{"id":1299,"date":"2020-11-20T22:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1328842"},"modified":"2020-11-20T22:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:07:36","slug":"the-live-action-last-of-us-hbo-series-shows-signs-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1299","title":{"rendered":"The live-action Last of Us HBO series shows signs of life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HBO today revealed the first details on the live-action TV adaptation of The Last of Us <\/em>game. We now know who\u2019s going to be writing and producing the show, though nothing else about who might be involved.<\/p>\n

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.@HBO<\/a> gives series order to #TheLastOfUs<\/a>. @clmazin<\/a> and @Neil_Druckmann<\/a> set to write and executive produce. Carolyn Strauss, @evan_wells<\/a>, @aqizil<\/a>, and @CarterSwan<\/a> also executive produce. @SPTV<\/a>, @Naughty_Dog<\/a>, @PlayStation<\/a> productions are set to produce: https:\/\/t.co\/dIOCovjGqK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tOsuWFwklR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 HBO PR (@HBOPR) November 20, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It shouldn\u2019t come as a big surprise \u2014 mostly because they were rumored to be attached to the project months ago \u2014 but Last of Us <\/em>creator Neil Druckmann is pairing with Chernobyl <\/em>creator Craig Mazin on the writing. Both will also be executive producers, alongside HBO\u2019s Carolyn Strauss (who also worked on Chernobyl<\/em> and Game of Thrones<\/em>), Naughty Dog\u2019s Evan Wells, and PlayStation Productions\u2019 Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve known that a Last of Us <\/em>series was theoretically in the works for some time now, in the same way that most game series have theoretical live-action adaptations. The option is on the table for most series, let alone ones that have sold so well and succeeded with the critics so well as The Last of Us<\/em>. But this is the first word we\u2019ve heard that it\u2019s definitely happening, and actual time and money is being expended to make it so.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m on the record<\/a> saying it\u2019d be a mistake to directly adapt the game\u2019s story \u2014 the story of Ellie and Joel was told about as perfectly as it ever could be in the game itself. To force another pair of actors to walk the same steps will be to do a disservice both to them, and to Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, the originators of the roles. But the in-game world is teeming with other stories to be told \u2014 indeed, the fact that the two main characters were just a slice of a larger story was part of what made them so appealing, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

The Last of Us<\/em> joins Resident Evil<\/em> and Uncharted <\/em>in the train of upcoming live-action adaptations. I still credit The Witcher <\/em>with making such adaptations more palatable to producers everywhere, but the fact that the Uncharted <\/em>movie \u2014 itself adapted from Naughty Dog\u2019s other <\/em>cinematic game series \u2014 is finally ready for primetime and is getting some decent press might have had something to do with the show getting the greenlight.<\/p>\n

The show will be available to stream<\/a> on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

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