‘Alien: Romulus’ Director Says ‘The Last of Us’ Inspired Pregnancy Storyline

Fede Álvarez was inspired by the game — and now the actress he cast, Isabela Merced, is set to play the character that inspired him in the show’s second season

Isabela Merced attends the "Alien: Romulus" premiere (Getty Images)

Director Fede Álvarez was inspired playing “The Last of Us Part II” while working on “Alien: Romulus.” The storyline of the Dina character, voiced by Shannon Woodward in the game, being pregnant inspired him to make Isabela Merced’s character pregnant in the film. In an uncanny bit of prescience, now Merced is playing the video game character in Season 2 of the HBO television show.

“Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus. The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too,” Álvarez tweeted Friday. “Then I cast Isabella Merced to play Kay….

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