Fans spotted and met Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor Jeffrey Wright on The Last of Us season 2 set in east Vancouver last Friday.
First look at Oscar Nominated & Emmy Winner #JeffreyWright on the set of #TheLastofUs playing “Issac’s” #TheBatman #JamesBond Very easy to talk too, & super nice to fans. Was very nice signing autocards & photo’s,funko’s @yvrshootstweets @TheLastofUsNews @TLOUSource pic.twitter.com/ibPjVNer2K
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) May 27, 2024
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From FEDRA to WLF?
In the video game, we don’t get Isaac Dixon’s Federal Disaster Response Agency (FEDRA)’ back story. We only know him as one of the founding members of the Washington Liberation Front (the WLF also known as the Wolves) who rebel against FEDRA’s tight control over Seattle’s Quarantine Zone after a global fungal pandemic.
The set at East Georgia Street and Jackson Avenue in east Vancouver looked like the game’s Seattle with Washington State plates on the abandoned cars and a school bus blocking a FEDRA armoured car.
Who is the actor below? Is this the founder of the Seraphite cult — later known as The Seraphite Prophet?
You can usually tell a higher actor on set by the fact they get an umbrella ☔️ while the rest don’t. And not only that they don’t have to hold it themselves 🤣😏 At the set of #TheLastofUsHBO on a rainy night @yvrshootstweets @WhatsFilmingON pic.twitter.com/e4iGaY0uQc
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) May 25, 2024
New West Boy / @CaptCanuck66 video.
Small group of background actors head off for a quick break during filming tonight on the set of @TheLastofUsHBO @yvrshootstweets pic.twitter.com/ZItKxTnZtD
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) May 25, 2024
What is The Last of Us?
Season One of The Last of Us took place 20 years after modern civilization had been destroyed by a fungal pandemic. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, was hired to smuggle teen Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What started as a small job soon became a brutal, heartbreaking journey as they both traversed across the U.S. and depended on each other for survival.
At the end of season one, Joel and Ellie headed back to Jackson, Wyoming, a walled community of survivors from the fungal pandemic led by Joel’s brother Tommy Miller (Gabriel Luna) and sister-in-law Maria (Rutina Wesley).
In season 2, we will meet some new characters In Jackson like Ellie’s new friend Dina (Isabela Merced) and scout Jesse (Young Mazino).
We will also meet a group of former Fireflies who join Isaac (Jeffrey Wright)’s Washington Liberation Front (WLF) in Seattle: soldier Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever), who’s seeking vengeance for someone she loved, soldier Manny (Danny Ramirez), doctor Mel (Ariela Barer), military medic Nora (Tati Gabrielle) and Owen (Spencer Lord).
Kaitlyn Dever is soldier Abby Anderson.
Danny Ramirez is soldier Manny; Ariela Bare is doctor Mel, Tati Gabrielle is military medic Nora and Spencer Lord is Owen.
We’ve already seen the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) in action in Vancouver.
A convoy of twelve military vehicles patrolled two downtown blocks dressed as the game’s Seattle Center in early May.
New West Boy/@CaptCanuck66 video.
Very impressive to see the military vehicles & foot soldiers moving side by side in this scene for #TheLastofUs shot in #Vancouver @WhatsFilming @yvrshootstweets @WhatsFilmingON pic.twitter.com/dmgSAzdHoU
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) May 4, 2024
Look at how many people it takes to make our favourite television shows.
Cristina Barper/@CristinaBarper video.
Next time you watch a series, take a moment to appreciate the countless individuals working behind the scenes. It's seriously mind blowing! 🎬 #TheLastofUs #BehindTheScenes" pic.twitter.com/zj2VKzDTiZ
— Cristina Barper (@CristinaBarper) May 4, 2024
The Last of Us Season 2:
Working title: MEGA SWORD
B.C. filming dates: February 12 2024 – August 21 2024.
Co-Creators/Writers: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann.
Directors: Craig Mazin, Mark Mylod, Kate Herron, Peter Hoar, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Stephen Williams
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Isabela Merced.,Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord.
Guest stars: Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Wright.
Sound stages: Bridge Studios.
Season 2 of The Last of Us will premiere on HBO in 2025