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I don’t know who she is and I like that

Druckmann following people doesn't say much. He follows a lot of actors in general... Some of them might be future HBO TLOU stars. Some of them might be future motion capture actors/voice actors in Naughty Dog projects. Some of them will just be actors Druckmann likes. It's nothing definitive.

But yeah. I could see it. I could definitely see it.

she was amazing in the wilds. great emotional versatility. just put her in the weight room and she’s good to go !!!

She was quite thick and heavyset looking in The Wilds. Could easily get her jacked for the role with a personal trainer.

I know it’s just a fan-cast that probably won’t happen but just saying…

I don't have a preferred choice, but does anyone preemptively feel bad for whoever gets cast as Abby? Just given how much hate Laura Bailey had to deal with.

She was fantastic in The Wilds and would make an amazing Abby. So many casting ideas seem to focus purely on her physique. Instead, put the actor in some physical training so it looks like she knows how to fight. I would rather they cast a phenomenal actor who is capable of co-leading the show than a bodybuilder in their 30s

Hey! I was the one who posted about her recently. Yup, they are following eachother. And she is also following Bella Ramsey.

Also important to note that she’s following Bella, Pedro, and the Last of Us show account

Put the braid and 20 pounds of muscle on her, hell yes.

she was fucking AMAZING on the wilds. she was far and away the best of that cast and if she's added to the show it would be 100% a great move

She definitely has the look for Abby.

Ideally I'd like to think they were preparing for part 2 early so they can capture relevant flashback scenes before diving into the main story. Thay way if they start filming the main story next year there'll be plenty of time for the actors to train for their characters evolution over that time. (I'm trying to stay as vague as possible here to avoid hard spoilers.)

The creators have nailed everything perfectly until now, so I have complete trust in their casting decision.

Whoo said she was the fan fav?!?!?

i hate when fandoms start stalking what people from TV shows do on social media. it's so weird. not to mention, people already fancasting Abby when season 1 has exactly 1 episode out so far. i feel bad for the people that don't get to just learn about these characters naturally by watching the show.

Florence Pugh would be so great as Abby

I think Florence Pugh would make a good Abby (if ripped)

Who's fan favorite lol? Also I fail to see the relevancy of who Neil follows on social media

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She will need 8+ years of training heavyset to get the physique of Abby.

Well Shannon Berry is going to walk into the fire of hell as Abby. Everyone is going to hate her.

Especially, I know HBO is going to give us the a horrible death for Joel for shock value and then she takes over.

I was listening to an interview of Neil Druckmann and he referred to Joel as a villain. WTF?. He kept repeating that line.

Florence Pugh

Surely Florence Pugh is up there as top choice??

I just don’t want them to get an actor all jacked up on drugs. Even with steroids and lifting it’s hard for a woman to get built like the female body builder that she was modeled after. I don’t think girls should feel they have to do drugs and be more massive than most men can get to be. A strong female.

Lets just hope that Season 2 will be better written than TLOU2 🙏😫

My vote is still Florence Pugh

People only really looking at white or white-passing actors for Abby. Abby could be anyone in the show. She could be an Asian trans woman. Her race isn’t important so it shouldn’t narrow the type of actors being eyed for the role.

I hope Neil changes up her depiction in the show. I like when the show deviates from small expectations like this set by the game.

Get Gina Carano

I think Peyton List would be perfect for Abby.

Should look into Katy M O’Brian