The promotional materials for The Last of Us Season 2 has been popping out since final 12 months, and it contains Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby, a brand new character to be launched within the sophomore season. Abby options prominently in The Final of Us Half II, an entry within the online game franchise the present relies on. There, she is depicted as a bodily robust particular person, together with her power serving as an essential element of the story. Nevertheless, sequence creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin confirmed in a brand new interview that Dever didn’t bulk up for the function and in addition offered causes for that.
Neil Druckmann on why Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby isn’t buff in The Final of Us Season 2
Druckmann and Mazin defined in a latest interview with Entertainment Weekly why Kaitlyn Dever didn’t bulk as much as play Abby in The Final of Us Season 2. Druckmann informed the outlet that whereas casting for Season 2, they prioritized “efficiency over the rest.” He added, “We’d like somebody to essentially seize the essence of these characters… We don’t worth as a lot, ‘Do they appear precisely just like the character with their eyebrows or their nostril or their physique?’ No matter it’s. It’s not nowhere on the precedence record, however it’s under a bunch of different issues that we contemplate.”
Druckmann acknowledged they’d have “struggled” to seek out one other actress who can be nearly as good as Dever whereas showing that she may “bodily manhandle sure issues.” He additional elaborated, “That doesn’t play as large of a job on this model of the story as a result of there’s not as a lot violent motion second to second. It’s extra in regards to the drama. I’m not saying there’s no motion right here. It’s simply, once more, completely different priorities and the way you strategy it.”
Based on Mazin, the actress’ involvement within the manufacturing gave them “an incredible alternative…to delve into somebody who is probably bodily extra susceptible than the Abby within the recreation, however whose spirit is stronger.”
The Final of Us Season 2 comes out someday in April 2025. It takes place 5 years after the inaugural season and is reportedly an adaptation of elements of The Final of Us Half II.
