In a new interview withEntertainment Weekly, showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin talked about the charactercarefully.
As it turns out, Dever has a history withThe Last of Us, if not specifically with Abby.
The reason we cast Kaitlyn is because shes an incredible actor… We value performance over anything else.
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Theres not as much violent action moment to moment, Druckmann said of the series version of the character.
Its more about the drama.
Im not saying theresnoaction here.
Its just, again, different priorities and how you approach it.
He continued, very vaguely revealing a tiny bit more about Abby as a character.
When you venture to pick a hero, its tough because were human beings, werenotheroes.
It was important that we found somebody that we could connect to the way we connect to Bella.
And then the question is, Where does her formidable nature come from and how does it manifest?
Thats something that will be explored now and later.
The Last of Usreturns to HBO and Max in April.
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