The video game adaptation The Last of Us has sparked a storm of enthusiasm with its first season and was even named the best series of 2023 in the rankings by Moviepilot and Filmstarts. Expectations for the second season are correspondingly high.
The film adaptation of the game sequel The Last of Us Part II will be the first controversial character Abby in live action. She is played by Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), who had to be given special protection during filming.
Kaitlyn Devers casting in The Last of Us Season 2 requires increased security measures
This was revealed by actress Isabela Merced, who can currently be seen in Alien: Romulus and plays the role of Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) friend Dina in the second season of The Last of Us. In the podcast Happy Sad Confused, she talks about the toxicity that some of the actors in the zombie series are confronted with.
There are so many strange people in this world. There are people who really, truly hate Abby, who is not a real person. That is why Kaitlyn had to specially protected by security guards become.
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Kaitlyn Dever plays Abby
It is not known whether there was really a serious danger for the new The Last of Us actress during filming. A look back at the release of the original, however, reveals that the additional Protection of Kaitlyn Dever not without reason was elected.
Abby is a main character from The Last of Us Part II who embarks on a personal quest for revenge with dramatic consequences. We won’t spoil any more about that at this point. But, to put it mildly: some “fans” weren’t very enthusiastic about the events surrounding Abby.
In the video game, Abby was played by Laura Bailey, who received numerous Hate comments and even death threats Many fans have feared since Kaitlyn Devers was cast that the extreme bullying could happen again.
When does the second season of The Last of Us start?
There is no specific start date for the return of The Last of Us yet. However, one thing is certain: Season 2 will be shown on HBO in 2025 and this time will consist only of 7 episodesSince filming will be completed in August this year, a release Beginning of 2025 possible – in this country of course again on Sky.