Intergalactic’s Haters Are Going To Love It, Lead Actress Says

Late last year, Naughty Dog revealed that its next game will be Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new sci-fi story set thousands of years in an alternate future. While the game may still be years away, its leading actress, Tati Gabrielle, recently shared her experience filming her part as bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun for Naughty Dog director and studio chief Neil Druckmann.

“It’s a different medium,” Gabrielle told YouTube channel HotCorn. “I really appreciate Neil Druckmann and the way he directs me through the game as well. I appreciate the way that he has done games [by] making them very grounded despite being in these fantastical sort of worlds.”

Gabrielle went on to describe wearing a motion-capture suit on stage while Druckmann describes what her character is looking at and what she’s doing. She equated it to being like a child, “when you didn’t have the costumes necessarily … and you wanted to to to escape and lose yourself into a world. I’ve been having a lot of fun doing that the game is going to be incredible. I’m really excited for people to play [it].”

In a separate interview with SuperGuida, Gabrielle addressed the backlash and online hate against her character. She said that it motivated her to work even harder on her performance before sharing a prediction about the game’s reception.

“The same people that were hating are gonna play that game,” added Gabrielle. “And guess what: they are gonna love it. So they can be mad.”

Gabrielle previously had a leading role in the Uncharted movie and she recently appeared as Nova in The Last of Us Season 2. She won’t be the only actor from that series starring in Intergalactic. Druckmann has confirmed that he cast TLOU’s Tony Dalton as well.

Kumail Nanjiani and The Last of Us: Part II co-writer Halley Gross also have roles in the game, which has been in development since 2020. Naughty Dog hasn’t set a date for its release, but at least one report suggests that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet won’t arrive until 2027 at the soonest.