If you couldn’t get enough of Shannon Woodward who voices Dina in Naughty Dog’s latest hard-hitting releaseThe Last of Us Part II, you’re in luck as she’s heading over to Twitch soon to play some games for her fans. Shannon revealed that she’s excited to finally be able to hang out with other people since it’s been such a long time due to COVID-19. At present, Woodward is getting her stream all set up and ready to go live to the people but currently, there’s no word on exactly when that may be other than very soon.
workin hard on my stream setup 😱 Twitch.tv/ShannonIsLive
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Shannon has been a long-time gamer, eventually falling in love withThe Last of Uswhich also helped to get her the part of Dina inThe Last of Us Part II. In an interview withVariety, Woodward talked about being a huge fan ofThe Last of Usand having already played the game three times before knowing anything about the sequel. Later on, she bumped into Halley Gross at a party and asked Gross what she was currently up to with Gross replying that she was working with Naughty Dog. Being a self-proclaimed gamer and a fan ofThe Last of Us, Woodward asked Gross excitedly if she was working onThe Last of Us 2.
“She just went really pale and was like, “I can’t talk about it!” And I was like, “Oh my god, I am such a big fan. You don’t have to say anything, but just tell [writer/director] Neil Druckmann that I’d die to have a line in the game.” Woodward continues “And we went back and forth for a couple of months and her being like, “Oh, he really likes ‘Westworld,’” and I was like, “I really like everything he’s ever done,” until a few months later, when she was like, “There is a role, but you have to audition.” And I was like, “Oh my god, you’re going to let me audition?” So then I auditioned, and then they hired me, and that’s how I like to say I stalked my way into being part of the game.”
Although some gamers will only know Shannon from being Dina inThe Last of Us Part II,Woodward has had a very successful career especially so in TV shows. In the sci-fi western TV seriesWestworld,Woodward played Elsie Hughes who diagnoses behavior problems in Westworld’s hosts, as well as programming them prior to entry into the park. Previous to that, she’s also had a part inER, Raising Hope, Criminal Minds,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Malcolm in the Middle,The Drew Carey Show, Clarissa Explains It Alland many others including being a bridesmaid in Katy Perry’s music video “Hot and Cold”.
The Last of Us Part IIhas already and probably unsurprisingly reached over4 million in salesand has become the PS4’s fastest-selling exclusive ever. Sony revealed the news on the PlayStation Blog today that as of June 21 the highly anticipated sequel has done extremely well in such a short space of time, overtaking PS4’s previous record holders,God of WarandMarvel’s Spider-Man. This news comes after we heard that in Japan,The Last of Us Part IIbecame itstop-selling first-partyPS4 game selling 178,696 copies in total. If you ever wondered howThe Last of Us Part II’sdevelopers created those chilling sounds that The Infected make, you cancheck outNaughty Dog’s sound designer who delved into the process.
To follow Shannon on Twitch and to get a notification on when she’ll go live, head on over to her Twitch channelright here. you may also follow her onTwitterandInstagramwhere she will talk more about her up and coming streaming schedule so stay tuned!
The Last of Us Part 2is available now exclusively on PS4 (andsoon to be PS5). The game was one of DualShockers’ favorites of 2020; verify to check out theofficial DualShockers (generally spoiler-free) review. Also, feel free to grab the gamephysically on Amazonto help support the site.
