The Last of Us Part 2

The Last of UsPart 2was one of the mostanticipated gamesof all time . Now that it has finally been released , the coming HBO adaption is tight becoming one of the most anticipate shows of all time . Not much is yet confirmed about the show and no release particular date has been officially declare . However , game Divine , Neil Druckman , will be co - make the show withChernobylcreator Craig Mazin , while director Johan Renck ( also fromChernobyl ) will be making , at least , the pilot light .

Finally , the show will be adapting both parts one and two ofThe Last of Usseries , intend there will be a fourth dimension jump in the storytelling . No casting has been announced , but give this is one of the most beloved games with the most dear characters of all time , the cyberspace has been ablaze with rooter - cast . Here are five ideas each for who could play Joel and Ellie .

Joel - Hugh Jackman

Going on looks alone , Hugh Jackman seems the obvious first choice . He looks , especially inLogan , strikingly similar to the gruff and aging Joel . While the world ofThe Last of Ushas been ravaged by the outbreak , Joel still cuts an impressive figure . He is at once a domineering comportment , with an belligerent and brutal view of the world , which of line is just to cover his own interior torment .

Jackman , in special , has shown time and time again he can flip out between being supremely brawny and incredibly vulnerable , a balancing turn that is key to portraying Joel aright .

Ellie - Thomasin McKenzie

The immature New Zealand actress most of late appeared as the wise - cracking Elsa inJojo Rabbit . However , it is her character inLeave No Tracethat best qualifies her for the role of Ellie . McKenzie plays a young miss who , along with her father , live remotely in the Wood . Together they make a team of survivalist , living off what they can grow and find and relying entirely on themselves to protect each other .

McKenzie give a blister carrying out in the film and shows she ’s more than capable of handling the elusive story beats that Ellie has to go through .

Joel - Josh Brolin

likewise to Jackman , Josh Brolin is perfect for that silent but grievous baffling - guy character . His roles inSicarioandNo Country For Old Menare what make him a particularly honest casting choice .

In the former , he is constantly under a veneer of secrecy , appearing outgoing but clear open nothing by , include who is loyalty belongs to .   While inthe latter , he plays an emotionally upstage man , capable to pass more from his activity than any dialogue .

Ellie - Daisy Edgar Jones

Daisy Edgar Jones would be more suitable for when Ellie gets elderly , but she would make for right alternative casting . Having dazzled the world recently in the Irish amatory dramaNormal People , her career is for certain on the threshold of blast off .

Casting her as the emotionally molded but steely and determined older Ellie would make an interesting counterpoint to the cold and damage Marianne .

Joel - Denzel Washington

When it comes to engaging but equivocal performances , it is hard to beatDenzel Washington . In nearly every character he plays there are several deep layers of meaning and motivation which he cautiously bring out through sure line deliveries and physical motion .

His character inFlight , where his character easy ready himself and in the end gains a young perspective , is a particular measure for this role , while his dark personal appeal inTraining Daymay be the accurate thing that ’s needed to get through the apocalypse .

Ellie - Kaitlyn Dever

This would be another firearm of almost pitching - perfect casting . In both representative and appearing , Kaitlyn Dever is uncannily confining to Ellie , and peradventure the only actor on this leaning who could convincingly act as Ellie had both stages in her life . Across her career , Dever has been no stranger to both spectacular and comedic function .

She is astonishing inUnbelievableandShort Term 12,in which she has a vast amount of emotion constantly bubble beneath the aerofoil . While the more lightheartedBooksmartproves that she ’s just as prosperous in a threefold - act as she is taking center stage .

Joel - Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser was once the iconicaction - comedystar of the 1990s . He ’s since taken a few years off and is just beginning to return to playacting , entering that catchy transitionary level of his vocation where he set out to seem older and more weather .

Sinking his tooth into a theatrical role as iconic as Joel may be precisely what he needs to enter a new stage in his career . He may not appear to be the obvious choice , however , his recent role inDoom Patrolmeans he acknowledge how to award himself as a wiped out man .

Ellie - Dafne Keen

While this may be partially inspired by the idea of aLoganreunion ( with Jackman as Joel ) , Dafne Keen has already try she has the acting talent to handle the role .

InLogan , she grows from an almost ferine fauna to an intelligent and sensible young girl - not quite the same character arch as Ellie , but she has a charisma that work for the fictitious character and a ferocity that works for the action . And in theHis Dark Materialsseries , she has shew once again that she can book her own in scenes with world - form actors .

Joel - Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac is a prize good example of a pic star : honorable look , charm , and bucketful of charisma . He also has an immensely diverse and abstruse range of acting gift . In many direction , Joel looks like the typical motion picture grinder but he acts like anything but .

At the offset of the history , he is embittered and appears to manage chiefly for himself , only for that frontal to slip over the course of the game and the good human beings begin to emerge again . Isaac would be excellent at playing this arch and could inject an constituent of humanity that other histrion of his ilk would shinny to find .

Ellie - Storm Reid

Whether it ’s as Ellie , or someone else , there ’s no doubt that Storm Reid , who has been impressive in everything , isdestined for something big . She convincingly bewitch minor - like wonderment and joy inAWrinkle in Time , and for much of the first plot , Ellie is like a fish - out - of - water as she explores the broad world for the first sentence , which proves to be both scary and beautiful .

The very next year , Reid usher off her dramatic talent inEuphoria . Ellie is never one thing and then the other - she is funny , scared , tough , and vulnerable all at the same clip and Reid is more than adequate to of handling that .

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