Romier S Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Pretty exciting news... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/last-us-series-works-at-hbo-chernobyl-creator-1282707 Quote 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. 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 in association with PlayStation Productions. It will be the first television series from PlayStation Productions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertA Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 I'm down for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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foogledricks Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 He's a funny-look'n fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Romier S and Starhawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 This would be absolutely god tier casting and a bold statement that they are not looking to just recreate the games story on the television screen. Ali is a superb actor and I’m not looking for recreation so much as reinterpretation which is what Druckmann has said they are going for. JoeyN and Magness 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 We officially have our Ellie. Magness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 Geoff squashing the Ali rumors.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 There is another... What can we say? The man loves escort missions. NickC, Magness, Graeme and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 Great news for Pedro! He was fantastic in the early Narcos seasons. This will definitely be interesting. NickC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 So which Game of Thrones actor gets cast as Tommy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 I mean, if you squint, you kind of sort of see the resemblance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Well shit... https://ogn.theonion.com/principled-stand-pedro-pascal-has-walked-off-hbo-s-th-1846409406 😎 Whooter and Camp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 15 Author Report Share Posted April 15 Tommy has been cast.... https://deadline.com/2021/04/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-cast-tommy-hbo-series-video-game-1234735380/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Magness and Angry the Clown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Nice. I'm glad to read Kantemir Balagov is still directing the pilot too. 'Beanpole' is well worth checking out if you get the chance. He's extremely talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 28 Author Report Share Posted April 28 Druckmann says the movie version fell apart because certain studio folks wanted to pump up the action elements and make it "bigger"..... https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-movie-fell-apart-because-it-was-too-action-focused?utm_source=twitter The movie adaptation of The Last of Us fell apart because there was too much focus on big action set-pieces that did not suit the story, according to game director Neil Druckmann. Talking to the Script Apart podcast, Druckmann said: “When I worked on the movie version, a lot of the thinking and notes were like ‘how do we make it bigger? How do we make the set pieces bigger?’” Druckmann did not point fingers as to who in the studio system provided those notes, but he said that the approach was responsible for the film’s downfall. “It didn’t work for The Last of Us and I think that’s ultimately why the movie wasn’t made,” he said. As a video game, The Last of Us has plenty of combat due to the way its gameplay structure works. But the story aspect of the game - what is essentially the base for any film or TV adaptation - is more subdued than a Hollywood blockbuster. Thankfully, Druckmann says that moving to a television series has helped capture the team’s original intentions for the game. “Our approach for The Last of Us was ‘Let’s make it as an indie film’,” Druckmann revealed. “Let’s approach it as an indie film team, the way it’s shot, the way how small and intimate it feels. And with the show we get to lean into that even more because we don’t have to have as many action sequences as we do in the game.” “In the game, there’s certain mechanics for pacing purposes,” Druckmann added. “You have to engage those mechanics every once in a while, you need enough combat to train those mechanics. And you can throw all that out [for the TV show], because now we’re in a different medium. Let’s play to the strengths of this medium.” Starhawk and Angry the Clown 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 Marlene is being played by.... Marlene! Merle Dandridge is reprising her role as the leader of the Fireflies. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/last-of-us-merle-dandridge-hbo-series-1234960386/ Quote Merle Dandridge, who voiced Marlene in both the original 2013 game and last year’s sequel, will reprise the role in the premium cable network’s scripted drama series. The Last of Us revolves around the relationship between Joel (Pedro Pascal, The Mandalorian), a hardened survivor of the collapse of modern civilization 20 years ago, and 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey, Game of Thrones), whom he’s hired to smuggle out of an oppressive quarantine zone. Dandridge’s Marlene is the head of the Fireflies, a resistance movement struggling for freedom against an oppressive military regime. She joins a cast that also includes Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Joel’s younger brother. I would love to see Annie Wersching and W. Earl Brown reprise as Tess and Bill. W. Earl is part of the HBO family already so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 Annie is sooo good. I’d love to see her return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 2 Author Report Share Posted July 2 Angry the Clown and Starhawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Funny to see a bunch of goofy smiles by the cast of a depressing, sadistic, hopeless revenge story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 6 Author Report Share Posted July 6 10 episodes for the first season: Starhawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 That’s about average for HBO. I’m really looking forward to this. I hope it’s good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 I justed started LOU2. I even love just watching characters play the guitar in this game. I hope this series can captivate me like that. Whooter and Romier S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 15 Author Report Share Posted July 15 More casting news. https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-last-of-us-jeffrey-pierce-murray-bartlettt-con-oneill-hbo-series-video-game-1234793820/ Jeffrey Pierce voiced Tommy in the games. He will now star as Perry, a rebel in one of the quarantine zones. Murray Bartlett will play Frank. For those of you who remember, Frank was Bill's partner (and its heavily implied they were lovers) and we never got to meet him in the game. He was already dead when we found him in-game. Con O'Neil will play Bill. Angel P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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