To prepare for the second season of the series “The Last of Us”, the actress Bella Ramsey 21, revealed that learned to fight Brazilian jiu-jitsu . In the new episodes, his character, Ellie, will have more fight scenes than in the first season.
In an interview with Today, Ramsey said she started training for the role two months before recording the scenes. “I was learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and we did training with weapons… Yes, a lot. It was fun,” she said.
Unlike the traditional, the Brazilian modality focuses on ground fighting techniques, not standing.
According to the actress, there were about 15 hours a day recording the character . “I became more like Ellie and Ellie became more like me.”
Bella Hamsey and Pedro Pascal return to protagonism. For the new year, the cast has new additions: Kaitlyn Denver (“Apple Vinegar”), Young Mazino (“Bullshit”), Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”), Isabela Merced (“Dora, The Adventurer”), Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”) and Tati Gabrielle (“You”).
The second season intends to focus on the events of the game “The Last of Us Part II”, Launched in 2020. Set five years after the events of the first half, in the new story, the player assumes the role of two protagonists In a post-apocalyptic United States: Ellie (Ramsey), who seeks revenge after a traumatic event, and Abby (Denver), a soldier who gets involved in a conflict between a militia and a service.
The second season of “The Last of Us” Premiere at the Max streaming service and HBO channel on April 13.
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This content was originally published in “The Last of Us”: Bella Ramsey learned Brazilian jiu-jitsu for scenes on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil

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