After model Adrianne Curry said Melanie Lynskey’s body type didn’t match her character in the HBO video game version of “The Last of Us,” which she debuted on Sunday, Melanie Lynskey responded to complaints about her casting.
In the drama, Lynskey plays Kathleen, the head of a band of survivors who have taken control of the Kansas City military organization FEDRA. The organization is currently opposing Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie, the main characters (Bella Ramsey).
The season one winner of “America’s Next Top Model” questioned Lynskey’s casting on the HBO series on Wednesday, writing, “Her body screams life of luxury…not a post-apocalyptic warlord.”
Where’s Linda Hamilton when you need her? Curry also referenced Sarah Connor from the “Terminator” franchise. The tweet, which has since been deleted, was a retweet of a post that showed Lynskey in a sparkly skintight outfit and cape from a 2022 magazine photo shoot.
Curry was criticized by Lynskey for using a photo unrelated to her on-screen character.
“First: This is a photo from my cover shoot for InStyle magazine, not a still from HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us,'” she wrote, posting a screenshot of Curry’s. tweet.
“And I play a person who carefully planned and executed an overthrow of FEDRA. I’m supposed to be SMART, ma’am. I don’t have to be muscular,’ she continued. “That’s what accomplices are for.”
Shortly afterward, “Yellowjackets” actor applauded Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who co-created “The Last of Us,” for inventing a character who may not be the “coolest person or the toughest person,” but has become a great leader thanks to other admirable properties.
Not the coolest or the toughest person. The organizer. The person who knows where everything is. The person who makes the schedule. The person who can multitask. The one who is decisive
— Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey) February 8, 2023
“The casting for #TheLastOfUs got me most excited about the prospect of a future where people will pay attention to the person with the best ideas,” she wrote, adding: “The organizer. .the person who executes the planning.the person with multitasking skills.the decisive person.”
“I realize that some people are angry that I was not chosen for this role based on the usual casting. I’m very happy about that,” Lynskey continued. The most exciting thing about my job, except when action is called and you feel like you’re really in someone else’s body, is defying expectations.
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“I wanted her to have feminine looks, a soft voice and all the other features that are perceived as ‘weak.’ Because honestly, damn it,” the star tweeted before thanking her followers for their “huge support.” the television program and video game series have supported her.
In response, Curry appeared to double her rack. She wrote in response to another Twitter user: “I said she was too soft, short and curvaceous for me to buy as a ‘warlord’ for warriors in a group of savage people in post-apocalyptic societal collapse. I said similar things about CAROL in the walking dead and no one cared.
