The 'Alien: Romulus' actor has since been cast in a prominent role for season two of 'The Last Of Us' Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has confirmed that a character in the film was heavily inspired by Naughty Dog ‘s The Last Of Us Part II video game – find out more below. READ MORE: ‘Alien: Romulus’ review: chest-bursting reboot is as thrilling and scary as the original Álvarez, who also directed 2013’s Evil Dea d and the Don’t Breathe franchise, took to social media over the weekend to share that the character of Kay in Alien: Romulus – played by Isabela Merced – was partially inspired by The Last Of Us Part II ‘s Dina. In The Last Of Us Part II , Dina is pregnant, adding another layer of intensity and seriousness into the apocalyptic game’s setting.
This prompted Álvarez to decide that Kay should be pregnant as well. He wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Fun fact: I was playing The Last Of Us 2 while writing Alien: Romulus . The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of pregnant too.
Then I cast Isabela Merced to play Kay...
” Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too. Then I cast Isabella Merced to play Kay..
.. A year later she gets cast to play Dina on the HBO show.
...
True story. https://t.co/fABV9L1x1I pic.
twitter.com/prDV6bHTYf — Fede Alvarez (@fedalvar) August 24, 2024 However, the casting would turn into a full-circle moment for both Álvarez and Merced as a year after Merced’s casting in Alien: Romulus , it was announced that she would be playing the role of Dina in HBO ‘s second season of The Last Of Us alongside Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal. Álvarez wrote: “A year later she gets cast to play Dina in the HBO show.
.. true story.
” In a glowing five-star review of Alien: Romulus for NME , James Mottram wrote: “With spot-on production design that really captures the worn-out feel of space travel that the Alien films so perfectly showed, the practical and visual effects, bringing that acid-dripping bitch back to life, are also superbly realised. With a gets-right-under-the-skin score from Benjamin Wallfisch, this is an Alien film for the ages. Finally, someone has made a movie that comes close to the brilliance of Ridley Scott and James Cameron.
” Related Topics Alien: Romulus HBO Naughty Dog PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Sony Interactive Entertainment The Last of Us The Last of Us Part II.
