But the actress still watched gameplay videos.
In a recent interview published by USA Today, Bella Ramsey, actress who plays Ellie in the new TV series of The Last of Us , revealed that she had never played the videogame version, but it would have been seen as positive by producers and directors. who encouraged her to avoid playing with it .
I was actually encouraged not to [play the game]. After my first audition, they asked me, ‘Have you played it?’ And I said ‘nope,’ and they said, ‘Keep it that way. I did watch some of the gameplay on YouTube just to get a sense of it. But I’m so excited for it to come out – it was such a big part of my life.
Ramsey explained that she had seen some gameplay videos on YouTube anyway to understand at least what it was, but continuing to follow the advice not to play it in first person or to know it in depth.
Although this may seem counterproductive, evidently producers, directors or writers have judged that Ramsey’s interpretation of Ellie was convincing and original, and therefore that it could risk being influenced by the vision of the original character, which could have changed her performances.
One might think that a careful study of the subject is preferable, but perhaps the intention is to try to maintain a certain distinction between the video game and the television version, so Ramsey was recommended to stick to the script and play Ellie in her own way. , rather than trying to imitate the character in the video game.
