Kaitlyn Dever, the actress playing Abby in The Last of Us Season 2, faced the tragic death of her mother just weeks prior to shooting a pivotal scene in which her character deals with parental loss. Dever candidly shared how the experience colored her performance, noting she was in a daze during filming. Showrunner Craig Mazin highlighted the importance of allowing Dever to grieve, emphasizing that while the show is significant, respect for her personal process took precedence. This moment underscores the emotional weight of both the storytelling and Dever's real-life circumstances.
To be as honest as possible, I will just say that my days leading up to this scene were horrible.
I lost my mom two or three weeks before I actually shot this scene [on The Last of Us], and my mom's funeral was three days before I did my first day.
While I care extraordinarily about the show, it's a TV show. I'm not going to disrupt someone's grieving process for their own parent.
Iâm not going to disrupt someoneâs grieving process for their own parent, especially [with] a show thatâs partly about the grieving process.
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