It’s also got its Bill and Frank
The HBO adaptation ofThe Last of Usis picking up more of its cast, and now that lineup includes Jeffrey Pierce, the voice of Tommy in the video game. Pierce won’t be playing Tommy, though.
Instead, asDeadline reports, Pierce will play Perry, a “rebel in a quarantine zone.” Gabriel Luna, meanwhile,will be portraying Tommyin HBO’s version ofThe Last of Us. Deadline also confirms that the series has cast Murray Bartlett and Con O’Neill as Frank and Bill, respectively.
Those who’ve playedThe Last of Uswill recognize Bill and Frank, as the town where the two live is an early area in the game. I’m curious as to whether the casting means we’ll see more of Bill and Frank together, before their partnership falls apart to the point where Joel and Ellie see it in the video game.
As for the video game voice actors, Pierce isn’t the firstLast of Usvoice actor to get cast in the series. But while Pierce is playing a different character, Marlene’s voice actress Merle Dandridge will bereprising her role in the live-actionLast of Usseries.
The show has already cast its Joel and Ellie, as Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, and it’s been gradually building out the supporting cast too. I’d say things are looking more optimistic for this Naughty Dog adaptation than it does for theUnchartedmovie, at least.
Video game adaptations have been continuing to spread out across the industry, though. Netflix has been scooping them up in particular, with projects like thelive -actionResident Evilseriespopping up alongside its growing success withThe Witcher.
We might be in a golden time for video games getting live-action adaptations, and at least so far, they’ve all been turning out pretty okay. (Except you, Netflix’sDragon’s Dogma.) Seeing how the HBOLast of Usturns out should be fun.
