Kaitlyn Dever Was Provided Extra Security On ‘The Last of Us’ Set Due To Threat Of People Unable To Distinguish An Actor From Their Video Game Character
Courtesy of Getty Images.
HBO’s second season of video game adaption ‘The Last Of Us’ introduces Kaitlyn Dever’s role as Abby Anderson, and it’s already caused some issues in regards to security.
Isabela Merced, who will also be introduced in season 2 of the acclaimed hit show as Dina, said Dever required extra security on set from people who “genuinely hate” her character Abby.
Merced, when speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “There’s so many strange people in this world because there are people that actually genuinely hate Abby, who is not a real person. Kaitlyn had to be extra secured by security when it came to the filming of this.”
In addition to Dever’s antagonistic role (facing off against characters Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal), some video game fans have expressed hatred toward Abby’s casting, complaining that Dever is not “buff” enough to take on the role.
Abby Anderson in 'The Last of Us - Part II' video game. Courtesy of Naughty Dog/Sony.
Merced continued: “What confuses me is the showrunner and creator of the video game, they work together to make this, so if you like what the guy made and he’s making more of it, why are you mad? I’m too opinionated to be on Twitter. I see this stuff on Twitter, and it makes me want to go Cardi B on them.”
“Kaitlyn is such a cool person who does not get phased by things. She really had her head in the right place, and also is going through a lot personally right now (referring to Dever’s mother who died of breast cancer in February),” Merced said in defence of her friend and co-star. “I’m so excited for people to see how incredibly well Bella and Kaitlyn did on this.”
Season 2 of ‘The Last Of Us’ is set to premiere on Max in 2025 with production almost wrapped.
MORE NEWS
