"It was so exciting to finally see these two characters meet and how they're going to interact. The podcast host, Christian Spicer, suggests that Ellie can possibly use her experiences to reach others who might be angry, vengeful, afraid, or frustrated to the point of violence with the way the world is and how its affected them personally.ĭruckmann reflects on the production process with Team Ellie and Team Abby, usually splitting time between the two teams and their casts, saying, " like we were making two different games." When they were finally able to bring Ellie and Abby together after "doing these things in parallel for so long and jumping between these two worlds": Saving humanity wasn't in the cards, killing Abby wasn't a solution to "the hurt she felt from killing Joel", so now she needs something else. And yet by not killing Abby, Druckmann says that Ellie manages to save her soul.Īfter that final fight is over, Johnson thinks that Ellis is going to go off in search of her purpose now. Druckmann compares Ellie's own willingness to kill to that of Joel, saying that Ellie's is more personal, driven by rage, while Joel's is more pragmatic he goes as far as suggesting that Ellie enjoys killing. quoted Robert McKee, who said, “In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility.” ( Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting).Ī conversation between Gross and Druckmann raised the idea of Ellie not killing Abby, something they hadn't even considered earlier in the writing process.
#The last of us 2 cast full#
You can listen to the full episode at the link - and I highly recommend that you do - but our highlights follow below:ĭruckmann, on the question of responsibility of storytellers - is it fan service, morally just stories, etc. For now, maybe the best hope of a great live action video game adaptation is this one right here.In the final episode of The Last of Us Podcast, Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, and Troy Baker went all-in on the sequel's ending. Showtime will be giving Halo a go sometime this year. Beloved franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Tomb Raider saw-let's just say-less than spectacular results. Video game adaptations, however, don’t often prove successful. For its emotional character-driven storyline and visceral gameplay, it’s widely considered one of the best games of all time. While video game escort missions are not usually a favorite for gamers, the mechanics and storyline of The Last of Us proved so engrossing the game took home the Game of the Year Award. Gamers play primarily as Joel (Troy Baker), a smuggler who must escort a 14-year-old girl (Ashley Johnson) out of a quarantine zone and across an apocalyptic U.S. The Last of Us was released on PlayStation 3 in June of 2013. Mazin was also to work alongside the video game franchise’s writer and creative director, Neil Druckmann.
#The last of us 2 cast series#
HBO ordered the series officially in November, with Kantemir Bagalov set to direct. Of course, the WHO’s announcement of a real global pandemic was only days away, which would stall development but it would not kill the series. In early March of 2020, HBO announced that it was once again partnering with Craig Mazin, creator of the HBO limited series Chernobyl, this time on an adaptation of the Naughty Dog video game, The Last of Us, the story of two survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic event.
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