Summary
- The Last of Us haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights features new dialogue recorded by Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, who reprised their roles as Ellie and Joel from the video game franchise.
- Joel and Ellie will be live performers in the haunted house, with their voices being lip-synced by the performers. This adds an extra layer of authenticity to the experience for fans.
- The inclusion of original cast members and new dialogue elevates the Halloween Horror Nights experience, allowing visitors to interact with the beloved characters and step into the world of The Last of Us.
Universal's Halloween Horror Nights creative director, John Murdy, reveals that Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker reprised their roles as Ellie and Joel from The Last of Us to record new dialogue for the haunted house. Johnson and Baker have been a major part of this franchise since the start, even appearing in the Max adaptation as different characters. Their voices are intrinsically tied to Ellie and Joel having established them and making fans fall in love with these characters for ten years.
At a press event, which Screen Rant attended, for Halloween Horror Nights, Murdy discusses incorporating Joel and Ellie into the encounter. He explains that they'll be featured as live performers in the house. Murdy also discusses working with Johnson and Baker to record custom dialogue for the Halloween Horror Nights haunted house. Check out Murdy's full quote below:
John Murdy: It was also really important to establish the protagonists of the game, which is Joel and Ellie. So Joel and Ellie are featured as live performers. And also Troy and Ashley, who did the voices for the video game; I directed them, and they did custom dialogue and voiceover for us specifically for the house. So our performers will be lip-syncing to track.
New Dialogue From The Original Cast Of The Last Of Us Elevates The Experience
The Last of Us has grown into a wildly popular franchise with multiple games, tie-in comics, and an acclaimed live-action adaptation. The haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights brings this experience to life for fans, allowing them to step into this world that they have played in for ten years. Bringing back the iconic voice actors who first brought these characters to life in the game adds another layer to the experience, especially with new dialogue recorded specifically for the haunted house.
The Halloween Horror Nights house for The Last of Us is focused not on the HBO series but on the video game, which is clearer than ever with who returned to record the dialogue. Fans will get to interact with Joel and Ellie in this house as they step into the iconic Pittsburgh quarantine zone with The Last of Us protagonists. This new dialogue could be focused on helping fans make their way through the haunted house, but it could also tap into some of the most fun parts of the games, like Ellie's need to crack jokes from her infamous joke book, much to Joel's chagrin.
With Johnson and Baker reprising their roles for new dialogue, Halloween Horror Nights brings new layers to the experience. Visitors won't just have clickers to contend with; they'll be able to see the protagonists from the game in person as they lead them into the scare-infested haunt. Baker and Johnson have been the heart of The Last of Us since the beginning, and Halloween Horror Nights is the perfect opportunity to celebrate them and the game they were a part of during the ten-year anniversary of when it first debuted in 2013.