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.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Hopefully we don’t get an episode like last season. Episode 3. 🤦*♂️

That episode was some of the best television made last year.

[KC_Connection]

Episode 3 was probably the best episode of the 1st season of this show. The takes are getting bad in here.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Good episode but they try way too hard with the gay shit.

nonsense.

It's consistent with the game.

You're the guy Joel punched out at the party.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

nonsense.

It's consistent with the game.

Games are also trying way too hard with this shit, and it's usually because one of the devs is gay.

Should have been toned down.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Games are also trying way too hard with this shit, and it's usually because one of the devs is gay.

Should have been toned down.

why is it "trying too hard"?

Is it outside the realm of possibility for two or three people to be gay in a community?

Look, it doesnt do it for me, but it's not distracting from the story - as a matter of fact, it's damn near shot for shot from the game.

[blake5676]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

That episode was some of the best television made last year.

Concur. Even though it was somewhat of a standalone episode, I thought it was brilliant.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

why is it "trying too hard"?

It's forced over-representation of homosexuals to satisfy a narcissistic agenda.

Homosexuals are 1-2% of the population.

The show has shown us three gay relationships in 10 episodes.

In a post-apocalyptic setting, this is extremely unlikely, comes off as forced and takes you out of the story.

I'd be fine with one. I'm not a homophobe. But what they have done is just cringe. Fortunately the rest of it is good enough that I can power through it.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

It's forced over-representation of homosexuals to satisfy a narcissistic agenda.

Homosexuals are 1-2% of the population.

The show has shown us three gay relationships in 10 episodes.

In a post-apocalyptic setting, this is extremely unlikely, comes off as forced and takes you out of the story.

I'd be fine with one. I'm not a homophobe. But what they have done is just cringe. Fortunately the rest of it is good enough that I can power through it.

Why does the population average matter when the main character of the show is literally gay? Obviously gay characters are going to have more gay relationships than the average person.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

nonsense.

It's consistent with the game.

You're the guy Joel punched out at the party.

If anything it’s hard to Believe there would still be homophobes in that world. I mean dude, there are far bigger issues to worry about than two girls kissing.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

If anything it’s hard to Believe there would still be homophobes in that world. I mean dude, there are far bigger issues to worry about than two girls kissing.

it's a silly thing to get hung up on, for sure.

And as I mentioned, spot-on accurate from the game.

If that element is too much for some, it's easy to just not watch (though they'd be missing out on probably the best story ever told in a video game).

Spoiler!

And I'm already dreading what looks like it may occur in the next episode!

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Why does the population average matter when the main character of the show is literally gay? Obviously gay characters are going to have more gay relationships than the average person.

If you enjoy it, more power (bottom) to you.

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

it's a silly thing to get hung up on, for sure.

And as I mentioned, spot-on accurate from the game.

If that element is too much for some, it's easy to just not watch (though they'd be missing out on probably the best story ever told in a video game).

Spoiler!

And I'm already dreading what looks like it may occur in the next episode!

Can’t wait lol….

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I'd be fine with one. I'm not a homophobe. But what they have done is just cringe. Fortunately the rest of it is good enough that I can power through it.

You’re not a homophobe but you find two girls’ kissing “cringe”?

It’s unfortunate the creators of the ORIGINAL ****ING GAME didn’t have more incels in their focus group so that they would’ve understood that they overshot their quota of one gay interaction per ten episodes.

That two-minute sequence really required a lot of grit to “power through it.”

[Hammock Parties]

Relax, buddy. They didn't get my dime, anyway.

[dlphg9]

Clay, you're just showing your lack of self awareness. Of all people on CP to call out someone or something for being try hards or cringe you are the absolute last mother****er that has any right to say anything.

You spent years sucking off Nick Athan and making up lie after lie with him because you crave attention. You then bailed on him, but decided to slither over to your Facebook friends. You let your mentor Nick take all the heat from the lies you two made up, but instead of cleaning up your shit and growing up like most people do you got worse.

Youre a full blown incel because your mom didn't give you enough love. Kinda sad really.

There isn't a more cringe, try hard on this entire site.