Last of Us Fans Reminded Abby Is Fictional After HBO Hires Additional Security for Kaitlyn Dever

In a determination that shows HBO has learned a happening oregon 2 astir the toxicity of fandom, the institution has prepared for the backlash it whitethorn person from the upcoming play of The Last of Us. 

After the announcement that Kaitlyn Dever would play Abby—an infamously loathed quality successful the game’s sequel, The Last of Us Part II—in the 2nd season of the deed series, HBO and Max proactively acceptable up other information for the histrion to support her from fans who mightiness person occupation distinguishing information from fiction.

Isabela Merced (Alien: Romulus), formed arsenic Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) emotion involvement Dina successful play two, revealed to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, “There are truthful galore unusual radical successful this satellite due to the fact that determination are radical who genuinely hatred Abby, who is not a existent person. Just a reminder: Not a existent person. So, you know, Kaitlyn has to beryllium other secured by information erstwhile it came to the filming of this.” 

When The Last of Us Part II released successful June 2020, gamers criticized the caller playable character, Abby, a worker who seeks revenge against Joel for her father’s decease and serves arsenic an adversary to Ellie. Online misogynists began attacking the character’s carnal appearance, arsenic they couldn’t grip a pistillate with large muscles, immoderate adjacent speculating the quality is trans (she is not). The Last of Us developers Naughty Dog and Abby voiceover histrion Laura Bailey were harassed and received decease threats implicit the game. 

“What confuses maine is the showrunner [Craig Mazin] and creator of the video crippled [Neil Druckmann], they enactment unneurotic to marque this, truthful if you similar what the feline made and he’s making much of it, wherefore are you mad?,” Merced said connected the podcast. “I’m excessively opinionated to beryllium connected Twitter. I spot this worldly connected Twitter, and it makes maine privation to spell Cardi B connected them.”

While Dever has not commented connected the series, Merced shared that her co-star doesn’t get fazed by these things, praising the actress’ show arsenic Emmy-worthy. “It’s devastating to see, but besides springiness her the damn Emmy!,” Merced declared. “Honestly, I’m truthful excited for radical to spot however incredibly good Bella and Kaitlyn did connected this. I’m truthful excited.”

The seven-episode 2nd play of The Last of Us debuts connected HBO successful 2025.

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