Alien: Romulus director says a major role was inspired by The Last of Us - and "a year later" the same actor was cast on the HBO show
Isabela Merced was later cast as Dina in The Last of Us season 2
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“Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too,“Alvarez wrote on Twitter. “Then I cast Isabela Merced to play Kay…. A year later she gets cast to play Dina on the HBO show…. True story.”
The filmmaker was responding to a fan who wrote, “Tell us you’ve already played The Last of Us” in response to a tweet containing a series ofAlien: Romulus character trading cards– in which Cailee Spaeny looks a bit like the video game version of Ellie, and the characters are donning outfits and weapons that have major TLOU vibes overall.
It was announced earlier this year that Merced would play Dina, an important figure in Ellie’s adult life, inThe Last of Us season 2– which is based on the sequel to the hit …
