After two years, The Last Of Us Season 2 premieres on April 13, and some of the actors are doing their best to cope with the more difficult scenes. Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, took comfort in a classic meme jingle on set–and it apparently worked.
Some of the cast and crew from The Last Of Us spoke with Variety ahead of the premiere, with Ramsey explaining that they get nervous before the show’s big emotional scenes. To get themselves in a mood that would balance out the darkness of a particular scene, they would listen to the Buckwheat Boyz classic, “Peanut Butter Jelly Time”.
“I was on the floor, my eyes absolutely burning with these menthol tears, and I’m just saying, ‘Peanut Butter Jelllll-y.’ You’ll probably be able to tell which one that is when you watch it,” Ramsey said. They didn’t specify which scene, but given the gravity of the source material, you’re not short on moments that take Ellie to her limit.
During the same interview, Druckmann told The Last Of Us fans that there might not be a third game, but given the length of Part 2’s story, it will take at least two seasons to tell on TV, maybe more.
Joining Ramsey this season are Joe Pantoliano (Memento, The Matrix), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria, Bombshell), Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Hettienne Park (Don’t Look Up), Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3), and Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).
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