Isabela Merced’s resume is already stacked, however the star of underrated gem Dora the Explorer and The Misplaced Metropolis of Gold is simply getting began. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the younger actress—who’s quickly to enter Sony’s live-action Marvel universe as Anya Corazon (whose spider-sona is Araña) in Madame Net—mentioned two different main tasks she has within the pipeline: James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy and The Final of Us season two.
Merced shared with THR that regardless that correct taking pictures has but to start on Gunn’s DC Studios image, she’s carried out some take a look at taking pictures as Hawkgirl with the filmmaker. “I used to be directed by [Gunn] through the [screen] take a look at for [Superman: Legacy], as a result of I auditioned for this. I obtained to do [the screen test] with my different castmates, and that was actually cool. It felt very skilled; it was virtually like a official taking pictures day,” Merced shared. “So I’ve already realized a lot about his course of, and this man … has the most effective of the most effective working for him.”
Earlier than we get to see her take flight, she’ll be coping with clickers on HBO’s The Final of Us season two. Merced was just lately forged as Dina, a teen inhabitant of the group Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) encounter that’s led by his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna). As quickly as she discovered that co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann needed to satisfy together with her for the position, she set to work enjoying The Final of Us Half II, during which her character Dina is prominently featured. “I had already watched the present, and so I went to my buddy’s home and I performed [The Last of Us Part II] multi functional weekend on the PS5. It was wonderful. It did 25 hours of gameplay,” Merced shares. “It was wild, however a lot enjoyable. So I actually appreciated the second sport, however I haven’t performed the primary sport but.” Now that she has the position within the bag, there’s loads of time for her to catch up.
Madame Net opens in theaters February 14.
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