Game of Thrones veterans Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are Joel and Ellie in HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, the hugely popular zombie video game from Sony and Naughty Dog! And fans are already hard at work showing us what that’ll look like.
Let’s start with Redditor Misty1780, who mocked up what Pascal mike look like as Joel, a hard-bitten survivor of the zombie apocalypse who takes the young Ellie under his wing. The result was so impressive that The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann even featured it on his Twitter:
Damn... our fans don’t waste time. Well done! @PedroPascal1 https://t.co/o8DRWJs7vG pic.twitter.com/pimpOU57bX
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 16, 2021
Alice X. Zhang took things further by showing us what both Pascal and Ramsey will look like as their characters:
Me pretending to work for The Last of Us on HBO pic.twitter.com/TYJneBytDP
— Alice X. Zhang (@alicexz) February 19, 2021
Ramsey is pretty much a perfect choice for Ellie, by the way. Game of Thrones fans know Ramsey for playing Lyanna Mormont, a no-nonsense leader with a commanding presence well beyond her years. Ellie isn’t quite as intense, but she has the same fighting spirit, and I’m sure Ramsey will be able to tap directly into it.
One fan made a full-on The Last of Us deepfake featuring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey
Finally, YouTuber stryder HD made a deepfake video that shows us what Pascal and Ramsey would look like if they were in the original video game:
We don’t know when The Last of Us will premiere on HBO, but the more I hear and see about it, the more eager I am to watch it.
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