Naughty Dog leads The Last of Us cast homages for Annie Wersching

A photo of Annie Wersching and Tess from The Last of Us
(Image credit: Getty/Daniel Knighton/Naughty Dog)

The star accountable for bringing Tess to life in The Last of Us, Annie Wersching, died over the weekend, leading their fellow Naughty Dog cast members to pay homage online. 

It was revealed over the weekend that star Annie Wersching had actually died have actually been struggling with cancer given that 2020. Wersching was mostly understood for their operate in Star Trek: Picard and 24, however was likewise extensively acknowledged for their work as Tess in Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, offering voice performing and movement capture for the character. 

Shortly after the news broke, numerous of Wersching’s The Last of Us cast mates -consisting of Joel star Troy Baker and series developer Neil Druckmann – required to Twitter to share their acknowledgements to Wersching’s household and share their memories with the star. “Just found out my dear friend, Annie Wersching, passed away,” Druckmann writes (opens in brand-new tab), “we just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.” The designer then connected to the GoFundMe project established to support Wersching’s kids. 

In a follow-up tweet, Druckmann likewise shared (opens in brand-new tab): I miss my ridiculous good friend who assisted bring Tess to life. Annie, you left us way prematurely. You will permanently belong to the TLoU & Naughty Dog household!” along with several behind-the-scenes shots of Druckmann, Baker, Wersching, and Ellie performer Ashley Johnson in the mo-cap studio.

“Annie, a lot of Tess is what you imbued into the character,” Troy Baker writes (opens in new tab), “your strength is her strength and in some method, you survive on in not just her however the lots of functions you brought to life.” The authorities Naughty Dog Twitter account (opens in new tab) also paid tribute to Wersching by tweeting: “We at Naughty Dog are deeply saddened to become aware of Annie Wersching’s death. We keep her in our hearts and memories, and we hope that her household might discover peace throughout this time.”

It isn’t just the people who worked with Wersching who have been paying their respects. Several The Last of Us fans have also taken to Twitter to share their favorite Tess moments, praising the actor’s performance as the post-apocalyptic smuggler.

Craig Mazin, the showrunner of HBO’s The Last of Us tv show has also released a joint statement with Druckmann about Wersching’s passing to Reddit (opens in new tab). “Even though the HBO program is a brand-new model of The Last of Us, our stories, worlds, and lives have actually ended up being inextricably connected. We are a mixed TLOU household now, and when catastrophe strikes, all of us feel it,” Mazin composes. It’s then exposed that The Last of Us episode 3 will be devoted to Wersching, nevertheless given that the episode has actually currently aired, this will be included at a later date. 

If you wish to pay aspects to Wersching’s household, think about contributing to the star’s devoted GoFundMe campaign (opens in brand-new tab)


 

Source: gamesradar.com

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