Gabriel Luna became solid Flames fan while shooting The Last of Us in Calgary

Gabriel Luna embraced Calgary — and the Flames — while shooting The Last of Us yyc TLOU

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“Tommy exists in life,” says Luna, who, like his character, is from Austin, Texas. “I mean, he is a computer-generated character, but Jeffrey Pierce’s voice and his body and his heart in that performance. So there is definitely something to study. There are elements of a really great performance that I’d be a fool not to embrace. So there’s that attempt to honour the character and to make him recognizable to the fans of the game.

But the gamble seems to have paid off. The Last of Us debuted on Jan. 15 with positive reviews and strong viewership. According to Variety, the opening episode became HBO’s second-most-watched series premiere in more than a decade. The second episode brought 22 per cent more viewers, which was a new record for HBO.

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