I made him watch Catherine Called Birdy, and he loved her performance. One of my friends was skeptical about Bella. I think Bella Ramsey is the perfect choice! I may be biased because I'm a big fan of hers in general, but I genuinely believe she is gonna nail this role! Casting is not only about looks, but about talent and she definitely has that! I've recently watched her movie Catherine Called Birdy and I think she really stands out! I wish more people could watch this movie before making such judgements on her and her acting. Don’t like that HBO hired someone they already worked with. It’s almost intangible to me, but the feeling is there. From the trailer (which granted isn’t a lot of content) I found her lines as Ellie cringey and overall sounding wrong. But I just hate how they hired someone who was good in their biggest money bag show. And maybe I wouldn’t have really been able to see anyone as her. Who cares if she doesn’t look like Ellie, it’s not like Pedro Pascal looks like Joel all that much, but I STILL cannot force myself to see her as Ellie. I love when shows, especially shows that are adapted from a beloved series, find a previously unknown talent and catapult them into stardom. HBO hired someone they already knew, her managers/agents were already in talks with the network, which I already dislike. She portrayed quite a fire in her GOT character which I could see overlapping with a lot of Ellie’s spirit. She was amazing in game of thrones, and undeniably is a fantastic young actress.

Ok just for a different opinion, since it seems like absolutely everyone is optimistic about the casting, I’m not thrilled.

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