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.

[Gravedigger]

I would've liked to see him or Tess shiv the clicker in the neck/head. Given that was the only way you could quickly dispose of them in the game.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

I would've liked to see him or Tess shiv the clicker in the neck/head. Given that was the only way you could quickly dispose of them in the game.

Problem was they didn't get a chance to sneak up on them. They are brutally tough in this show to kill. Loving the slight changes and more back story

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

So the race swapping just doesn't bother you guys anymore?

Pedro is half white/half Chilean and looks exactly like Joel. It's not a big deal.

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

It's never good when the point of the production is to show that minorities are superior to whites.

I don't support that shit.

Using an actor who looks like the character who is half white instead of 100% white means minority superiority to you? You must be so miserable all the time. You are the best comedy on this site.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

So the race swapping just doesn't bother you guys anymore?

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

It's never good when the point of the production is to show that minorities are superior to whites.

I don't support that shit.

WTF are you talking about?

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

WTF are you talking about?

He is a clown. Just look at him as satire all the time, laugh at him, and move on. He tries to quote stoic ideas but is the whiniest person at the same time. It's wonderfully funny.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

I havent watched the show. I read that they made Joel's daughter a black girl. Am i wrong?

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

I havent watched the show. I read that they made Joel's daughter a black girl. Am i wrong?

His daughter is a character that is around for 15 minutes and it made zero difference to the story. It changed nothing but was played by an actress who conveyed the gravity of the role perfectly. It had nothing to do with your perception of the world.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by dmahurin

His daughter is a character that is around for 15 minutes and it made zero difference to the story. It changed nothing but was played by an actress who conveyed the gravity of the role perfectly. It had nothing to do with your perception of the world.

Have you played the last of us 2 sir marcus arrelious? In almost the first scene Joel is bludgeoned to death by a hardcore lesbian. Then you play the whole game to learn that his death was totally right and the world is better with his kind mutilated and buried.

Tell me which one of us doesnt get the point.

[dmahurin]

I've played both. Way to not spoiler tag it for others though. And she isn't a lesbian, she is with a guy. And that's not what the story of the second game is at all.

And that spelling of his name is incredible mister scholar.

[Gravedigger]

Yeah spoiler tag your stuff or GTFO. We know where you stand, we don't care, but don't ruin things for people genuinely interested in the story.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

If you have not played the game or know nothing of the story, do NOT click the spoiler button.

Spoiler!

Get real you children. It was huge news when the second one came out and that you murder Joel and go on a path of adventure where you learn his death was for the best. Cause lesbians. If you hadnt heard that and you were gonna play that game, I just saved you a lot of hours.

[ToxSocks]

I actually never played the 2nd game, so that sucks. No, i didn't know that.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Spoiler tags are absurd for an IP that has been out for a decade in a thread devoted to discussing the details of that IP.

[Tribal Warfare]

Spoiler!

Here you go with the Spoils