Ellie’s character model in the game is clearly based on Elliot Page before he transitioned. Go watch Juno, the resemblance is uncanny. Elliot won’t do it for obvious reasons so they had to get a replacement.
Is there a link to some controversy? I feel completely out of the loop on this one
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Had to agree with your first half, but your comment about Bobby from the Expanse would make a great unpopular opinion post!
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I think it would be an insult to Elliot to act as a woman for money like a figurative deadnaming but when the last of us was written he was a woman if that makes sense which makes me think he that character was based on. Ellie is zombie Juno.
The obvious reason of course being that he is wealthy. I can’t imagine any serious, hungry actor would turn down a significant and meaningful role just because it required playing cross gender.
No. It is because Elliot is a man and it would be insulting to ask him to play as a female character. It’s like a psychical deadnaming.
He could just say he was in drag…
The yet more obvious reason is that he is now far too old.
