- The star of Intergalactic: The heretical prophetTati Gabrielle, says Waste Director Neil Druckmann has prepared her for online hate
- The actress says she is aware of the hatred The last of us: Part 2 Role crew received
- Gabrielle says she received hatred after the first Intergalactic Trailer was released for “Being a woman, I was a woman in color I had my head shaved …”
Tati Gabrielle, the star of Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The heretical prophethas revealed that director Neil Druckmann has “bootcomp-ing me” for online hatred.
In a new conversation with Entertainment Weekly shared Gabrielle that she is aware of the hated The last of us: Part 2 Role members, like Laura Bailey, Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, received back in 2020 for their roles in the game and that Druckmann has prepared her for a similar situation.
“Neil has been bootcamp-ing me,” Gabrielle said. “I know Troy’s experience, I know Ashley’s experience … I know Laura Bailey’s experience.”
When The last of us: Part 2 was released, Bailey received online hatred and death threats against herself and her newborn son for playing the character Abby, who kills Joel Miller. After Intergalactic Was officially announced last year with a trailer that revealed Gabriel’s character, Jordan A Mun, said the actress that she also received hatred, including racist and misogynistic comments, for her role.
“I got a lot of love,” said Gabrielle, “but there was a lot of hatred over me that I was a woman, I was a woman in color, I had my head shaved, all these things that I didn’t even see – I am out of the social media zeitgeist for that reason – but when I did, was neil like, ‘ignoring it. Whatever, I and you, we will do something beautiful.
Intergalactic: The heretical prophet is Gabrielle’s first video game role and she explained that she is preparing for the new venture.
“This is a world – video game – which I have never entered before. So I will not put one thing in my mind to expect it to be so and then it is not and then I am unprepared or take it too easily
Earlier this year, Druckmann revealed that Naughty Dog’s new game is “a game of faith and religion”. Gabrielle also discussed these themes in her interview with EW, but said that may not be what players expect.
“The question of faith is not black and white,” Gabrielle said. “When you initially think of faith you think of religion, which is part of it, but there is also faith in oneself. There is faith in your environment or your community. All that faith means, ‘What is your faith? What are the things you hope for? Faith sounds thriving but we are experiencing all day out and day out. What is your reason for waking up?’
Intergalactic: The heretical prophet Have no release date yet, but we can expect the game to be launched on PS5.
