Laura Bailey is one of those actors that you'll find in every major video game. Her versatility has seen her play diverse roles, including Mary Jane Watson in Marvel's Spider-Man, Vex'ahlia in The Legend of Vox Machina, and even Kid Trunks in Dragon Ball Z Kai's English dub. It's safe to say that she's a voice acting powerhouse.
Narratively, thematically, and visually, Abby's muscles matter.
While you may think that having such a wide range and so many credits under your name is a good thing, sometimes it might work against you. For instance, she almost didn't get the iconic part of Abby in The Last of Us Part 2 because director Neil Druckmann felt she was already in so many other video games and shows.
Speaking to Santa Monica Studio creative director Cory Barlog at the D.I.C.E. Summit, Druckmann revealed that he initially didn't want to cast Bailey as Abby (thanks PC Gamer). While he was already familiar with her work from Uncharted 4, he was hesitant because she's already been in so many things. During the live auditions, he "was sure it was going to be a different actor."
However, after studying Bailey's audition tape "frame by...
