Filming has finished on HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, ahead of its launch next year. However, two pivotal characters had remained a mystery – until now. IGN has revealed that Henry will be played by Lamar Johnson, while his younger brother Sam will be portrayed by Keivonn Woodard. Interestingly, protagonists Joel and Ellie will meet the siblings in Kansas City, as opposed to Pittsburgh like in the game. According to the press release, the brothers will be “hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance”.
Johnson is a Canadian actor who was credited in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, while Woodard is a young up-and-comer. Both will be flanked by veteran performers Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves) and Elaine Miles (Northern Exposure), who will guest star as new characters Marlon and Florence. They’re described as “a married couple surviving alone in the wilderness of post-apocalyptic Wyoming”, although there are no further details beyond that.
Naughty Dog vice president Neil Druckmann has said that this will be the most faithful video game adaptation ever made, although he has always hinted that it will expand on the plot of the game. We know that Joel and Ellie’s original voice actors, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, will both have roles in the show – and will be playing new characters as well. Hopefully we’ll get some kind of trailer before the end of the year.
[source ign.com]
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'hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance.' what's this revelutionary movement I thought they were just trying to survive the infection that caused the post apocalyptic world they're in lol
@Would_you_kindly Are the Fireflies not a bit nutty? They’re going beyond just surviving in the same way that the soldiers at the start are, they use violence where it’s not really necessary.
Imagine that. They got an actor that looks the part.
Had no idea the original voice actors had a part too. Gotta be tongue in cheek no matter how much they shill for the show.
@nessisonett They make interesting antagonists in the sense of their aims are noble in trying to cure the disease but at a cost to other. An end justifies the means outlook which we can easily say is horrible in our comfortable world but in theirs it's understandable.
I wouldn't necessarily say they were revolutionary though. They're just another faction trying to save humanity from the virus.
P.S. I haven't played TLOU2 yet so if they've gone way beyond their MMO in the first I'm unaware.
@nessisonett @Would_you_kindly could be they've revamped the hunters in Pittsburgh (now KC) to have aims outside of just, well, hunting people.
@Would_you_kindly I spent the entire game under impression that the Fireflies caused the Outbreak, and were now looking for a cure in order to surplant the government as the controlling organisation.
@nessisonett that's true but why would they be seeking vengeance against these 2 characters
@Richnj Bill Gates and Big Pharma caused the outbreak. I've seen the 1st draft of the original script.
I remember a casting call for a hearing impaired actor going out on Twitter for someone that sounded a lot like Sam. Only IMDB entry I can find for Keivonn Woodard shows he played a deaf student in something so I'm assuming this was for Sam after all.
@riceNpea I wouldn't blame Bill at this point. I'd be looking to spread some viruses too after all the windows viruses I got twenty years ago.
Removed - unconstructive
Let me guess: the older couple die tragically too. Would be surprised if they created new characters for anything but added cynicism.
@JudgeDredd They team up with Joel and Ellie for a short while to escape a city, Ellie and the younger sibling bond a little, younger sibling gets infected, older sibling has to shoot him then shoots himself. That's the long and short of it.
@TeapotBuddha definitely seems to be a trend at the moment where every villain needs a complex motivation which, yeah, isn't always necessary imo. for better or worse though, I was kinda just guessing in regards to this revolutionary group. Could also just be the Fireflies too, as others have mentioned.
And I'm all about nitpicking lol, so no worries there.
@Would_you_kindly Ill take a stab that their story is fleshed out and in their bid for survival they have stolen from or killed some fireflies or another group, and they are in hiding?
Saw the thumbnail and thought for a sec they'd played a Netflix resident evil and made Nate a black dude
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