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'The Last of Us': Isabela Merced on her 'chemistry' with Bella Ramsey in season two
The actress, who brings Ellie’s partner to life in the acclaimed HBO series, opens up about working with her castmate.
The second season of ‘The Last of Us’ is one of the most anticipated in HBO’s extensive catalog, and the anticipation of learning more about the new episodes grows with each new development. And this time we have statements from Isabela Merced, the increasingly well-known actress who will play Dina in the fiction based on Naughty Dog’s popular video game saga, revealing the “chemistry” with Bella Ramsey during the filming of the series. This was reported by Collider after interviewing the young actress of films such as ‘Madame Web’ or the upcoming ‘Alien Romulus’ or ‘Superman’, the latter in the role of Hawkgirl.
The chemistry between Ellie and Dina beyond the video game
Thus, as confirmed some time ago, Isabela Merced will play Dina, Ellie’s friend who ends up being her partner in the second part of the video game saga. And it was the actress herself who celebrated the good chemistry between them during the filming of the second season of the HBO series, something essential to understanding the relationship between them:
“I’m so excited for people to see my chemistry with Bella. Bella and I have so much chemistry. From the first day, it was there. There’s no work to be done. I really respect Bella. I just saw Catherine Called Birdy and Bella has such range and just an honesty about their work. I’m learning so much. I’m very honored to be here,” says the actress.
The relationship between Ellie and Dina is a key part of the second video game of Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic franchise, especially in its final act, so we will surely see the two actresses interacting for a long time, especially considering the possibility that it will take several seasons to cover the entire plot of the second video game. The second season of ‘The Last of Us’ still has no premiere date on HBO.