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Naughty Dog almost didn't cast Laura Bailey in The Last of Us Part 2, because "she's in everything"


Renowned actress Laura Bailey portrayed deuteragonist Abby Anderson in The Last of Us Part 2, but Naughty Dog almost didn't cast her.

Renowned actress Laura Bailey portrayed deuteragonist Abby Anderson in The Last of Us Part 2, but Naughty Dog almost didn't cast her because "she's in everything". Druckmann was chatting with Santa Monica Studio's creative director Cory Barlog during a panel at DICE this week, where he said he was "sure it was going to be a different actor" when he was watching the auditions live (thanks, PC Gamer). Even the studio more generally thought Bailey wouldn't be right for the role as Abby, as she had already been in so many other games, including Naughty Dog's own Uncharted series.

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