HBO - The Last of Us

[Sure-Oz]

@HBO: Look for the light.

@clmazin and @Neil_Druckmann to develop the series adaptation of #TheLastOfUs, coming soon to HBO: http://itsh.bo/thelastofus https://twitter.com/HBO/status/12356...572032/video/1

The Last of Us' Series in the Works at HBO From 'Chernobyl' Creator Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann (Exclusive)

MARCH 05, 2020 9:30AMby*Borys Kit, Patrick Shanley

Craig Mazin, the creator of the acclaimed limited series*Chernobyl,*is reteaming with HBO adapt*The Last of Us, the massive Sony PlayStation video game franchise.
In a rare development in the world of video game adaptations, the writer and creative director of the game, Neil Druckmann, is also involved, and will work with Mazin to pen and executive produce what is intended to be a series.

Carolyn Strauss will also executive produce along with Evan Wells, the president of Naughty Dog, the Santa Monica-based developer of the game. The project is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and in association with PlayStation Productions and it will be the first television series from PlayStation Productions.
Originally launched in 2013, Sony and Naughty Dog’s*The Last of Us*garnered critical praise for its engrossing tale of the post-apocalypse centered on the relationship between Joel, a smuggler in this new world, and Ellie, a teenager who may be a key to a cure for the deadly pandemic.
Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle the14-year-old girl out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival. The HBO series will cover the events of the original game, which was written by Druckmann, with the possibility of additional content based on the forthcoming game sequel,*The Last of Us Part II, which will release on May 29, 2020.
Mazin, who is said to be an avid player of the game, stated, “Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and*The Last of Us*is his magnum opus. Getting a chance to adapt this breathtaking work of art has been a dream of mine for years, and I’m so honored to do it in partnership with Neil.”
“From the first time I sat down to talk with Craig I was equally blown away by his approach to narrative and his love and deep understanding of*The Last of Us,” said Druckmann in a statement. “With*Chernobyl, Craig and HBO created a tense, harrowing, emotional masterpiece. I couldn’t think of better partners to bring the story of*The Last of Us*to life as a television show.”
Last of Us*won numerous “game of the year” awards and went on to sell more than 17 million copies across both its original release on the PlayStation 3 and a remastered version on the PlayStation 4.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for us to partner with Craig, Neil, Carolyn and the teams at Sony, Naughty Dog and PlayStation to bring the virtual world of this acclaimed game to life,” stated HBO programming president Casey Bloys.
“This is the first of many shows we intend to develop with our friends at PlayStation Productions,” said Chris Parnell, co-president of Sony Pictures Television Studios.*The Last of Us*is a brilliant achievement in storytelling and character development, and we are lucky to have the opportunity to work with this team to adapt it.”
Druckmann is a longtime vet of Naughty Dog, starting as a programming intern in 2004. In 2007, he was given the role of game designer on*Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the first installment in the action adventure series. In 2013, he created*The Last of Us, based on a concept he developed as a student at Carnegie Mellon University.
Mazin’s*Chernobyl*tackled a bleak and complex true-life event and became a must-see show for HBO. The show won an Emmy for outstanding limited series and landed one for Mazin for outstanding writing. Mazin also won a PGA and a WGA Award.


Holy shit this is gonna be awesome.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I dunno, guys.



I still liked that episode even after last week's developments. Call me crazy, but the show may have some staying power.

Yeah it was solid... Seattle looked awesome as well. Next episode looks like some shit is going down.

[BWillie]

If this is the direction of the show I think I am out. Ill give it another week.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Guy couldn't answer even one of the examples I asked for his take on.

He tapped.

Did you read the spoilers dilphag, or are you still prattling on like usual with ZERO clue about what you're ****ing talking about?

Tldr

[Hammock Parties]

[Wallcrawler]

Spoiler!

Consider this. Think about the original John Wick film.

His dog, a posthumous gift from his wife, is killed by the smug son of a crime boss.

John, despite pulling off a miracle to get out of that life, is willing to sacrifice that freedom for bloody retribution. After slaughtering his way through the crime syndicate, piling up the bodies, has the revenge that he's given up his way of life for at his fingertips........

Now imagine John just letting the guy that killed his dog walk away at the end.

If you think that would have been a great ending to John Wick, you're going to love TLOU2.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Lmao. So, it wasn't the fact that Cordyceps took over the planet, it wasn't that they cast a walking talking potato to play Ellie, it wasn't even that it was a subpar zombie show with a big lack of infected in the first season.....

It was that the carnival rides still worked without the tender loving touch of a one tooth redneck to maintain it.

That's the funniest shit I've read in a long time.

No its because I found the whole thing stupid and uninteresting. The carnival crap was just the last straw of stupid shit.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Tldr

I answered every single question from the reerun (even amongst his manson-like wall-of-text rant).

I'm pretty sure he didnt even read it. He's too busy writing "laces out" all over his upstairs attic.