Filming is at present going down for The Final of Us Season 2 and it looks like the studios have wanted to take extra safety precautions for Abby actress Kaitlyn Dever. The second season of the present carefully follows the occasions of The Final of Us Half II, which attracted an intense participant response over its plot.
Why was extra safety wanted for Abby on The Final of Us TV sequence?
Right here’s a spoiler-free clarification. The Final of Us Half II attracted controversy over its plot even earlier than the sport’s launch following an enormous leak of its “woke” storyline and significant scenes. Sad gamers petitioned for the sport to be rewritten, whereas others resorted to evaluate bombing the sport and hurling abuse at developer Naughty Canine and others concerned within the making of the sport.
Nearly all of the abuse went in direction of voice actress Laura Bailey, who even acknowledged that Abby’s actions meant she wasn’t presupposed to be favored by gamers. Regardless of Naughty Canine condemning the rampant toxicity throughout the gaming neighborhood, Isabela Merced, who performs Dina in the course of the second season of the TV sequence, advised the Joyful Unhappy Confused that hostility in direction of the fictional character continues even now:
“There are such a lot of unusual individuals on this world as a result of there are those who genuinely hate Abby, who will not be an actual particular person. Only a reminder, not an actual particular person. And Kaitlyn needed to be further secured by safety when it got here to the filming of this.”
Merced did add that Dever is “a cool one that simply doesn’t get phased by issues” and “who actually has her head in the precise place.” Nonetheless, there may be concern for Dever over the vitriol she might face following the airing of The Final of Us season 2, particularly as demise threats geared toward Bailey continued for years after the discharge of The Final of Us Half II.