'Pretty fun': Bella Ramsey spills tea on Ellie’s switchblade trick from 'The Last of Us'

'I just had to do it a couple of times, and they could loop it, or something. It was pretty fun,' said Bella Ramsey
Bella Ramsey in 'The Last of Us' (IMDb)
Bella Ramsey in 'The Last of Us' (IMDb)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: We are days away from HBO’s highly anticipated video game adaptation 'The Last of Us'. The series stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as central characters Joel and Ellie and by the looks of the promotional material the series looks like the most faithful adaptation of a video game. However, the actress recently disclosed that it took her a while to perfect Ellie’s switchblade trick from the game.

Speaking of the game, the series is created by games’ director Neil Druckmann and 'Chernobyl' fame Craig Mazin who have worked very hard to keep the story's emotional core intact in a similar vein to the games. The duo has a big responsibility to fulfill fans' expectations as historically, video game adaptations have not been able to make a mark with the audience. 

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In a recent interview with Collider, 'Game of Thrones' actress, Bella Ramsey recently confessed her fun experience wielding the blade with help of some edit. 

She said, "I did it on the day I was aware that I had to do this thing. I was like, “Oh, I should have practiced this.” But it was fine. That’s where editing comes in handy. I didn’t have to be very good at it. I just had to do it a couple of times, and they could loop it, or something. It was pretty fun. I quite enjoyed that. But I don’t think it’s a skill that I’ve continued to possess. It came for the day, and then it ran away again pretty quickly."

Furthermore, one of the creator of the series, Mazin told the outlet in a recent interview that “the amount of remaining story would take us more than a season to tell.” He further revealed that he definitely doesn’t "see this as something that runs on and on and on. We don’t have that ambition. Our ambition is to tell the story that exists, as best as we can, in a different medium."

'The Last of Us' which features Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on January 15, 2023.

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