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The Last of Us TV series won’t start full production until The Last of Us Part II has shipped, says co-writer Craig Mazin

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Last week, HBO and PlayStation Productions announced the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us is set to be adapted into a television series. However, Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, who is set to co-write The Last of Us series, has revealed full production won’t start until video game developer Naughty Dog has completed and shipped The Last of Us Part II. […]

The Last of Us TV series in the works from Chernobyl creator at HBO

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The hit Playstation video game The Last of Us is set to be adapted into a television series at HBO. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will see Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin re-teaming with HBO and Playstation Productions to co-write the adaptation alongside Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann. It will be a co-production between HBO, Sony […]

The Last of Us Part II gets release date, trailer and Collector’s Editions

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During Playstation’s latest State of Play, Sony revealed plenty of news regarding Naughty Dog’s highly anticipated The Last of Us Part II, including the trailer and various collector’s editions for players. The biggest news though is fans won’t have to wait too much longer as it will hit shelves February 21, 2020. Watch the trailer […]

The Last of Us writer: “I don’t want that movie to be made”

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Seemingly stuck in pre-production purgatory, an adaptation of Naughty Dog’s blockbusting video game, The Last of Us, has been talked about since the game was released in 2013. Now the game’s director, Neil Druckmann, who has also also written the script for Sony Pictures and Screen Gems adaptation, has said that he doesn’t want that […]

Sony defends The Last of Us: Part II violence

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Last week Sony unveiled a brand new trailer for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Part II at Paris Game Week, with the promo coming in for some criticism due to its brutal violence, particularly against women and children [watch the trailer here]. In response, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s President of Global Sales and Marketing Jim […]

Does The Last of Us Need a Film Adaptation?

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Graeme Robertson on whether The Last of Us needs a film adaptation… Video game adaptations are nothing new; with Hollywood in its infinite wisdom thinking that whatever works on the games console, must surely work on the big screen, churning out video game movie after video game movie. We’ve had film versions of Resident Evil, […]

Fallout 4, Graphics and Why Visual Demands Are Dumb

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Samuel Brace on Fallout 4, graphics and why visual demands are dumb… Goodness me, where to begin…  I don’t know. I really don’t. Well… I suppose… Okay. How about here: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Deadly Premonition. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Whatever those games mean to you (and they should all mean something) just […]

Ashley Johnson wins BAFTA for The Last of Us, full list of winners for British Academy Video Games Awards

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Last night, Ashley Johnson won the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game for reprising her role as Ellie in The Last of Us for its DLC prequel, Left Behind. Taking to the stage at the Tobacco Dock in London to thank her co-star, Troy Baker and the creative team at Naughty Dog, […]