Isabela Merced is one of the most sought-after young talents in Hollywood. The actress proved herself with projects such as Transformers: The Last Knight and Rosaline. Merced is starring in Madame Web, which recently hit theaters, and also has projects such as Superman: Legacy and Alien: Romulus in the pipeline.
Merced will also join the cast of HBO’s The Last of Us for season 2. In a recent interview, Merced spoke about her obsession with video games. The actress revealed her experience of playing The Last of Us Part II and made some lofty claims. As a result, fans are finding Merced’s comments hard to believe. Fans took to social media and here is how they reacted to Merced’s claims about The Last of Us Part II.
Isabela Merced Talks Playing The Last of Us Part II For 25 Hours
In January 2024, actress Isabela Merced was cast in the role of Dina for the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us. The show’s second season is expected to adapt elements from the second game in the titular series The Last of Us Part II, which introduces the character of Dina.
In February 2024, Merced was promoting her work in Madame Web, when she was asked about her familiarity with The Last of Us games and preparation for the upcoming role. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Merced admitted to being obsessed with video games.
Mered claimed she played The Last of Us Part II, with a friend, before meeting the producers of the live-action series.
“I had already watched the show, and so I went to my friend’s house and I played it all in one weekend on the PS5. It was amazing. It did 25 hours of gameplay. It was wild, but so much fun.”
Merced made the above statement regarding her experience of playing the second installment. At the same time, Merced admitted that she had not played the first installment of the game yet. However, she liked the second game and had a blast playing it.
Fans Refuse to Believe Isabela Merced’s The Last of Us Part II Comments
During the interview, Isabela Merced spoke candidly about playing The Last of Us Part II. However, fans did not take kindly to Merced’s comments and took an issue with her calling the game “fun,” especially because of the game’s storyline and themes. At the same time, some fans refused to believe Merced’s claim that she completed the game in one weekend.
Here is how fans are reacting to Merced’s comments on X.
Sounds like she was told to say this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Pyo 5️⃣ (@mrpyo1) February 13, 2024
25 hours in one weekend? Not even many hardcore people play like that much less at a friends house
— Intisar Ahmad 🇧🇩🧣 (@cyborgsmosh1612) February 13, 2024
This is funny considering Neil Druckman when he was making Last of us 2 said "We dont use the word fun" and I definitely wouldnt use the word "fun" playing that game lol.
— NeroJanko (@JankoNero) February 14, 2024
the game is like 26 hours tho 🧐
— strand2 (@porterstrand04) February 13, 2024
Takes longer then 25 hours lmao, she cappin 😂😆😭
— Hyphyvill541 (@Hyphyvill541) February 14, 2024
As the reactions suggest, fans seem baffled by Merced’s comments since even the most experienced video game players take longer than 26 hours to complete the game. Consequently, some fans speculated that Merced’s comment was a preconceived PR move from the show’s team.
Merced will join Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey for the second season of The Last of Us. She will play Dina, a love interest to Ramsey’s Ellie. At the same time, Merced will reunite with Rosaline co-star Kaitlyn Dever, who was cast as Abby for season 2 of the show. The Last of Us season 2 is expected to be released sometime in 2025.
The first season of The Last of Us is streaming on Max.
