Maisie Williams Says Playing 'Ellie' In THE LAST OF US Is "Looking Good"

Maisie Williams Says Playing 'Ellie' In THE LAST OF US Is "Looking Good"

In a new interview, the young Game Of Thrones star offers an update on her involvement with the planned live-action adaptation of the acclaimed The Last Of Us video game.

By MarkCassidy - Dec 03, 2014 05:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Last of Us
Source: IGN
Solid details on Sony's planned The Last Of Us adaptation are few and far between. All we know for sure is that the game's writer Neil Druckmann is working on the script, Sam Raimi is on board as producer, and that they both want to see Maisie Williams star as the young female lead, Ellie. The good news is that Williams (Arya Stark on Game Of Thrones) really wants to play the role too, and though we await some type of official announcement, in a recent interview she sounds pretty certain that if the movie happens, she'll be a part of it. Williams also reveals that Raimi and Druckmann actually wanted her to moderate the SDCC panel with them, but she couldn't oblige.

"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]. 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."


As she points out, Sony should really get their skates on if they want Williams to play the fourteen-year-old character. The studio have an Uncharted movie dated for 2016, so The Last Of Us would really want to be their next priority. Hopefully we'll get something official on this soon.
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Kurne
Kurne - 12/3/2014, 6:01 AM
No, no, no.
Desrow
Desrow - 12/3/2014, 6:14 AM
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 12/3/2014, 6:15 AM
You will die!
*shoots lightning out hands*
James99201
James99201 - 12/3/2014, 6:17 AM
She bothers me, she just makes me think of that scary movie Orphan (the one with the 30 year old adopted girl)
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/3/2014, 6:17 AM
Where's Pasto?
Skybreaker
Skybreaker - 12/3/2014, 6:22 AM
They already did the last of us in TV: it was Arya and the Hound.

But seriously, Hugh Jackman for Joel and Sony will score a must needed hit after spidey
McGee
McGee - 12/3/2014, 6:33 AM
I'll never understand the appeal of this young man.
DefcoN
DefcoN - 12/3/2014, 6:36 AM
@CaptShipwreck Yeah, visuals for this movie must be top-notch. Clickers and Bloaters were scary as [frick] in the game, imagine them on the big screen. Also, bring back Gustavo Santaolalla and let him compose the score.
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 12/3/2014, 6:49 AM
Come on guys, I'm sure she'll be a good fit for the role ;)
DoctorDoak
DoctorDoak - 12/3/2014, 6:59 AM

She gross.
yonny616
yonny616 - 12/3/2014, 7:05 AM
See, this is what some of you don't get. Imagine if Ratchet and Clank film is good, then the Sly Cooper film is good and Uncharted film too, along with The Last of Us film. This can give Sony the confidence to start making more movies based on their popular video games. Eventually they'll try their hand at an inFamous movie and that'll be their superhero film. Now we're one step closer to getting Spidey back to Marvel.
NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 12/3/2014, 7:06 AM
*Looks for Pasto*
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 7:14 AM





























Oh......yes.
TimL
TimL - 12/3/2014, 7:22 AM
No thanks, would rather see Chloe Grace Moretz as Ellie.
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 12/3/2014, 7:28 AM
she's great as Arya Stark

if Ellen Page were 14 years younger she'd be perfect for this role
DrAlecHolland
DrAlecHolland - 12/3/2014, 7:31 AM
As long as Uwe Boll doesn't direct it. He has ruined enough video game franchises in the cinema for the sake of him making money.

@ Melkaticox they were atattemptina script and cast line up at one point for heavy rain. It was just going to be called rain.
DrAlecHolland
DrAlecHolland - 12/3/2014, 7:37 AM
Heavy Rain film actually has been fast tracked to WB and writer from NYPD Blue will be penning story. And so far looks like it will be called Heavy Rain.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/3/2014, 7:38 AM
@DoctorDoak

You win the thread for posting a ...Waiting gif! Well played!

The only role the Maisie Williams fits is to play a foot. She looks like a foot.
yossarian
yossarian - 12/3/2014, 7:42 AM
I have no idea what any of this is.
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 12/3/2014, 7:51 AM
No, she looks like a clicker!
DoctorDoak
DoctorDoak - 12/3/2014, 7:54 AM
@MercwithMouth

Totally underrated film. One of my favorite comedies!

Maisie Williams will always be my top choice to play Quasimodo
gaikinger
gaikinger - 12/3/2014, 8:02 AM
I think Ellen Page can still pull off 14.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/3/2014, 8:59 AM



@DoctorDoak

The resemblance is uncanny!!!
jonnytheshirt
jonnytheshirt - 12/3/2014, 9:06 AM
Whilst Maisie nailed it as Aarya I dunno I'm not too sure about Ellie, that character's a bit more vulnerable. Anyways she's a good actress so I'm sure she'll impress.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 12/3/2014, 2:53 PM
Needs to be Ellen Page.
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 12/3/2014, 5:17 PM
@BritishMonkey

I agree although I doubt Ellen would have done it since she was a little ticked that they used her likeness in the game without asking her.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 12/3/2014, 5:56 PM
@Mercwitham0uth True, I remember hearing about that.

Maybe hiring her to play Ellie would be a good way to rectify things perhaps?
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