HBO’s The Last Of Us cast announcements keep coming, with Dina having now been cast, and it’s Isabela Merced stepping into the role.
Notably Merced is not the actress who appears in season one, in an episode where a quick shot of a young girl, starring at Ellie when her and Joel arrive in Jackson looked like a tease at Dina’s character.
Merced is also the second Beef cast member to also be added to The Last Of Us’ cast, joining Young Mazino who is taking the role of Jesse.
If this pattern keeps up, then we can definitely expect another casting announcement from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann tomorrow.
On Merced, both Mazin and Druckmann are excited to have her.
“Dina is warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, dangerous and instantly lovable. You can search forever for an actor who effortlessly embodies all of those things, or you can find Isabela Merced right away. We couldn’t be prouder to have her join our family.”
As far as who’s left when thinking of important casting choices to announce, it could be that Lev’s actor is revealed, which also might be a hint towards what Season 2 will cover.
Source – [Variety]