Fede Álvarez Reveals Isabela Merced’s ‘The Last of Us’ Character Inspired Her ‘Alien: Romulus’ Role
deadline.comThis article contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Audiences who loved Isabela Merced‘s performance in Alien: Romulus might feel a sense of déjà vu while watching Season 2 of HBO‘s The Last of Us, coming in 2025.
In a wild case of onscreen serendipity, Romulus director Fede Álvarez revealed that Merced’s pregnant character Kay in his Alien sequel was inspired by the Last of Us video game character Dina, whom the actress is also set to portray. “Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus,” he shared Friday on X. “The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too.
Then I cast Isabella Merced to play Kay…. A year later she gets cast to play Dina on the HBO show…. True story.” The director’s latest behind-the-scenes secret comes after he was temporarily banned from an Alien subreddit for “impersonating” himself in a spoiler-heavy reveal about the characters Kay and her cousin Bjorn (Spike Fearn). “Right before Bjorn’s death, he and Kay share a moment where they touch each other in a very intimate way.
Am I the only one who thought this was a sign that Bjorn is the ‘jerk’ who got her pregnant?” the redditor asked, to which Álvarez replied, “Yes he is.
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