The Last of Us Actors Make Return to Franchise Following Pedro Pascal Series Success
Universal Studios announced this year’s lineup of horror-themed walk-through attractions for its annual Halloween Horror Nights event, one of which is themed after the popular video game series The Last of Us. Excitingly, the original actors and voice artists of the game are returning to reprise their roles. To provide an authentic experience for fans of the game, the studio hired Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson to reprise their roles.
‘The Last of Us’ Actors Return for Halloween Horror Nights
The actors and voice artists, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, who portrayed Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us video game, are reenacting their roles as popular The Last of Us characters for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando. The senior manager of Universal Studios, Lora Sauls, says, We fixed the name The Last of Us Halloween Horror Nights this June, and it was until we learned Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson voiced the line of the attraction.
“We got to use the voiceover actors from the video game,” Sauls said. “We did voiceover recordings with them, and they re-recorded our entire dialogue for our haunted house. So we were very, very excited to work with both Troy and Ashley on the re-recording of our haunted house dialogue.”
In addition, the park directly collaborated with Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, who created both The Last of Us game and TV series, to make the park happen. The attraction will feature recognizable locales and scenery from the game, with a specific focus on the Pittsburgh section of the game. Sauls said,
Druckmann specifically asked that the famous setting from the first game be used as the setting for the haunted house. We later found out that that graphic in the Pittsburgh area got so many accolades online that we understood why Neil wanted us to lean into Pittsburgh.”
The fans of The Last of Us who are waiting to experience the Halloween ambiance can also expect Interesting tidbits like a “weapons table” that exactly looks like like in the game and masks for Clickers and Bloaters that are flawless what was shown in video game.
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Halloween horror features themes from popular horror Tv shows and films
The Halloween Horror 2023 opening at Universal Studios Florida on September 1 is an annual event held at the studio every year. It is a celebration of horror films park-wide, with the appearance of famous horror characters from popular films and TV shows. It also contains an interactive haunted house, which provides experiences based on different haunted themes. Along with this year’s The Last of Us attraction, Halloween Horror Night also features the themes of the attractions, like Stranger Things, Chucky, Megan, and Universal’s classic monster films like Frankenstein and The Mummy are some confirmed horror houses.
Halloween Horror Nights 2023 is opening and will be holding events on selected days until November 4. The annual celebration will be back this year with five of its iconic scare zones, ten haunted homes, and live entertainment for residents of Florida and tourists to enjoy while embracing the Halloween spirit.
Tickets for Halloween Night are available now at Universal Studios Hollywood, and doors open at Universal Orlando on Friday, September 1, and at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, September 7. The festivities continue until November 4 in Orlando and until October 31 in Hollywood.
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Source: CBR.com
