Anna Torv, known for her TV series “Mind hunter” and “Beyond“, joined the cast of the film adaptation The last of us from HBO… According to Deadline, the 42-year-old actress will play in the upcoming adaptation of the cult game the smuggler Tess, who is Joel’s partner and is involved in escorting Ellie to the Cicad group.
Interestingly, at the dawn of an era Playstation 3 Anna Torv managed to participate in the work on the exclusive for the console Sony slasher Heavenly Sword, in which she presented her voice and movement to the main character Nariko.
How much screen time Tess will spend in the 10-episode adaptation of The Last of Us is still unknown, given that in the game itself we had to say goodbye to her almost at the very beginning of a long journey. In the original project by Naughty Dog Studios, the role of Joel’s fighting friend was played by the actress Annie Wersching, best known for the TV series “24 Hours.”
The Last of Us series is currently in active filming, which recently started in Canada. Russian director Kantemir Balagov was appointed the director of the pilot episode.Dylda“, and the main roles in the series are played by Pedro Pascal (Joel), Gabriel Luna (Tommy), Bella Ramsay (Ellie), as well as Merle Dandridge (Marlene), Nico Parker (Sarah is Joel’s daughter) and others.
The screen version of The Last of Us is based on a script by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) in collaboration with Neil Druckmann.
As previously reported, The Last of Us series will focus exclusively on the story of the first game of the dilogy – the narrative will tell about the journey of the smuggler Joel and the girl Ellie. through the ruins of the United States full of danger.
According to game designer Neil Druckmann, the TV version of The Last of Us promises to be a chamber personal drama with an emphasis on the characters of the characters, rather than an explosive action movie full of dynamic scenes…
The premiere of the hotly anticipated series has not been announced.
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