The Last of Us 2s Dina Cited as Inspiration By Alien Romulus Director
Romulus star will return in Season 2 of HBO's adaptation.
As our world continues to get smaller, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez took inspiration from a particularly dark and gritty video game released in recent years, namely The Last of Us: Part II. Brief, targeted spoilers for both that game and film to follow!
Spotted by Eurogamer, Álvarez revealed on X over the weekend that he was actually playing The Last of Us II while writing the script for Romulus, and the storyline revolving around Dina's pregnancy was the catalyst that inspired him to have the character of Kay deal with her own nightmare birth scenario.
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