Isabela Merced had no idea who she would be playing in HBO’s The Last of Us 2, so she completed both games in one weekend

Filming for the second season of The Last of Us is still underway in Canada and HBO has already chosen the actors to join the cast of the first batch of episodes. Among them stands out Isabela Merced, an actress who will take on the important role of Dina in the video games.

Specifically, the interpreter has chatted with Flaunt about her approach to Naughty Dog’s works, but with the particularity that she I was completely unaware of who it would be my turn to give life to.

at the auditions. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann chose her to showcase her acting skills, so she thought the best thing she could do is play both titles.

Of course, the detail is that he completed The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II in a single weekend, which is equivalent to more than 40 hours of gameplay, so he had little time for other tasks. The only audition instructions said she could watch the video game, but she didn’t make that decision. “I guess she could have gone on YouTube and watched scenes from the game, but it’s very different. I’m very glad I played the game

because now that I’m on these sets that look like the game, I know it,” says the actress.

On the other hand, she has declared herself a big fan of the first season of the series and has established a great relationship with Bella Ramsey. “I got really good advice from Bella. She really explained everything to me and her advice has been great and spot on. In this set they prioritize people

and that is something really charming and often rare to see in this industry,” Merced tells the outlet. For now, we have to wait until we know a release date.

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