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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Last of Us Season 3 Confirms Major Change to HBO Show
Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin have finally confirmed that The Last of Us Season 3 will officially center around the story of a different protagonist. This comes after more than two weeks since the second installment of the acclaimed HBO drama had wrapped up its seven-episode run. Season 3 will once again be based on co-creator Neil Druckmann's acclaimed video game sequel, The Last of Us Part II. The show stars Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy Miller, and Rutina Wesley as Maria. The latest installment has also welcomed new cast members to the acclaimed horror drama, including Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Manzino as Jesse, Isabela Merced as Dina, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, and Danny Ramirez as Manny, with guest star Catherine O'Hara. Who is the new focus of The Last of Us Season 3? During a recent interview, Druckmann and Mazin have revealed that The Last of Us Season 3 will shift its focus to Kaitlyn Dever's Abby Anderson, who was the main antagonist of Season 2. Druckmann admitted that they were actually surprised that HBO let them change the show's structure, by giving them the creative freedom to follow their vision for the show. Advertisement 'I think it was good to go on that journey to end up at HBO, end up at a place that leaned into those controversial decisions, I guess,' Druckmann shared. 'But the decisions are just what the story required, and even now, it's like I can't believe that they let us structure the series in this way. Meaning like we just ended season two, and season three is going to be starring — spoiler alert — Kaitlyn.' He continued, 'I was sure that they wouldn't let us do this when we started adapting this, but they've leaned into what makes, I believe, the story special. And allowed us not only the time but the creative freedom to be able to take these swings, and I think the audience really appreciates that.' In addition, Druckmann and Mazin also briefly teased what fans can expect from Abby's season. 'It's more of a water season than a fire season,' Druckmann revealed, as Mazin confirmed, 'It's a wetter season than a hotter season.' (Source: THR) Originally published on SuperHeroHype. The post The Last of Us Season 3 Confirms Major Change to HBO Show appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Last Of Us star Kaitlyn Dever reveals the heartbreak behind her opening lines on the hit show as she reveals how Andrew Garfield helped her overcome the death of her mother
From Bad Teacher to Booksmart and a tragic turn in TV drama Dopesick, Kaitlyn Dever 's acting career thus far has been nothing if not unconventional. But art mirrored the more linear trajectory of life after the actress accepted a starring role in the second season of post-apocalyptic drama The Last Of Us. Dever, 28, plays Abby Anderson, a soldier determined to avenge her father's violent death, in the hugely popular HBO show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay. In one of her opening scenes with Pascal's Joel, Abby recalls finding her father's lifeless body shortly after he had taken his own life by shooting himself in the head. And Dever admits she delivered those lines just three days after buying her real-life mother Kathy, who died at the age of 53 following a 14-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She told the latest issue of GQ Hype: 'I had just experienced [that]. Even though death is part of the human experience, we are not meant to be used to grief and watching your best friend die. 'So that was a crazy line to repeat over and over again because I had just seen her. She wasn't alive any more and I saw her body in the hospital. 'And that experience is gut-wrenching. Nothing will ever be as bad as that.' Dever announced the death of her mother, a former professional ice skating coach, in an Instagram post shared in February 2024. She has since endeavoured to accept the loss, and admits she wishes more people knew how to approach and talk to those experiencing grief. 'The people that lose someone actually want to be asked about the one that they lost, they really want you to ask as many questions,' she said. 'It's actually going to make me feel like her presence and her spirit is still here, and it keeps her alive, you know, her essence, like by talking about her and sharing stories about her. 'And I know that if I talk about it and share my experience it may help someone else in their experience.' Dever watched her mother battle breast cancer for more than a decade before her death in 2024, and she admits fellow actor Andrew Garfield was a source of strength during those years. Garfield had previously discussed the passing of his own mother during an emotional live interview with Stephen Colbert. The actor was moved to tears after being broached on the subject of his mum Lynne Garfield's death to pancreatic cancer in 2019, but admitted he 'hopes the grief stays with me, because it's the unexpressed love that I never got to tell her.' Recalling the impact of his words, Dever recalled: : 'I would Google it and watch it often, because I always felt like… the worst thing in my life that could happen was losing my best friend. And I always thought that I wouldn't be able to go on. 'But then I'd look at Andrew and think, well, his life seems to be moving forwards.' Ice skating coach Kathy was also survived by her husband, Tim Dever - who memorably voiced Barney the Dinosaur from 2000-2002 - and their youngest daughters Mady and Jane. 'Thank you for fighting so hard for us for so long,' Dever shared shortly after her death. 'I am forever, forever, grateful for the special time we got to spend with you, sweet mama. It will never be enough.' 'I will be broken forever without you and I don't know how I'll go on. You were the greatest mom and wife anyone could ever ever ask for. 'I'm grateful that you gave me Mady, Jane, and Dad. We'll always have each other to lean on because of you.' Dever compared her dearly departed mother to 'sunshine' itself because she 'warmed me when I needed it the most and made me smile [whenever] I was sad.' 'My mama. My life. My everything. I don't even have the words. Nothing I'll ever say will amount to the gifts you have given me in my life, the boundless joy you brought, the deep, endless, unconditional love you gave me and our family.' She added: 'Your love was everywhere. It was in the morning having coffee with you and shopping on The RealReal. It was sitting out by the pool eating watermelon (with salt on it of course) and listening to Willie Nelson. 'It was laying in your bed with you watching Seinfeld and listening to your infectious laugh as you recited every line from memory. 'It was making fun of each other, it was getting to tell you about my day, it was getting the best advice from you anyone would be so lucky to [receive]. 'It was going places with you, because no matter where we were, we were having fun and laughing.' Dever watched her mother (pictured) battle breast cancer for more than a decade before her death in 2024, and she admits Andrew Garfield was a source of strength during those years
The Independent
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The Last of Us' Abby voice actor says HBO was wise to change controversial death after backlash
Laura Bailey, the voice actor who played Abby Anderson in the video game The Last of Us Part II, has said she thinks HBO was right to rework a controversial death scene after she received severe backlash for starring in the original. The scene in the second episode of The Last of Us season two has left fans of the TV show an emotional wreck and has been described as one of the most shocking deaths in recent television history. The critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning show follows Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, survivors in a post-apocalyptic United States ravaged by a deadly mass fungal infection. Tragically, Joel's journey came to a violent end in a demise that fans of the video game would have been all too aware of. Joel is killed by Abby Anderson, who is seeking revenge for the death of her father at Joel's hands. In the game, Abby's motivation is not explained until much later, so Joel's brutal murder with a golf club comes as a shock. In the TV version, Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever, is presented more sympathetically and given new dialogue justifying her actions and discussing her moral code. Speaking to Vulture, Bailey said she thought the changes to the script were sensible. 'I think that's why HBO is doing what they're doing,' she said. 'You're prepared for it.' After the video game was released in 2020, Bailey was on the receiving end of severe backlash from fans who felt their hero had been taken from them without explanation. 'That was a very rough period of time,' she said, explaining that she was targeted by waves of attacks on social media, including death threats against her newborn son. Get Apple TV+ for £2.99/month for 3 months Offer ends 24 April 2025. £2.99/month for first 3 months, then £8.99/month. Terms apply. Accept offer ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. 'I knew it was going to be intense. I knew it was going to be controversial,' added the voice actor. 'But I was still so excited to share it with the world, because I poured so much into that performance, and I was really proud of it. So to get that reaction right away was really tough. I don't think anybody predicted what the fallout would be from it. I was not prepared. But I don't think anybody on the team was.' She went on to say that the experience has discouraged her from posting on social media, explaining: 'There's definitely still a contingent of people that have not calmed down from it. You know, anytime anything gets posted about [ The Last of Us Part II ], or anytime I post anything random, there's going to be at least one comment from somebody. 'And I honestly don't know: Is it just the same hundred people that keep commenting? And they just won't let go? It's one of the reasons I don't really post on social media anymore. I don't want to say I was scared away from it, because I don't think that's what it was. It just kind of made me more guarded, you know?' Season two of The Last of Us airs Sundays at 9pm ET on Max in the U.S. and Sky Atlantic and NOW every Monday at 2am BST in the U.K.
