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Troy Baker - who plays Joel in the video game franchise - also makes an appearance in Episode 8. Ultimately, he said, “it just seemed instinctively correct” to cast Johnson.Īli Abbasi, who directed the final two episodes of the season, said he was initially skeptical about hiring actors from the video game. “The next day he and I both have this like hive-mind, calling each other at the same time, saying, ‘You know who should be Anna is Ashley.’”Īt first, Mazin said he felt there was a risk that Johnson’s casting might feel a little too cheeky or meta, especially for video game fans.

We’re doing that for sure,’” said Craig Mazin, the series co-creator. “He told me the story of how Ellie is born and I was like, ‘Oh we’re doing that. Johnson was set to play Anna in the clip, but it fell apart and that performance never materialized until Sunday’s episode.

According to Druckmann, the blueprint for Anna’s story was an animated short meant to promote the first “Last of Us” game.

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