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Isabela Merced Shares 15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About "Turtles All The Way Down," "The Last Of Us" Season 2, And More

Isabela Merced takes us behind the scenes of bringing <i>Turtles All the Way Down</i> to life<i>,</i> teases filming <i>The Last of Us</i> Season 2, and shares her favorite books, when she was the most starstruck, and more.

Now that the movie is finally out in the world, Isabela sat down with me to discuss bringing this book to the big screen, what drew her to playing Aza, and so much more. And honestly, he came out the gate so incredibly strong with, like, his ability to just write amazing stories, but also, he has such a skill for putting himself in the mindset and the mentality of a young woman somehow. I think that's a great point because, as a book fan, as long as things are added to the adaptation that expand the world and make sense, I'm happy.

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