The Last of Us, an HBO series that adapted Naughty Dog’s game of the same name, featured many characters familiar to fans of the source material, but also completely new characters, created for the production. Perhaps most prominent among them was Kathleen, the ruthless leader of a ruthless resistance group played by Melanie Lynskey.
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Now, the actress who brought Kathleen to life is fighting for her character off-screen and has called for an origin series for her character, in an interview with Variety.
If they wanted to go back and do an origin story, I’d be there for that. The story of how this woman got to this crazy position would be really interesting.
Melanie Lynskey, at Variety
While fans know her character was killed off at the end of the first season of the HBO series, Lynskey believes the story of how the character became what we see in episodes 4 and 5 of The Last of Uscould produce a production derived from the main series.
In the interview, the actress admitted that she knows nothing about the games. before being contacted for the project. Furthermore, he confessed that he has never even played a video game. “My thumbs don’t work like that. I didn’t even play Atari, I read books, I read DH Lawrence when I was a kid.” Lynskey jokes that her husband, fellow actor Jason Ritter, was the one who convinced her to take her role.
He said, “You have to do it, no questions asked.” I was like, ‘But I’m tired.’ He said, “I don’t care.”
Melanie Lynskey, at Variety
While there are no confirmed plans for an origin series of The Last of Us, the actress’s idea can inspire the creation of a new storyline. Fans of the franchise, who follow the struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, are waiting for news on possible derivative series, in addition to waiting for the second season, already confirmed by HBO.
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