HBO's The Last of Us

[AlexanderMBush]

It has been officially announced: HBO will be working with Neil Druckmann & Craig Mazin on an adaptation of the 2013 video game, The Last of Us, created by Naughty Dog!!!

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

Craig Mazin, the creator of the acclaimed limited series 'Chernobyl,' is reteaming with HBO to adapt 'The Last of Us,' the massive Sony PlayStation video game franchise.

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Don't mind me--I'll be screaming in the corner.

 

[Magic-Man]

YES

 

[Jaden]

YEAAHHH!!!!

HUGH JACKMAN AS JOEL PLEASE!

 

[Nick]

YES.

Also, TV is far more suiting for something like this than a movie so i'm incredibly pleased they went in this direction. And for it to end up on HBO is all the better. I'm expecting this to be a prequel series possibly or at least a good use of flashbacks.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Stopped the screaming for a minute, wanted to say this:

TV is the PERFECT format for a story like The Last of Us. Especially if the duo want's to go all in--and show new things that we weren't able to see from Joel and Ellie's story (as they do explicitly mention the two.) If not a direct adaptation--a story on the origins of the Fireflies, and how they rose up before the events of TLoU Part One's time skip after the prologue would be a perfect story that would allow Ellie to be present in some capacity.

 

[Nick]

Stopped the screaming for a minute, wanted to say this:

TV is the PERFECT format for a story like The Last of Us. Especially if the duo want's to go all in--and show new things that we weren't able to see from Joel and Ellie's story (as they do explicitly mention the two.) If not a direct adaptation--a story on the origins of the Fireflies, and how they rose up before the events of TLoU Part One's time skip after the prologue would be a perfect story that would allow Ellie to be present in some capacity.

I assume that most of the people who will watch the show will be people who play the games, so doing a direct adaptation doesn't seem like the best way to go. We know that story. I'd love to see them adapt and also fill in the gaps - bouncing from Joel and Ellie to the Fireflies a lot. Especially with the long time span between Part 1 and Part 2.

Thinking about it though - there's a big age difference between Part 1 Ellie and Part 2 Ellie so you couldn't use the same actress. I could see the story going in a million different directions honestly.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I assume that most of the people who will watch the show will be people who play the games, so doing a direct adaptation doesn't seem like the best way to go. We know that story. I'd love to see them adapt and also fill in the gaps - bouncing from Joel and Ellie to the Fireflies a lot. Especially with the long time span between Part 1 and Part 2.

Thinking about it though - there's a big age difference between Part 1 Ellie and Part 2 Ellie so you couldn't use the same actress. I could see the story going in a million different directions honestly.

I don't think the gap is as small as you think--and that this will be the first big instance of TLoU hitting more main-stream outlet's that's not necessarily a console.

Speaking of mainstream--this will be replacing the film adaptation that was previously planned.

 

[Nick]

I don't think the gap is as small as you think--and that this will be the first big instance of TLoU hitting more main-stream outlet's that's not necessarily a console.

I'm not saying the gaps are small at all.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

 

[Nick]

It wouldn’t be The Last of Us without his musical touches.

 

[Scott W.]

This will be an interesting social observation now more than ever.

 

[Nick]

‘Chernobyl’ Director Johan Renck to Helm ‘The Last of Us’ HBO Pilot

Johan Renck — the Emmy-winning director behind miniseries Chernobyl — will re-team with HBO and Craig Mazin to direct the pilot of the series adaptation of popular Naughty Dog video game 'The Last of Us.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Jamesh22]

‘Chernobyl’ Director Johan Renck to Helm ‘The Last of Us’ HBO Pilot

Johan Renck — the Emmy-winning director behind miniseries Chernobyl — will re-team with HBO and Craig Mazin to direct the pilot of the series adaptation of popular Naughty Dog video game 'The Last of Us.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

This is a good sign. Chernobyl is one of the most incredible shows I've seen in the last few years.

 

[Nick]

Figured I’d revive this thread with the news from yesterday:

 

[AlexanderMBush]

What makes me intently curious about Pedro as Joel, is to see the direction he takes from what Baker managed to do by just mocap and vocals. A larger extent goes to Bella, as this will be her main debuting role as a major lead character.

It makes me giddy to see such care being given to these two characters from just an acting standpoint. I can't wait to see what Mazin does with the scripts.

 

[Nick]

What makes me intently curious about Pedro as Joel, is to see the direction he takes from what Baker managed to do by just mocap and vocals. A larger extent goes to Bella, as this will be her main debuting role as a major lead character.

It makes me giddy to see such care being given to these two characters from just an acting standpoint. I can't wait to see what Mazin does with the scripts.

They are such great characters so I’m glad the show is getting the HBO treatment, too. I’m glad this turned into a show from a movie as I just don’t think you could properly capture this game just in a singular 2 hour movie.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

They are such great characters so I’m glad the show is getting the HBO treatment, too. I’m glad this turned into a show from a movie as I just don’t think you could properly capture this game just in a singular 2 hour movie.

If anything, it makes me giddy to see *how* they adapt it. I can actually see them playing into the Seasonal aspect of the first game, by having each season being a fleshed out rendition of each time period that the games settings take place in (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter). It'd also allow them to save TLOU2 content until later on, along with potentially going more into depth on certain other factors.

I'm excited to see what can be coming to play--though I wonder how Mazin is making time for this and Borderlands. The dude's off the chain.

 

[Nick]

If anything, it makes me giddy to see *how* they adapt it. I can actually see them playing into the Seasonal aspect of the first game, by having each season being a fleshed out rendition of each time period that the games settings take place in (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter). It'd also allow them to save TLOU2 content until later on, along with potentially going more into depth on certain other factors.

I'm excited to see what can be coming to play--though I wonder how Mazin is making time for this and Borderlands. The dude's off the chain.

I thought this show was taking place after the original game but before 2? If not, I really hope we see Tess in this series. In a perfect world Evangeline Lilly would play her if she’s in it.

 

[Nick]

The Last of Us HBO Show: Season 1 Adapts the First Game, But Will 'Deviate Greatly' in Some Episodes - IGN

Neil Druckmann spoke to IGN about how The Last of Us' first season will cover the first game, but won't be a simple beat-for-beat retelling because the story is in a new medium.

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[Nick]

Gabriel Luna cast to play Tommy. Not sure how I feel about that... He doesn’t look old enough imo.