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The English actress Bella Ramsey has garnered immense acclaim for her performance in the 2023 adaptation of the beloved game seriesThe Last of Us.The show recently recorded eight wins at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and is expected to dominate further at the Emmys as well. Despite the widespread praise for her work in the series, rumors have circulated about the recasting of Ellie in the next season.
Ramsey, however, has dispelled such speculations with a brief clip showcasing her dedicated training and commitment to her role in the highly anticipated next season of the Emmy-winning Max drama.
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Bella Ramsey Starts Training ForThe Last of UsSeason 2
The second season ofThe Last of Usis expected to premiere in 2025, with filming scheduled to commence this year. And it seems thatBella Ramsey, known for portraying Ellie in the Emmy-winning drama series, is already getting ready for her comeback.
She offered a rare insight into the demanding process of reprising her iconic role. Theshort footagehighlights the efforts the 20-year-old actress is putting into her physical training. Her training session includes dumbbell exercises, tricep pushdowns, pendulum squats, and biceps training, along with a boxing session.
The Last of Usseason 2 is expected to feature a five-year time jump, similar to how the story evolves in the original games. New characters, including Ellie’s rival Abby and her love interest Dina, are also expected to join the cast.
The five-year time jump has also been considered to be one of the reasons many believed that the makers would recast Ellie for the next season. However, the creators of the show have denied such claims, stating that Bella Ramsey will reprise her role in the next season of the show.
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The Last of UsCreators On Recasting Bella Ramsey
AsThe Last of Usseason 2 came to an end, fans started anticipating that the makers would have to recast Bella Ramsey to showcase the difference between the 14-year-old and 19-year-old Ellie. However, the creators of the show, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, have confirmed that they have no plans to recast Ellie for the next season.
“We know what we’re gonna do in terms of costume and makeup and hair,”Mazin said, as perEntertainment Weekly, before adding,“But more importantly, we also know the spirit and soul of the actor.”It is not the first time there have been conflicts over Ramsey’s casting in the show.
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When the actress joined the cast as Ellie, many fans complained about how she did not look like the character from the game. Despite that, the actress earned praise for her performance in the show and is expected to do the same in the next season as well.
The Last of Usis available to stream on Max.
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
