Things We Saw Today: Storm Reid Joins HBO’s The Last of Us as Riley

Bella Ramsey’s Ellie has found her Riley in Storm Reid! The star of movies such as A Wrinkle in Time and most recently The Suicide Squad, Reid has had quite the career in her young life and is one of the brightest stars we have out there today. Having her as Riley is a gift to fans of the series who love the backstory we learned for Ellie and Riley in The Last of Us: Left Behind.

According to Deadline, Reid will be playing Riley in the HBO series—which, for fans of the game, is an exciting casting announcement. I wrote about the inclusion of Riley’s story last summer because while it is a playable part of The Last of Us: Part 1, it is not part of the main game. So if they had wanted to, they could have just mentioned Riley as the game does and moved on. But with the casting of Reid, it seems as if they will include The Last of Us: Left Behind in the show.

With each new casting announcement, it seems as if each character we briefly got to meet throughout the game is getting something of a larger story on the show. There will be some changes from the game to the show, so maybe we’ll have a bit of Ellie and Riley interacting after Ellie’s time with Joel.

It’s exciting and a wonderful choice for Riley! I can’t wait to see what Storm Reid brings to the role opposite Bella Ramsey’s Ellie.

(image: Atsushi Nishijima / Disney)

Here are some other stories we saw out there today:

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  — Midwest People’s History (@MPHProject) January 13, 2022

• The Munsters brings Catherine Schell out of retirement. (via MovieWeb)

• Due to incredibly popular request, here are the opening credits of #Peacemaker. Watch now on @hbomax & fine streaming services around the world. @dcpeacemaker@JohnCena @thedanieb @jennlholland @freddiestroma @steveagee @robertpatrickT2 @itsnhutle @LochlynMunro pic.twitter.com/O3SgFtxA3W

  — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 14, 2022

• Zendaya shared an Instagram post about the passing of Ronnie Spector. (via PopSugar)

• This weekend, we’re joining Martin Luther King’s family in Phoenix & DC to honor their family’s legacy & that of civil rights leaders by advocating to #DeliverforVotingRights. Their message to Congress: “No celebration without legislation” Sign up & march: https://t.co/sqaMbCeS6W pic.twitter.com/VSM7OHa1Ar

  — United Farm Workers (@UFWupdates) January 14, 2022

Anything we missed out there today, Mary Suevians? Let us know what you saw in the comments below.

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