The Last of Us Part 2 director wanted Laura Bailey to bulk up for her Abby role: "I was training like crazy, and then I got pregnant"
There's something interesting in Abby feeling a lot like Joel
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And to really sell the updated animations and heftier build, Druckmann supposedly asked Laura Bailey to match the character’s physique. Bailey recounts that the director at one point said, “You should probably beef up if you’re going to play her,” prompting the actor to begin “deadlifting as much as possible” in preparation for the role. “So I did,” she explains, “and I was training like crazy. And then I got pregnant. Eh, what are you gonna do?”
Elsewhere in the documentary, Naughty Dog revealed that the sequel was originally going to be aBloodborne-inspired open-world adventure. The studio was also candid about itshistory with crunch culture, claiming that it was turning over a new leaf.
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