It is clear that Isabela Merced is one of the most prominent actresses in Hollywood today. After debuting in the MCU with Madame Web and confirming her arrival at DC Studios as Hawkgirl, the American-Peruvian actress also signed with HBO to play Dina in the second season of The Last of Us.
Now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she tells how she ended up playing the PlayStation-exclusive sequel like crazy before meeting with Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the showrunners of the series, stating in turn that she went through a period of her life in which I was obsessed with video games.
“I was in a relationship where my ex had a console and I stayed up playing until 4 a.m. every night. So yeah, I have an unhealthy obsession with video games, and I told myself I wouldn’t buy a PS5.” But when I found out that they wanted to meet with me I thought, ‘Okay, the first thing I have to do is play the video game.’ I had already seen the first season of the show, so I went to a friend’s house and played it. in one weekend. It was incredible. 25 hours of play. Wild, but very fun. I liked it a lot, but I haven’t played the first The Last of Us yet. Only the 2.”
Although she prohibited herself from purchasing a PS5 so as not to become obsessed with video games again, Merced wanted to prepare very well to stay up to date with the events of the series and land the role as soon as possible. If we do the math, the actress would have played up to 8 hours a day that weekend, from Friday to Sunday, so the binge was pretty clear.
However, it seems that it was worth it this weekend without practically leaving the house, since he ended up getting the role for the second season of The Last of Usa season that has just begun filming and hopes to have a grand premiere early next year.
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