You couldnвЂ™t stop me from doing that.вЂ™ So weвЂ™re doing that,вЂќ Mazin said. вЂњNeil, at one point, heвЂ™s like, вЂYou know, there was one thing we were talking about for a while,вЂ™ and then he told me what it was. In at least one case, Mazin and Druckmann are even using some stuff that Naughty Dog planned but never used for The Last of Us. Mazin explained that fans should expect new scenes and storylines that arenвЂ™t in the game but that all of the additions will fit into the original narrative.

As far as the latter is concerned, it seems like the HBO show is in very good hands.Дruckmann has released the very first image of Joel and Ellie and live-action, and itвЂ™s safe to say that the image almost looks like a carbon copy of the video game: Pascal and RamseyвЂ™s performances will undoubtedly be heavily scrutinized by fans of the series, down to how well they fit the look of the characters. While these actors have proved their immense talents on television already, the expectations that come along with popular video game franchises is something else entirely, as Druckmann himself learned when studio Naughty Dog released the controversial sequel, The Last of Us Part II, for PlayStation 4 last year. With the help of executive producer Craig Mazin and The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann, who is also writing all of the episodes and directing one, Pedro Pascal ( The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey ( Game of Thrones) will be the actors charged with bringing Joel and Ellie to life. Fortunately, the show has amazing talent behind it. So as you can imagine, thereвЂ™s a bit of pressure on HBO to get its live-action adaptation of The Last of Us right. (Video games have always been an art form, like movies, TV, and music, and the rest of the world is finally catching up.) To say that this beloved duo changed the world is no exaggeration. Some critics even (unfairly) argued that Joel and EllieвЂ™s adventure was a clear sign that video games had matured and could now aim for more artistic aspirations. In many ways, their relationship, and the journey they embark on to cure a deadly virus thatвЂ™s destroyed the planet, inspired the entire industry to rethink the kind of character work and narratives that could be achieved in the medium. For many fans, Joel and Ellie are characters that defined an entire generation of gaming when The Last of Us hit the PlayStation 3 in 2013 and ushered in a new era of video game storytelling.

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