Bella Ramsey's Game of Thrones co-star was once in talks to play Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us

Bella Ramsey, aka Game of Thrones’ Lyanna Mormont, plays Ellie in the soon-to-be released The Last of Us TV adaptation from HBO. Along with Pedro Pascal’s Joel, we will see all the highs and lows these two characters go through on their perilous journey across America when the show makes its debut later this month.

However, it turns out that before Ramsey landed the part of Ellie, fellow Game of Thrones alum Maisie Williams (who played Arya Stark) was in talks for the role back when the game was being pegged for a film adaptation.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann said the team needed to ensure that whoever was cast as Ellie in any adaptation would be able to appear “tough and vulnerable and wise beyond [their] years and also have a potential for violence” all at once.