"Ellie" from The Last of Us (left), Ellen Page (center), Ashley Johnson (right)[/caption]via @Forbes, @Kotaku, and @GameInformer.
When I first stumbled across the game, "The Last of Us" I was surprised at how familiar the character "Ellie" was. That's when I realized that Ellie looked a lot like Ellen Page.
What makes this an even more weird scenario is the fact that Page is the star of Quantic Dream's "Beyond two Souls."
Page was asked about her likeness to Ellie on Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" session in which a fan asked "Have you seen any footage of 'The Last of Us' and would you have taken the role as Ellie if approached?" and in which she responded "I guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness, but I am actually acting in a video game called Beyond Two Souls, so it was not appreciated." Talk about awkward!
Naughty Dog's creative director Neil Druckmann, responded to such speculation by merely pointing out that Ellie was not played by Page, but by an Actress named Ashley Johnson.
While starMedia, reports that Ellen page was suing Naughty Dog for using her image in the video game, I could not find any evidence of the lawsuit.
This is definitely an interesting scenario. Can celebrities sue video game companies for using their image? What would it take for the suit to succeed?
Curious, indeed.
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