The seventh episode of The Last Of Us premieres at present (February 26) and introduces a brand new however essential character.
Created by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and the unique sport’s co-creator Neil Druckmann, The Last Of Us follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) 20 years after fashionable civilisation has been ravaged by a lethal an infection.
So far, the pair have encountered quite a lot of completely different characters, with the likes of Gabriel Luna (Tommy), Nick Offerman (Bill), Murray Bartlett (Frank) and Melanie Lynskey (Kathleen) all visitor starring all through the season.
Episode seven of The Last Of Us takes a pause on Joel and Ellie’s quest for a remedy to deal with Ellie’s backstory, introducing new character Riley.
Who performs Riley in The Last Of Us?
Storm Reid performs Riley. According to the HBO web site, Riley is “an orphaned girl growing up in post-apocalyptic Boston.”
Riley was talked about by Marlene (Merle Dandridge) to Ellie in episode one however this shall be her first on-screen look.
Reid’s breakout position was as Gia Bennett, the youthful sister of Zendaya‘s Rue, in Euphoria. She also starred as Tyla, the daughter of Idris Elba’s Bloodsport, in 2021’s The Suicide Squad and has had roles in 12 Years A Slave and A Wrinkle In Time.
Speaking about her position as Riley, Reid instructed CinemaBlend: “It means the world. I am so fortunate and so grateful to be a part of this universe now, to be able to embody Riley, a character that people love, especially the union of Ellie and Riley.”
“I think people are going to be heartbroken when they watch our episode,” she added. “But it’s so beautiful, and Bella is wildly talented. To be able to just work with that whole team, with Neil, with Craig, everybody is just amazing. So I’m so grateful.”
Does Riley seem within the unique sport?
Riley doesn’t seem within the unique 2013 sport. She was first launched vis spin-off comedian e book collection American Dreams earlier than enjoying a pivotal position in downloadable growth Left Behind (the place she was voiced by Yaani King).
This 2014 growth instructed Ellie’s story previous to assembly Joel and, based mostly on the trailer for episode 7, HBO’s collection will observe swimsuit.
In a four-star overview, NME wrote: “Gamers have been burned before by poorly conceived adaptations of their favourite titles, so they were naturally skeptical. But they needn’t have been. The Last Of Us lacks novel ideas, but when it’s this good it can get away with it.”