At this level, it has been identified for a while that HBO is engaged on an adaptation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us franchise right into a collection of some type. Craig Mazin, the creator of HBO’s Chernobyl collection, is concerned as a author and government producer alongside Neil Druckmann, the author and inventive director for The Last of Us at Naughty Dog. Beyond that, nevertheless, not a lot is understood in regards to the upcoming collection — and that features the solid. And one potential actor for Joel, Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, lately fueled hypothesis that he’s enjoying the position.
More particularly, Coster-Waldau participated in a latest Reddit AMA the place somebody requested whether or not he was in line to play the position. Rather than merely ignoring the query or denying it, Coster-Waldau responded in a cryptic vogue. “I simply bought half 2,” his response reads. “What an important game.” Could Coster-Waldau be already solid? Who is aware of! But it seems like he is actually a fan.
“Neil Druckmann is with out query the best storyteller working within the video game medium, and The Last of Us is his magnum opus,” Mazin mentioned when the HBO collection was first introduced. “Getting an opportunity to adapt this breathtaking murals has been a dream of mine for years, and I’m so honored to do it in partnership with Neil.”
“From the primary time I sat down to speak with Craig I used to be equally blown away by his strategy to narrative and his love and deep understanding of The Last of Us,” Druckmann added on the time. “With Chernobyl, Craig and HBO created a tense, harrowing, emotional masterpiece. I could not consider higher companions to carry the story of The Last of Us to life as a tv present.”
It’s at present unclear when HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation may launch. Carolyn Strauss and Naughty Dog president Evan Wells may even government produce, and The Last of Us present is a co-production between Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions — which makes it the primary tv collection for PlayStation Productions. The Last of Us Part II is now out there for PlayStation 4. You can take a look at all of our previous coverage of the upcoming HBO adaptation right here.
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