Why Ella Purnell wants to avoid further projects like Fallout and Arcane

2024 was a great year for Ella Purnell, who received nominations for her performances Arcane And Stand out. The actress says she’s thrilled with the response, but she thinks it’s time to move on from video game adaptations.

Ella Purnell doesn’t want to be pigeonholed into playing video game characters. “Actually, I think I need to stay away from video game adaptations now because otherwise I’ll get pigeonholed,” she explained (via Popverse). Purnell has an established filmography spanning 14 years; She has demonstrated her acting range in television shows Sweetbitter, Yellowjacketsand last sweet pea. She won that League of Legends Fandom as a voice actor for Jinx in 2021 Arcaneand in 2024 she did the same with the Stand out Franchise. Purnell is expecting offers for similar roles after proving her prowess in the genre.

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“I’ll be the video game girl,“she claimed.”There are probably worse things than that.“

She received several awards Stand outwho also joined Arcane as a nominee for Best Adaptation at the 2024 Game Awards. Purnell admitted she is still struggling with the critical response. “Here is the truth, and I feel bad saying this, but I’m not a gamerAnd I don’t know how I managed to get two video game adaptations that were both good” she mused. “I don’t know how it happened, but it did. I don’t know the answer.”

Ella Purnell’s “Jinx” did justice to the “League of Legends” franchise

That’s impressive Arcane was Purnell’s first voice-over project. “When I found out I got the role, I did a lot of research,” she told UnGeek. “There’s a lot of stuff about Jinx online, so I really got into it and was really intimidated and excited at the same time. And now here we are.” Jinx is one of the fan-favorite playable characters League of Legendsand Purnell confirmed that her brothers were playing the game. Echoing DC’s Harlequin in portraying Jinx, she revealed that her “process is to drink nine coffees and jump up and down” to get into Jinx’s psyche. “(I) just give it 150% and then I come out and crash,” she told CBR.

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However, Lucy MacLean is the opposite of Jinx. Purnell’s Stand out The character was initially naive in Season 1, but became more and more pessimistic heading into the finale. Fans loved their performance, driven by The Ghoul and the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Purnell said she delved deep into her personal experiences to portray Lucy’s story, particularly the scene where she came to herself and saw the world from the ghoul’s perspective. This culminated in the final scenes of the season when she was forced to kill her mother and pursue her father Hank. Speaking to GQ, she described her approach to this moment. “What helped was the message I got from (director) Wayne (Yip)… it’s just a feeling of giving up. “Just knowing that everything is completely out of your control.

Lucy MacLean returns Stand out Season 2. Purnell will also reprise serial killer Rhiannon Lewis when sweet pea Season 2 appears.

Stand out Season 1 is streaming on Prime Video. Arcane Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming on Netflix.

Source: Popverse

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In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles created by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.

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April 10, 2024

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Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Moises Arias, Walton Goggins, Leslie Uggams, Zach Cherry, Annabel O’Hagan, Dave Register, Rodrigo Luzzi, Sarita Choudhury, Johnny Pemberton, Leer Leary, Teagan Meredith, Luciana VanDette, Amir Carr, Frances Turner, Elle Vertes, Brendan Burke, Matt Berry, Daniel Martin, Michael Esper, Michael Cristofer

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