Isabela Merced’s resume is already stacked, however the star of underrated gem Dora the Explorer and The Lost City of Gold is simply getting began. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the younger actress—who’s quickly to enter Sony’s live-action Marvel universe as Anya Corazon (whose spider-sona is Araña) in Madame Web—mentioned two different main tasks she has within the pipeline: James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy and The Last of Us season two.
Merced shared with THR that though correct capturing has but to start on Gunn’s DC Studios image, she’s completed some take a look at capturing as Hawkgirl with the filmmaker. “I used to be directed by [Gunn] through the [screen] take a look at for [Superman: Legacy], as a result of I auditioned for this. I obtained to do [the screen test] with my different castmates, and that was actually cool. It felt very skilled; it was nearly like a reliable capturing day,” Merced shared. “So I’ve already discovered a lot about his course of, and this man … has the very best of the very best working for him.”
Earlier than we get to see her take flight, she’ll be coping with clickers on HBO’s The Final of Us season two. Merced was just lately solid as Dina, a teen inhabitant of the group Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) encounter that’s led by his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna). As quickly as she came upon that co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann needed to satisfy along with her for the position, she started working taking part in The Final of Us Half II, wherein her character Dina is prominently featured. “I had already watched the present, and so I went to my pal’s home and I performed [The Last of Us Part II] multi functional weekend on the PS5. It was wonderful. It did 25 hours of gameplay,” Merced shares. “It was wild, however a lot enjoyable. So I actually favored the second sport, however I haven’t performed the primary sport but.” Now that she has the position within the bag, there’s loads of time for her to catch up.
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