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Who Should Join the Last of Us Cast?

GeekParty writes: "I’m the sort of person who starts casting movies in my head long before they’re announced. Figuring out the right actor for a role is like a game for me. Naturally, I wanted to try my hand at casting the Last of Us movie, and I think I did a decent job."

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-Foxtrot3689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

Hugh Jackman - Joel
Ellen Page IF she can pull off a teenage girl - Ellie
Josh Holloway - Tommy
Sonequa Martin-Green - Marlene
Famke Janssen - Tess
Bruce Campbell (Sam Ramni is producing) - Bill
Sean Penn - David
Michael B Jordan - Henry

SaveFerris3689d ago

Pretty good casting there Foxtrot, apart from Ellen Page (too old). Wolverine reuniting with Jean Grey, awesome!

xHeavYx3689d ago

I think Robert Kneeper would make a better David

Ricegum3689d ago

Nicholas Cage as Joel.

The movie would fly off the shelves. Haha.

Diver3689d ago

josh Brolin got my vote for joel. for ellie I gotta say a newcomer.

Eonjay3689d ago

I was wondering about your choice for Marlene

http://img.poptower.com/pic...

Damn, you nailed it.

-Foxtrot3689d ago

Well she either needs to be Marlene or after watching the last Walking Dead when she's kicking ass in the fog, Rochelle in a L4D2 film

Tiechie3689d ago

I think you got everything right apart from Joel. I think Viggo mortensen would make a better Joel.

Just my thoughts on it.

mochachino3688d ago

It's toss up for me between him and Jackman.

Thatguy-3103689d ago

For Ellie I would love Chloë Moretz. She's a good actress. She knows how to kick ass and play a very vulnerable role at the same time. Ellen page would be good but she is no teenager and can't pass as one. Ellie has to be young because it plays a big role in the whole daughter and father relationship with Joel. For Joel I would like Josh Brolin or Viggo Mortensen.

-Foxtrot3689d ago

Chloë Moretz would be a horrible choice, she's not really a good actress to be honest and really only shot to frame because of her foul mouth "bad ass" behaviour in Kick Ass as she was so young back then....basically because of the shock value.

I think Ellen Page could pass for one if she wanted, she's really small in real life and she looks like a teenage anyway despite being 27

Thatguy-3103689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

Someone that's 27 can't pass for someone that is 14 and even they bump her age to 15 or 16 it just won't work. Then throw in a physically capable actress too. Ellie gets down and dirty in the fighting scenes which Chloe is good at when you watch kick ass
http://youtu.be/keJL-75N9Ow

-Foxtrot3689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

But thats it though....Kick Ass, it's the only decent thing she's in.

Hell if your talking about age then Chole is 17 so that wouldn't work either

If not Ellen then the last person I would want is Chloe

@king_george

Swearing and being a potty mouth doesn't mean your a good acting.

Chloe is not a good actress and looks NOTHING like Ellie.

She's honestly the last person I would want.

king_george3689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

@Foxtrot

No way dude Chloe could definitely pull it off. She just has that tough girl vibe that ellie displays in the last of us. And um helloooo ELLIE IS A POTTY MOUTH IN THE GAME. Chloe Moretz gets my vote. Although i wouldnt mind ellen either. Its just that she looks a bit too old to play a 14 year old girl

"Swearing and being a potty mouth doesnt mean your good at acting"

True. Very true. BUT ellie IS a potty mouth and chloe has proven that she can play that bad girl role. And it makes sense to cast someone who has experience with that type of role. Chloe has that experience

"Chloe is not a good actress and looks NOTHING like ellie"

That is your opinion. I believe she is a good actress that has more than enough potential and talent to do this. As far as looks, your not going to find someone that looks EXACTLY like ellie. Besides, Hollywood is very good at rearanging faces, hair, bodies etc., People can say Ellen looks more like ellie which i think is true but shes just too old to play a little girl who is 14.

"Shes honestly the last person i would want"

Sorry to hear that. She a sweet kid with loads of talent IN MY OPINION. but thats just me

Thatguy-3103689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

Chloe can pass for a 15-16 yr old more than Ellen passing for one. Yea she's only in kick ass but the character she plays shows that's she's more than capable of playing Ellie. Ellen page hasn't done a role that shows that she can nail Ellie's part. When it comes to movies it's better to cast someone that would embody the character than to cast someone just because they look a like.
http://youtu.be/P9Pm4N7NWMY
She doesn't look nothing like Ellie but she's more than capable of capturing Ellie's personality and persona on film.

-Foxtrot3689d ago (Edited 3689d ago )

@dboyc310

". Ellen page hasn't done a role that shows that she can nail Ellie's part. "

Are you joking.....

Watch Super (2010), a better Superhero film to Kickass funnily enough.

http://www.imfdb.org/images...

http://www.jamesgunn.com/wp...

A better part then Hit Girl in my opinion

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BABY-JEDI3689d ago

Viggo would be awesome. Ellen Page is to old. Chloe Moretez is not vulnerable enough to play Ellie. Who would work for Ellie? Unknown actress...

Monkeycan83688d ago

I agree 100% she actually kinda looks like Ellie.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I...

Kurisu3689d ago

Nobody. They should cancel the film so they don't turn a perfectly good game in to just another mediocre tie in.

classic193689d ago

yeah josh brolin, can definitively play joel. he seems like the only person that fits that role.

supraking9513689d ago

Ellie Fanning should play Ellie. She's Dakota Fanning younger sister. She was in Super8 and upcoming Maleficent

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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The Last Of Us Series Has Remarkable Potential For Spin-Offs

Najam from eXputer writes "It's time fore a new installment in the series, not another pointless remaster."

anast77d ago

They are working on something new. Not to be rude but it is impossibility stupid to think ND next major announcement is going to be a remaster or their next Last of Us entry is going to be another remaster.

AlterRecs74d ago

I think this is in response to them releasing a remaster for the sequel, a game that didn't need a remaster.

Basically a "why did you put out a remaster no one asked for when you have all there options available"

anast74d ago

They remaster is to put out something quick while they are deving new stuff. I don't get how people can be so static.

AlterRecs73d ago

There's no news about a third game being in production, you're just assuming that they're working on something that they aren't

anast73d ago

When they release the news to start the hype-train, you can give me my props then.

DrDoomer77d ago

I want an alternate timeline spin-off, where part 2 never happened.

CrimsonWing6977d ago

They’ve already done Remasters of 1 and 2… what else is there to Remaster?

AlterRecs74d ago

Considering they remastered the first game twice, who knows lol

CrimsonWing6974d ago

That was a Remake. I guess they could do that to 2, but man…. They should wait a couple generations so it can look like a major upgrade.

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The Last Of Us Online Devs Celebrate Their Experience With The Canceled Game

The team is sad for losing out on such a great project but celebrates its growth because of spending time on it.

Chocoburger121d ago

All they had to do was make a basic online mode like their previous games. Instead they wanted more money and choose to go live service which makes games worse in my opinion.

What a waste of time and money, what a shame.

seanpitt2377d ago

I can't wait for season 2 so they can kill Joel off in the first 2 episodes!! Then it will be just Abby and Ellies revenge plot!

Something is telling me that this won't happen though because it wouldn't make sense, oh wait

Linzoid121d ago

Not sure why they didn’t just make Factions 2. There was no need to make it a live service.

TLoU Factions was a great addition such a shame they couldn’t be bothered to remaster that for PS5 considering the crazy high price tag of the remaster of a remaster…

anast121d ago

This is something to be celebrated. This studio is smart and they get it, even factions 2 wouldn't've have been worth the time. I am surprised they didn't just remaster the first one though, but actually how popular was Factions?