Controlling The Last of Us' Ellie after playing her in the live-action adaptation will be very awkward for Bella Ramsey.

The former Game of Thrones star recently spoke to Total Film on how much of her performance is original versus an extension of Ellie's video game self as voiced by Ashley Johnson. "She will feel familiar to fans of the game, but is not meant to be a replica of Ashley Johnson's Ellie," Ramsey said, though she admitted that this juxtaposition may impact personal walkthroughs of the game if she ever gets around to it. "At the beginning of the show, I was like, "I'm definitely going to play the game after." But now I'm not so sure. When we'd watch gameplay of what we'd [filmed] the day before, it was strange, watching a version of what you did. I just need a really good friend to laugh at me when I walk into walls, and then I'll enjoy it," she added.

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Ramsey isn't the only Last of Us actor to struggle at playing the source material. According to Joel actor Pedro Pascal, despite loving The Last of Us' story, he was only able to make it through its gameplay segments for "a matter of minutes before I had to hand it over to my nephew," confessing that "It really takes a specific kind of skill, and I don't have it."

While HBO's Casey Bloys confirmed last month that The Last of Us' release window would be "closer to early 2023," viewers recently got their first look at it before the HBO premiere of The House of Dragons. A sizzle reel commercial detailing new and returning shows coming to HBO Max concluded with official footage from The Last of Us, including multiple scenes of Ramsey and Pascal as their characters. Among the clips shown included the duo walking across a snowy bridge, Joel and Ellie's argument from the game's Fall chapter and a brief appearance by Nick Offerman as the supporting character, Bill.

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The Last of Us' series, co-developed by the game's director Neil Druckman and Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin, will simultaneously adapt and expand upon stories from Naughty Dog's acclaimed 2013 title. In addition to Offerman's Bill, multiple actors will play live-action versions of The Last of Us' supporting cast, with Merle Dandridge reprising her gaming role as Fireflies leader Marlene. Most recently, it was announced that Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard were cast as Henry and Sam, two siblings Joel and Ellie encounter and ally with during the game's Pittsburgh level.

HBO's The Last of Us will premiere sometime in early 2023.

Source: Total Film