“Making Beyond was an incredible experience,” Page wrote on Reddit. Its website describes the game as a “unique psychological action thriller.” Page is playing the role of Jodie Holmes in Quantic Dream’s “Beyond: Two Souls” alongside actor Willem Dafoe through motion-capture technology, which allows movements to be recorded. “No one could’ve done a better job,” he wrote. I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness, but I am actually acting in a video game called ‘Beyond: Two Souls,’ so it was not appreciated Neil Druckmann, creative director at Naughty Dog, indirectly addressed the controversy Sunday, tweeting that Ellie was “perfect played” by Johnson. Naughty Dog, the company behind “The Last of Us,” could not be reached for comment. Page has also been getting positive, although misdirected, feedback about the role on Twitter - praise she’s been redirecting to the actress who actually played Ellie, Ashley Johnson.

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'They probably inadvertently were inspired by Ellen Page, but indeed, they had to slightly change the model such that she wouldn't look like Ellen Page because, indeed, we have Ellen Page,' he said. In April, Eurogamer asked Quantic Dream's Guillaume de Fondaumiere about the resemblance, since Ellen Page is actually involved in their game. After Page's comment over the weekend, The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann tweeted support for Johnson, saying 'no one could have done a better job.' Naughty Dog chalked up the resemblance to coincidence. Naughty Dog subsequently announced that Ellie would be played by Ashley Johnson ( What Women Want), and remodeled the character to look more like Johnson. 'I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness,' she replied, 'but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond: Two Souls, so it was not appreciated.'Įllie's similarities to Page didn't go unnoticed, and some fans even assumed that the Juno and Inception star would be playing the role.

In a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' thread (via IGN) over the weekend, a fan asked how she felt about The Last of Us and if she would have taken the role of Ellie herself. But Ellie's similarities with actress Ellen Page didn't go unnoticed, and she says it was 'not appreciated.' The Last of Us is one of our favorite games of this year, in part because of the relationship between its lead characters, Joel and Ellie.

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