HBO's TheLastOfUs star MelanieLynskey (Yellowjackets) discusses militia leader Kathleen, her motivations, CraigMazin's pitch for the character & more. / HBOMax TLOU
\nWhen The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin was looking for someone to play season one villain in rebel faction leader Kathleen in the HBO series, he thought who better than Emmy-nominated actress and star of Yellowjackets Melanie Lynskey, which airs on the premium cable network rival Showtime. The actress opened up about how she got recruited. 'He called me and said, 'I would love for you to play a war criminal,'' she recalled. The following contains major spoilers for the series.
And I think at the end of the day, she is always just looking at the bigger picture: 'What does this mean? What is this going to tell people about who I am?' And she's quite vicious.'\nMelanie Lynskey in 'The Last of Us.' Image courtesy of Liane Hentscher\/HBO\nLynskey recalled Mazin's pitch. 'He basically said, 'Imagine if you were Jesus' sister.
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