Alien: Romulus director says a major role was inspired by The Last of Us - and "a year later" the same actor was cast on the HBO show

Isabela Merced as Kay in Alien: Romulus.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez says Isabela Merced's character was inspired by The Last of Us Part 2...well before she was cast in season 2 of the HBO show.

"Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too," Alvarez wrote on Twitter. "Then I cast Isabela Merced to play Kay…. A year later she gets cast to play Dina on the HBO show…. True story."