p>\n

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We are in the second half of The Last of Us season 1 now, which we know will end the events of the first game before season 2 starts the second game. That\u2019s going to be\u2026something to watch unfold in live action, but while news about season 2\/part 2 has been scarce, I do think that in theory, the show should already have two of its supporting roles cast.<\/p>\n

It seems pretty clear at this point that both Victoria Grace, who plays Yara, and Ian Alexander, who plays Lev, should be able to reprise their game roles for The Last of Us season 2, similar to how Merle Dandridge got to play the same part of Marlene in both the game and the show.<\/p>\n

Not only is the precedent there, but both actors are itching to do it. And unlike most of the major Last of Us actors, both of them look<\/em> like their characters. Ellie, played by Ashely Johnson, Joel, played by Troy Baker and now in Part 2 Abby, played by Laura Bailey do not look nearly enough like their characters, or are completely the wrong ages. Abby in particular was an interesting case as she had Bailey doing her voice, then two different actresses for her face and body models. Now the show has to find an actress to embody all three (Shannon Berry was the last rumor on that front).<\/p>\n

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Yara and Lev<\/p>\n

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But for Yara and Lev, I don\u2019t really know why you\u2019d bother looking elsewhere. Here\u2019s Victoria Grace<\/a> on the possibility of playing Yara in the show:<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s Ian Alexander, who said<\/a> \u201cMy fingers are crossed that I get to reprise my role as Lev.”<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 09: Ian Alexander attends the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO’s “The … [+]<\/span> Last Of Us” at Regency Village Theatre on January 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n

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With Lev in particular, his storyline revolves around him being an outcast from his cult for being transgender, and given that Ian Alexander is himself transgender, a key part of casting that role, the show would have to find\u2026a different transgender actors that looks like Lev, if they weren\u2019t using him? So I mean, why not just use him. The only obstacle I could see there is his age, as he\u2019s simply much older than when he first performed his role as Lev in the game, and Lev being so young is sort of important. But I\u2019d say it\u2019s worth making the change just to get Alexander in the role.<\/p>\n

Again, Grace and Alexander fit in ways that other voice actors, including supporting ones, simply don\u2019t. Joel\u2019s brother Tommy in the games was played by Jeffrey Pierce, the older bearded guy who was a part of the last few episodes in the Kansas City uprising militia. In Part 2, Jesse is played by Stephan A. Chang who is likely too old for the role in live action. Dina is played by Shannon Woodward, who does not look anything like Dina, though interestingly, she\u2019s the one who first introduced Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann and made this entire show happen. My guess is they find a role for her somewhere. But not as Dina.<\/p>\n

Yara and Lev feel like a slam dunk, however, even if the rest of the cast may need to be all-new. We\u2019ll see if the showrunners agree once announcements start trickling out in the future.<\/p>\n

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