Booksmart star kaitlyn dever almost played ellie in hbo's upcoming the last of us The series, based on naughty dog's widely acclaimed video game of the same name, sees the smuggler, joel, played by game of thrones and the mandalorian 's. According to entertainment weekly, kaitlyn dever, who now portrays abby, was once in serious consideration for the role of ellie Yep, back then they wanted to make a movie. Game of thrones star maisie williams, who played arya stark for all eight seasons, reportedly met with druckmann when the video game adaptation was first imagined as a movie. The last of us director neil druckmann has revealed that game of thrones star maisie williams and booksmart's kaitlyn dever were both considered for the role of ellie in the canceled movie.
Who was originally supposed to play ellie Any actors considered for ellie for the canceled film adaptation—such as maisie williams and kaitlyn dever—had aged out of consideration by the time the series was in production, resulting in a reset of candidates. The last of us movie had maisie williams & kaitlyn dever audition for ellie january 9, 2023 by anthony nash
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