Merle Dandridge will reprise her role as Marlene on the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us

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Merle Dandridge, who voiced Marlene in both of the Naughty Dog games for PlayStation, will reprise the role in the premium cable network's scripted drama series.

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The Last of Us revolves around the relationship between Joel (Pedro Pascal, The Mandalorian), a hardened survivor of the collapse of modern civilization 20 years ago, and 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey, Game of Thrones), whom he's hired to smuggle out of an oppressive quarantine zone.

Dandridge's Marlene is the head of the Fireflies, a resistance movement struggling for freedom against an oppressive military regime. She joins a cast that also includes Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Joel's younger brother.

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‘Last of Us’ Game Star to Reprise Role in HBO Series (Exclusive)

Merle Dandridge joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey and Gabriel Luna.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[SunBroDave]

Oh shit. She is part of the HBO family, recently in The Flight Attendant

 

[Zebesian-X]

Hell yes

 

[Loudninja]

Wrong link lololol

edit: Ok its fixed now :P

 

[Thiago]

lmao I saw that

 

[--R]

YOU GUYS SAW NOTHING.

 

[Critch]

There really is a Simpsons clip for anything.

 

[Expy]

Very cool.

 

[Glassboy]

YOU GUYS SAW NOTHING.

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Lol. ;)

 

[RayCharlizard]

So confused.

Edit: I thought this was a troll thread but happy to see the topic title is true lmao

 

[tophu]

should've kept the original tweet, LOL

and fantastic news, hopefully we get Tess' original VA as well.

 

[FusedAtoms]

I was so confused by that original link , that was pretty funny though 😂😂😂😂

This is great news

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

did not expect that tweet

 

[Toa Axis]

It would appear I missed some content.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

You know, Marge, we really are The Last of Us.

 

[Zips]

Well now I just want to know what the original post had before it was edited.

 

[Chessguy1]

remind me, what was her role in the game?

 

[Strike]

It's all coming together.

 

[Uzupedro]

That's very cool, maybe Bill's will also reprise his role?

remind me, what was her role in the game?

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Fireflies leader, she hires Joel to take Ellie to the hospital in order to make the cure.

 

[Mecha]

I missed it 😅

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Alyx?

 

[FusedAtoms]

Op too many people saw it you're going to have to post the original link or the whole thread will derail with people asking 😂😂😂

 

[Betty]

remind me, what was her role in the game?

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For real?

She's the leader of the fireflies.

I guess she isn't in the game THAT much but I thought she was memorable.

 

[HardRojo]

Yo! That's great news! I hope the actor for Bill and the actress for Tess reprise their roles too.

 

[Kolx]

I'm more interested now in what was deleted than in the news itself lol

 

[TheChungusAmongUs]

Yeah thats rad.

 

[Fat4all]

that's fantastic, Marlene is one of my favorite characters

 

[dreamfall]

This is the best news!

 

[Morrigan]

YOU GUYS SAW NOTHING.

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Temptation to revert post rising... rising...

 

[Max|Payne]

remind me, what was her role in the game?

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Leader of the Fireflies and the one who gives Joel the quest to escort Ellie accross the country.

 

[-Le Monde-]

Nice! Can't wait to see the first trailer.

 

[Jomatto]

Has there been any actors that have reprised their game roles into live action before?

 

[TradedHats]

This probably opens up Annie Wersching and W. Earl Brown for reprising their roles too, right?

 

[poklane]

Hopefully first of many actors to return for their role.

 

[Lotus]

I'm more interested now in what was deleted than the in the news itself lol

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[John Frost]

Amazing news!

 

[--R]

Temptation to revert post rising... rising...

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[Vonocourt]

Dope.

 

[IIFloodyII]

Casting so far has been so good. I do hope they flesh out Marlene's story/journey more with them having the benefits of a TV show not needing to be locked on Joel & Ellie's journey, would make the end absolutely painful to watch though.

 

[Desfrog]

Nice! Hope they get Annie Wersching back as well.

 

[Sephiroth]

Didn't realize she also did Alyx Vance

 

[Herey]

Pretty cursed pre-edit 👀

 

[Gravity Insanity]

That means Earl Brown as Bill has to be next.

 

[J-Skee]

Best choice.

 

[IIFloodyII]

Alyx?

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Yep, same person.

 

[Fat4all]

Didn't realize she also did Alyx Vance

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yeah, in everything except hl:alyx cuz they wanted a younger sounding take on alyx

 

[kimbo99]

She was amazing in Greenleaf in Netflix. Glad she's keeping her role for TLOU series

 

[Kinthey]

I can't quite tell if this show wants to be something new or not

 

[Aufdeel]

So glad for her. Everything about this adaptation sounds so promising.

 

[jwk94]

Huh, I wonder who else they might get to return