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.

[Hammock Parties]

That's cool, buddy. I hope you enjoy some TV shows this week. Even the gay ones.

[KC_Connection]

Didn’t see a Nick Athan reference in the Last of Us thread coming.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Didn’t see a Nick Athan reference in the Last of Us thread coming.

I believe that's what they call the forums over at Warpaint now.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

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.”

He's such an incel troll that he probably didn't even watch the episode. He knows that there is going to be gay/lesbian stuff in the show, because the main character is gay. He was waiting for the chance to troll. He's just in here for the attention he knows he will get for talking shit on a very popular show.

Clay what would you identify yourself as first?

Troll
Incel
Homophobe
Attention whore

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Didn’t see a Nick Athan reference in the Last of Us thread coming.

Nick Athan can be referenced in any thread that Clay is sliming up. They used to be like Siamese twins, where one was you would always find the other. They were formally known as Claythan before the big split.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

He's such an incel troll that he probably didn't even watch the episode.

I stole it off the internet as soon as it was available. I really liked season one. The Nick Offerman episode was one of the best things I've EVER seen on TV. I bought three security cameras for my house after I watched it.

I quite enjoy the world they've built. I was hooked in the first 15 seconds when they set it up talking about the fungi.

Clay what would you identify yourself as first?

I'll simply be Clay. No more, no less.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I stole it off the internet as soon as it was available. I really liked season one. The Nick Offerman episode was one of the best things I've EVER seen on TV. I bought three security cameras for my house after I watched it.

I quite enjoy the world they've built. I was hooked in the first 15 seconds when they set it up talking about the fungi.



I'll simply be Clay. No more, no less.

If it takes forever then you will walk forever right?

[notorious]

1.3 was one of the best episodes of a TV show.

Ever.

[ThaVirus]

OMG, Clay is in here crying about the Nick Offerman episode with his.. uh…. Roommate?

What a ****ing fairy. That episode was amazing.

[ThaVirus]

Season 2 is off to a decent start. Nice to get back into this world.

Spoiler!

Just to be sure, the tendrils in the clay pipes were a part of the infected hive mind, right? So we should have any infected in the area and that small Firefly group converging on the community pretty soon.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

OMG, Clay is in here crying about the Nick Offerman episode with his.. uh…. Roommate?

What a ****ing fairy. That episode was amazing.

I literally said I loved the episode.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I literally said I loved the episode.

[Hammock Parties]

The other problem with the overt focus on lesbian relationships is that Ellie is not only butt-ugly (like the actress is not aging well and resembles the a genetic experiment gone awry), but her personality is ****ing shit. Her relationships are not very believable, IMO.

Homosexual Offerman was probably the most believable gay relationship I've ever seen on TV.

Hoping it's toned down for the rest of the season. I can at least SOMEWHAT buy her as an action-based character (although again this was poor casting considering how tiny she is).

[notorious]

That little bitch took down a Wight Walker Giant. She can fight.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by notorious

1.3 was one of the best episodes of a TV show.

Ever.

Watched this again yesterday for the second time after all the discussion about it and I'll second that.