The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey talks about criticism for playing Ellie

series of The Last of Us It’s just a few days away from being released. Although the first reviews report a fantastic adaptation, criticism of Bella Ramsey for being in charge of playing Ellie persists and today the actress has just spoken about how they affected her.

The fans had a very high expectation around the selection of the actors who would give life to the characters of the series. This is how many agreed on the names of actresses who would be perfect to play Ellie and Joel. Bella Ramsey never appeared on those lists, and she was the one who ended up getting the role. This naturally provoked strong criticism from those in charge of the production and the actress Ramsey.

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Criticism of Ramsey had an impact on his security

The young English woman had never spoken about these adverse reactions, but today she broke the silence and it was revealed that it even affected her insecurity.

In an interview with New York TimesRamsey recalled that she was auditioning for the role of Ellie when she was barely 17 years old and confessed to never having received negative comments about her participation in any project to such a degree that they made her doubt whether she was really the one for the project

“I have seen everything. I am aware of all this. This was my first experience, really, with a lot of negative reactions,” said Ramsey, who said that he did not believe the positive comments and decided to focus on the negative ones.

In another interview with The Hollywood Reporterthe English actress recalled that when she arrived in Alberta, Canada, to start the recordings, she was in quarantine due to coronavirus (COVID-19), which did not help: “‘They have chosen the wrong person’, all that flutters in your head “.

Producers praised Ramsey’s work

However, as we told you, the reviews of the series itself have been very favorable and have highlighted the final work of the actress.

One of them is Neil Druckmann, creator of The Last of Uswho mentioned that they were looking for an actress who could be “funny, weird, violent and tough”, which Ramsey fully complied with: “I didn’t see Bella acting as Ellie, I saw Ellie,” Druckmann said when he saw the young woman audition.

The other producer, Mazin, also praised Ramsey, noting how the young woman may be feeling uncertainty, anxiety or panic, but once she hears the clapperboard she gets into character: “There are few people who are better between the words ‘action’ and ‘court'”.

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Fortunately, the role in this project helped the actress gain some self-confidence and she even mentions that she made Ellie’s character her own.

“I felt Ellie as a character that I already had in me, like the skins you use in a video game. She was already one of my skins,” said the actress.

However, she also mentions that this security is ephemeral and that she will again feel doubt in her next projects, although it is something normal for her.

“It’s only recently that I’ve accepted that I’m Ellie, and that I can do it, and that I’m a good actress,” Ramsey said. “Though this will last a few weeks and then I’ll think I’m terrible. That’s just the process.”

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