Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright is in Vancouver to play the Seattle militia group leader Isaac in season 2 of HBO’s smash hit The Last of Us that he voiced in the video game..
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The Washington Liberation Front (WLF or Wolves) controls most of Seattle’s survivors from a global fungal pandemic, but is mired in an endless war against the cult Seraphites (or Scars) in the game.
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 have joined 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 Vancouver blocks dressed as the game’s Seattle Center in early May.
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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.
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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., Catherine O’Hara, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Jeffrey Wright.
Sound stages: Bridge Studios.
Season 2 of The Last of Us will premiere on HBO in 2025