Maisie Williams: 'Game of Thrones' Actress Talks About Possibility Of Starring In 'The Last of Us' Film And A Superhero TV Series
"Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams is ready and excited to take on new roles in besides portraying Arya Stark in the hit HBO TV series. The 17-year-old English actress teased in a recent interview about the possibility of starring in a film and TV show that she would love to work on soon.
According to a Zap2it report, Maisie Williams is being eyed to star and portray the character Ellie in the movie adaptation of the video game called "The Last of Us." Additionally, the young actress is thinking about taking on a role in an upcoming superhero TV series.
Maisie Williams revealed in a Flicks and the City interview that a group of people have already approached her about a new TV series. "It's in that sort of superhero vein, in the same vein as 'Kick-Ass' where the superhero is not super and just has great intentions," the actress teased.
However, Maisie Williams admitted that the exciting new project will happen in a couple of years even though they have been in talks about the new series for a while now. The actress revealed that the superhero series was inspired at the Comic-Con event where women dressed up as almost sexualized female superheroes.
Then, Williams further shared that the concept of the series was taken from the thought of wanting to be a superhero wearing hoodie and jeans and not the usual Spandex or sexy Catwoman costume. As for portraying the role of Ellie in "The Last of Us" film, Maisie Williams confirmed that she had been approached about the role and she also had a meeting where the progress on the upcoming project was discussed.
The young actress shared that the discussion about the possibility of portraying Ellie took place over lunch. Maisie Williams admitted that the project excites her and she would absolutely love to be a part of the movie adaptation.
According to The Mary Sue report, there is no completed script yet but Neil Druckmann is set to write while the developers' co-presidents and game director will produce together with Sam Raimi.
In the meantime, Maisie Williams is busy working on "Game of Thrones" Season 5 scenes where she reprises her vengeful character Arya Stark. The brand new season is scheduled to return in spring 2015.
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