Bella Ramseyis getting ready to take on the clickers once more. TheEmmy Award-nominatedstar of HBO’sThe Last of Ushas confirmed thatproduction of the second seasonof the acclaimed post-apocalyptic series — based on the video game sequel,The Last of Us Part II— is set to begin in the next few months.
Speaking to Collider’sSteve Weintraubto promote her upcoming role inChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Ramsey was asked about the beginning of production on the second season of the acclaimed series, and was able to confirm to the delight of fans that production would indeedkick-off in the early part of 2024.Filming had been pushed back — like so many other projects across Hollywood — as a result of the successful Writers' Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but Ramsey was delighted with boththe result of the strikes, and the imminent return to what has beenher defining role in her short career to date.
“[We begin shooting] next year. No, I do actually know. I mean, I temporarily know,” said Ramsey. “Things are changing all the time, I think with the strikes, obviously now they’re finished, that’s amazing and we can actually get going and we can talk about it, but I think it’s delayed a couple of things, and availability and stuff. So we’ll see, butit will happen at some point early next year, which is exciting.”
Bella Ramsey is Keen to Get More “Physical” in ‘The Last of Us’
Weintraub then inquired which aspects of Season 2 that Ramsey was particularly enthusiastic about. Remarking that getting to be more physical —Ellie is notably much fitterand stronger inThe Last of Us Part II— was definitely a selling point for her,another more intimate part of the role was extremely enticing.
She admitted that, having experienced a small taste of a romantic angle in Season 1’s acclaimed “Left Behind” episode, where she was paired withStorm Reidin a flashback episode, the prospect of exploring Ellie’s personal life and sexuality fully was a tantalizing one,with thenew character of Dina— hinted at in the first season episode when Ellie and Joel(Pedro Pascal)arrived in Jackson— set to play a major role in the show going forward.
Yeah, lots of things. I’m excited for the really intense stuff, because I did a bit of that in Season 1 obviously, but to do that. And actually more physical scenes because Ellie is obviously more physically fit in Season 2. I love stunt stuff, and like waking up with bruises the next day, and finding myself with a black eye, just because it feels like so good to have done it.
So I’m looking forward to doing that stuff, and also the Dina storyline. Because obviously, I had the one episode in Season 1 with Ellie and Riley, but to have it as a storyline throughout the whole of the second game in terms of Ellie and Dina is really exciting.
Where Can I Watch ‘The Last of Us’ ?
The first season ofThe Last of Usis available to watch on Max in the U.S. Watch the full interview in the player above.
The Last Of Us
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope.
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