Bella Ramsey is sick and bored with answering one specific “Last of Us” query.
The 21-year-old stars within the post-apocalyptic HBO sequence as Ellie, who was launched in 2023’s first season as an adolescent resistant to a fungal an infection that has ruined civilization. Season 2, which premiered final week, picked up the storyline 5 years after the Season 1 finale.
Which means Ellie’s age has jumped from 14 to 19, which has apparently prompted reporters to ask the identical query time and again.
Ramsey, who makes use of they/them pronouns, vented their frustration about it on Thursday.
“I’ve just been on a three-week press tour and one of the most common questions I get asked is … ‘So, Bella, you played Ellie, [who] was 14 in Season 1, and now she’s 19 in Season 2. There’s a five-year age gap, how did you prepare to play an older Ellie in Season 2?’” Ramsey advised iHeart Radio.
“I’m like, in the same way I prepared in Season 1 — I’ve grown up!” they continued. “Ellie’s grown up. Like, there’s nothing to tell! I’ve got nothing to say to you. Anyway, I’m going to get asked that question, probably, every day for the next few weeks. So no offense to everyone asking that question, but that’s the question I am a little bit sick of.”
“The Last of Us” was tailored by writer-director Craig Mazin from a 2013 online game created by developer Neil Druckmann. It stars Pedro Pascal as Joel, a father who misplaced his daughter within the early days of the an infection, and Ramsey as his newfound survival buddy.
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Ramsey shared throughout their iHeart Radio interview that they did “a lot of training” to embody the older, newly grownup Ellie, together with “two months of jiu jitsu,” boxing and “combat training” earlier than the second season even began filming.
“I’m quite well equipped to take someone down if necessary,” they added, per The Unbiased.
“The Last of Us” premiered to monumental vital success and 24 Emmy nominations — nabbing eight wins, together with within the Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Sequence class for actor Nick Offerman.
Season 2 airs weekly on HBO and HBO Max and can conclude on Might 26.
