Ashley Johnson On Her The Last of Us Role | The Last of Us | HBO Max

(VEGETATION SCRUNCHING UNDERFOOT) Anna is definitely a bit of an Easter egg for people who did play the games. (ANNA WILLIAMS GRUNTS) ASHLEY JOHNSON:<i> She's just, in some ways, an extension of Ellie.</i> ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ I'm excited. ♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ ASHLEY:<i> I played Ellie in the first and the second game.</i> <i> So it's special for me to play the mother</i> <i> of this character that I care so deeply about.</i> Anyone? ASHLEY:<i> It sort of brings the story around</i> <i> to meeting Ellie for the first time,</i> <i> and how she was first brought into this world.</i> <i> Even her mother had such a fight.</i> It shows how strong Ellie is, of where she came from, and what she had to go through. ♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ ASHLEY:<i> Filming the actual scene and that whole attack,</i> <i> I mean, that stunt woman was unbelievable.</i> <i> You are acting to a certain extent,</i> <i> of like, "I'm scared! I'm scared!"</i> But I actually felt scared. -(ANNA GRUNTS, SCREAMS) -(INFECTED SCREECHES) -(ANNA WHIMPERS) -(INFECTED GRUNTS) It was intense, but I just-- Every second of it, I was like, "I can't believe that I'm here, and I'm getting to do this." (ELLIE WILLIAMS CRYING) ANNA: Yeah, you tell 'em. ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ You fuckin' tell 'em, Ellie. ASHLEY:<i> Anna and Marlene have been best friends</i> <i> and have gone through this whole journey together.</i> <i> We've already met Marlene up until this point</i> <i> and finally realize that connection</i> <i>when Marlene walks into the room</i> <i> and sees Anna in the state that she's in.</i> ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ ANNA: Take her with you. And I want you to give her this. ASHLEY:<i> This is what Marlene had taken on, this like--</i> <i> the foundation of her relationship with Ellie.</i> Being a part of this story for as long as I have, and then seeing it in person, <i> and getting to experience it was just...</i> Yeah, I'll never forget it. ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

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Length: 2min 32sec (152 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 22 2023

Reddit Comments

[u/MLM_1000]

I know it's been said to the point of it being cliche but whenever I hear her voice I just see Ellie.

[u/rabit_stroker]

Did anyone else notice that the abandoned farm house she died in looked really similar on the outside to the one Dina and Eliie inhabit in ot 2