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]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

That interrogation scene was so ****ing cool. How that dude's waking up to the thud of Joel's fists hitting that dude face and the kneecap thing and then killing him after he knew for sure the guy gave him the right spot on the map.

Ellie biting him, so she could say that she was infected and now he was too. Her playing along with his creepy grooming, so she could break his fingers and her lines when he's leaving to get some other people.

****ing loved it.

Yeah they pretty much went scene for scene with the game, I was glad they put the interrogation scene in, shows how dark Joel has gone, and is willing to go.

Spoiler!

I wish they would've done the Ellie scene like the game where Joel stops her instead of her walking outside first. Joel breaks her from the bloodlust she's going through to calm her and get her out of a terrible situation with the building burning around her. In the game it was already 10 swings but the show was like "F*** that, how about we go 20 plus swings!!!?!"

Bella Ramsey did a great job as Ellie this week, I couldn't really see her as Ellie through a good amount of the series so far, but when she gets angry she really shines in the casting. Can't wait for next episode, knew these last two were going to kick ass.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Yeah they pretty much went scene for scene with the game, I was glad they put the interrogation scene in, shows how dark Joel has gone, and is willing to go.

Spoiler!

I wish they would've done the Ellie scene like the game where Joel stops her instead of her walking outside first. Joel breaks her from the bloodlust she's going through to calm her and get her out of a terrible situation with the building burning around her. In the game it was already 10 swings but the show was like "F*** that, how about we go 20 plus swings!!!?!"

Bella Ramsey did a great job as Ellie this week, I couldn't really see her as Ellie through a good amount of the series so far, but when she gets angry she really shines in the casting. Can't wait for next episode, knew these last two were going to kick ass.

Had the exact same thought as your spoiler tag and then someone that hasn't played the games pointed out that there was no way out for Ellie to escape, so how would Joel get in. Actually makes sense

[WhawhaWhat]

Walking through an "abandoned town" in Alberta in the winter with a huge fan blowing at you could not have been a fun day at work.

[Urc Burry]

Rewatching now. Holy hell. How they managed to fit this all into a 50 min episode is unbelievable. Could have easily been 2+ hours worth

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

It would be for me as well if Ellie were prettier and the existence of the fungus were more believable. /you-know-who

Wait what? Prettier? This is the appocolypse. She is not going to wear makeup or be lavish. It is about survival not vanity! Good grief already!

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Yeah they pretty much went scene for scene with the game, I was glad they put the interrogation scene in, shows how dark Joel has gone, and is willing to go.

Spoiler!

I wish they would've done the Ellie scene like the game where Joel stops her instead of her walking outside first. Joel breaks her from the bloodlust she's going through to calm her and get her out of a terrible situation with the building burning around her. In the game it was already 10 swings but the show was like "F*** that, how about we go 20 plus swings!!!?!"

Bella Ramsey did a great job as Ellie this week, I couldn't really see her as Ellie through a good amount of the series so far, but when she gets angry she really shines in the casting. Can't wait for next episode, knew these last two were going to kick ass.

Thank you for including spoilers. I don't have a PS, and I'm waiting for the PC version of Last of Us to drop at the end of this month.

[smith11]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

NGL, kind of rolled my eyes a bit when they first established him as a preacher. But it eventually made perfect sense.

if im starving my 1st priority is cutting up horse steaks, not looking for some guy who i think is injured

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smith11

if im starving my 1st priority is cutting up horse steaks, not looking for some guy who i think is injured

Cannibals probably would view that as killing two birds with one stone.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Stryker

Wait what? Prettier? This is the appocolypse. She is not going to wear makeup or be lavish. It is about survival not vanity! Good grief already!

See: earlier in the thread.

[Kman34]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

It's inching towards best of all time for me, if they can nail another season. I know they will nail the finale and I'm so glad I never played the game. I love that everything is new.

Also this series the best acting performances that I have ever seen.

Pedro Pascal as Joel
Bella Ramsey as Ellie

These two should win awards after awards and then you take the other characters and the actors that played them and their performances.

Anna Torv as Tess
Nick Offerman as Bill
Murray Bartlett as Frank
Storm Reid as Riley
Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen
Scott Shepherd as David

Some of the most magnificent performances from so many actors and actresses.

I cannot overstate how good the acting and writing has been on this show. It sucks that next week is the last episode of the season. This show should clean up at awards shows

Sopranos will be my favorite HBO series ever but this will give it a run for its money.. Sopranos won a shit ton of awards. I don’t see this one doing that just because it’s a zombie show in the eyes of the voters..

[The Franchise]

Maybe I’m not remembering it from the game….and no spoilers or anything so don’t worry.

Where were the rest of David’s people during that? Like no one thought to come check on gun shots and a burning building?

[luv]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Maybe I’m not remembering it from the game….and no spoilers or anything so don’t worry.

Where were the rest of David’s people during that? Like no one thought to come check on gun shots and a burning building?

I wondered the same thing. They just walk away at the end like no one's going to come after them? The whole town wanted them dead.

[Gravedigger]

Likely David cleared the people out of that area, knowing that was where he was going to keep Ellie. Also...

Spoiler!

He said only a few knew of what they were doing with the bodies and that was the place in the game that Ellie saw them chop an arm off and put it into a bucket, so that's likely where they chopped up the bodies. I would imagine that David would only let people into the hall to eat and pray but they kick everyone out so they could butcher during off hours.

[Sassy Squatch]

I mean, in the game you wipe out A TON of people while switching perspectives as Joel and Ellie.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Likely David cleared the people out of that area, knowing that was where he was going to keep Ellie. Also...

Spoiler!

He said only a few knew of what they were doing with the bodies and that was the place in the game that Ellie saw them chop an arm off and put it into a bucket, so that's likely where they chopped up the bodies. I would imagine that David would only let people into the hall to eat and pray but they kick everyone out so they could butcher during off hours.

Spoiler!

David claimed that only a few know, but judging by the reaction of the townsfolk during that initial dinner scene they're all pretty well aware of what's happening