ZM's Bree & Clint - The Last of Us - Jeffrey Wright (Isaac) - ZM's Bree & Clint

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

It's the biggest show of the year and Bree & Clint got to sit down with all of the stars. Here is their chat with Jeffrey Wright who plays Isaac in the game and in season 2 of the The Last of Us.  Watch the new season of The Last of Us! Now on Max, available on NEON.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you intimidated by how lovely of a voice he has? Yeah, but also your aura. Oh, is that right? It's the aura. Well, we are on radio. It's my, I'm expressing my aura through my radio voice. And don't you have a fantastic radio voice? Fantastic radio voice. Bourbon and cigarettes.

Yeah. That's the key. That's all it is. I'll start today. Fewer cigarettes than there once were, and fewer bourbon, actually. That was the early days of nurturing the voice. I like it. today. Fewer cigarettes than there once were, and fewer bourbon, actually. That was the early days of nurturing the voice. I like it.

I've got the tips. I've got to go get some bourbon cigarettes. Yeah, absolutely. I'm so excited for this because I know that you were a part of the game. I was. And correct me if I'm wrong, you're one of the only cast that is now also a part of this, right? That's what I hear. Yeah.

You could have a lot of knowledge to share with everyone. Oh, so much knowledge. I think I'm not the one who would have, you know, the depth of knowledge that I'm not that guy. The reason I did the game was very simple. Yes. Because my son really dug the game. Right. Yeah. I didn't know anything about it. Was he the one that convinced you to do it?

He was. I met Neil Druckmann. He was a fan of Westworld. He wanted to meet. At some point he hinted about my maybe being a part of the game because they were working on the game at that time. And then I went back to work on Westworld.

And finally I asked my son, I said, what do you know about this game? The last of it. And he was like, what? Oh my God, you gotta do this. Are you stupid? it. And he was like, what? Yeah. Oh my God. You got to do so stupid. Yeah. So, I mean, I basically did the game.

So I would, you know, earn a couple of points with my son, but the points don't last. Really? Yeah. That's why you had to do the show. They didn't got to do the show. The points like fate, you know, with the kids. Yeah. Points don't last. Uh, but my kids are young. And so I, let me just points like, you know, with the kids. Yeah. Points don't last.

Uh, but my kids are young. And so I, let me just tell you, you earn a couple of points, take them, but they're not going to care about this. The shelf life. I was, I was in Sydney. I was literally talking to the stars. Shelf life is super, super quick with those things. There are two types of people who are watching The Last of Us and that's the

gamers and the people who just love the show. Even though you were in the game, you said your son was the fan. Are you a gamer? And have you played the game? I used to love video games. I don't play so much anymore. I don't know, I don't like, I know a lot of people that play. I'm like, really? When do you find time to play? Yeah. I do play a lot of a certain game. Okay. It's chess though. Right, great game. I play online chess. One of a certain game. Okay. It's chess though.

Great game. I play online chess. One of the originals. And it's cool. I think it's among like the greatest of the only, maybe the only worthy of the social media apps. Cause I play people from around, you know, you play, well, this dude's in Iraq.

Yeah. This person is in like, bro, you're in North Korea? This guy was, I'm pulling this guy. And I'm like, dude, you're in North Korea? He texts me, no, I'm in Russia. I'm like, oh. What's worse? So no, I'm not a gamer beyond chess lately.

Zombie apocalypse happens tomorrow. What is your personal weapon of choice? I think, you know, I think you'd be like the dolphin and the whale. My weapon of choice would be the water. Head back to the water. Head back to the water. Oh, but they can't go.

Get on the water, get on the boat. So go find an island. Yeah, just get on a board, paddle, keep paddling. I like how your brain works. Yeah. I feel like it's smart. You know, once you kill off all the clickers on a board, paddle, keep paddling. I like how your brain works. Cause I feel like it's smart. You know, you, once you kill off all the clickers on the island, you're good to go. Yeah. But you know, the thing is I've realized, you know, it's not the zombies I'm

worried about so much as the humans. I feel it. I feel it. Who goes more feral in a zombie apocalypse, the infected or the people? Yeah, you know, it's deep. That is deep. Yeah, yeah. I love it though.

Okay. Hey, well, we're so excited to see you in the season of The Last of Us. I've heard it's worth the wait. No. That's what I've heard. Oh, good. We will be at the nearest bourbon bar in the smokers area. Working on your tones. And we will see you there.

I'll bring you some Winnie Blues. Some Winnie Blues? Yeah, it's a classic Aussie cigarette brand. Oh yeah. You'll love it you there. I'll bring you some Winnie Blues. Some Winnie Blues? Yeah, it's a classic Aussie cigarette. Oh yeah. No, I don't smoke the cigarettes. We're not promoting cigarettes. No, no, no.

Yeah, we're not doing that. Cigars, more so. Yeah, that's more us class. Cigars? Yeah, why not? Fair enough. Thank you so much. Thank you guys.