English actor Maisie Williams has discussed some new details about the up-and-coming live-action film based on the critically acclaimed The Last of Us, with the Game of Thrones star saying she would still “love to do it.”
The adaption of Naughty Dog’s prestigious IP will have Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy and The Evil Dead) producing the feature film, while Neil Druckmann, the creative director on the video game version, has confirmed he will be penning the script.
Williams, who portrays fan-favourite Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has been linked with the role of Ellie, the main ally of protagonist Joel in The Last of Us, for some time now, and she recently revealed in an interview the time she met with both Raimi and Druckmann in the U.S.
“There was a whole thing that went on Twitter [of fans suggesting me for the role],” she told IGN. “I didn’t know a lot about [the game]. I Googled it. Ashley Johnson — who did Ellie’s voice — [fans] asked her what she thought of me and she said, ‘That’s pretty much my dream.’ I don’t follow her but I was silently stalking her wondering what she thought of all this.
“And when I got my American agent and he said, ‘If there’s anything you want to do, let us know’ — America’s got such that can-do attitude. That was the first time I came to him with anything. So he said he’d set us up for a meeting next time I’m in America. And they did. So I had a meeting with [producer] Sam Raimi and [game director] Neil Druckmann. And they said they’d love if you would moderate the panel at Comic-Con, but you’d need to watch the walk-through and know your s*** because there are massive fans of this and we wouldn’t want it to go wrong.”
Since its announcement at San Diego Comic-Con this year, The Last of Us movie is yet to receive an official director, cast or script, but Williams is still committed in securing a role in the film.
“I was doing so much work for Thrones that I didn’t want to half-arse do it, so I said I’m not going to [moderate],” she added. “They said fine, but they’re gonna announce they had talks. So the way it was left is they want me to do it, and I want to do it. But there’s no script, no director, and no anything else. So at this moment, it’s looking like, ‘Yes,’ but it’s still such early days. If they make it in 30 years, they can’t have a 40-year-old Ellie. So at the moment, it’s looking good, and I’d love to do it. Hell yeah.”
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