Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten on ‘Fallout’ and bringing a popular video game to life
(Originally published in The Hindu on April 02, 2024)
It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that we are on the cusp of a new era of live-action video game adaptations. With Halo Season 2 just ending its run, we have Borderlands, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Return to Silent Hill, The Witcher Season 4 and more eyeing for release in 2024 before The Last of Us Season 2 makes its entry in 2025. But if there is one title that is certainly creating all the buzz among video game enthusiasts, it’s Prime Video’s upcoming series adaptation of Fallout, one of the most beloved sci-fi video games. Premiering on April 11, the series created by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner hails from executive producers and iconic sci-fi television filmmaking duo, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
Told over eight episodes, Fallout is advertised as an epic post-apocalyptic series made with the best filmmaking technology. Set in a futuristic world reeling from a nuclear war, it takes the viewers into the barren Wasteland and tells a story from the eyes of Lucy, a ‘Vault Dweller,’ one of those privileged sections of survivors who took refuge in fallout bunkers. Lucy steps out into the Wastelands with a mission and having been raised in a shelter cut off from reality, she is forced to take re-stock of the foolhardy idealism and kindness she had believed in all her life. Lucy’s journey is interspersed with that of Maximus, a squire of a technocratic military order called Brotherhood of Steel, who vows to find his true identity as he takes on a journey of no return.
Actors Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten, who play Lucy and Maximus, respectively, can’t wait to speak about their reactions while stepping into these huge sets, their takeaways from playing these roles and the journey they had in bringing to life this beloved game
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Ella, have you played the ‘Fallout’ video game and what was your reaction knowing that you are a part of an IP that has such global popularity?
It’s really exciting. It can definitely be a little bit daunting knowing that you’re going into something that is so well loved because you want to do it justice and you want the fans of the game to like the show. I knew of the games and asked Jona (Nolan) which one I should play. And he said….
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