If the show is a success, and there is no reason to doubt it will, sure, the story is already there.
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Pedro Pascal has been cast as Joel in HBO's The Last of Us TV series
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Yeah I have to imagine they used him as a starting point for that character (especially since ND is known to do that).
Oh yah- this i can see. Get that grizzle out and refine that Texas accent from Kingsmen and he's good to go, baybeeeee!
It's pretty much the same. Officially you don't get signed as the "showrunner," you get signed as an executive producer/writer.
So yes he's showrunning the thing.
I haven't watched Chernobyl yet, but I hear it's fantastic, so this is great news! Thanks for the clarification! I definitely have high expectations as far as this shows quality goes!
Unlike lot of other video game adaptations, Craig is also a huge fan of the games. He has a great podcast episode with Troy discussing this.
So while things can obviously go wrong, this show is getting all the right prerequisites to be a grand hit.
This is actually even smarter in that this has the potential to reach the mando audience that loved the adventures of baby Yoda & mando. Season 3 is definitely not gonna be that and this could serve to fill that hole for them. and on completely different note? This is looking real bad for the walking dead to say the least. It's clear hbo is heavily investing in this ip & If it hits on all cylinders? The walking dead is gonna have some big fucking problems Worst than what they have now.
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We must go ethnic but not too ethnic...bring us that white dude from Wonder Woman 1984!
If this is a hit, I don't see why they wouldn't since the story is already there pretty much.
Yeah, it definitely sounds like it! It's kind of funny, but when it comes to potentially adapting a video game into a tv show, i don't feel the same level of cynicism as i do with video games being adapted to film. i think the long form nature of a television show seems better suited to video game adaptations than a 2 hour movie where you have to truncate everything from characterization, to plot, to side characters, etc. Even a 6-8 episode adaptation of a video game would have the opportunity to really translate the elements of the game that would no doubt be cut from a film adaptation.
Like, I'd have preferred an Uncharted TV series (with each season going after a different ancient mystery/artifact), over a 2 hour movie. I mean, I hope the Uncharted movie is fun, but it doesn't fill me with as much optimism as what I'm getting from TLOU and the people behind it.
*Latino just being a Latino*
You're not ethnic enough for me!
damn that's awesome
thinking this won't be a shot for shot remake in TV form
I hope so, I know not everybody loved the direction of the 2nd but it would be amazing to see more of this world ♡
To be honest I don't think Neil or Craig give a fuck of what those people think. I'm sure there will be changes due to the different medium (not to mention, any creator given a second chance will change things, from minor to big), but I think overall if Part 2 happens, it will be pretty similar to what we got.
this is probably the closest thing to a beard I've ever seen on him
Me too, I will admit initially I wasn't huge on the big choice but as time has gone on it makes so much sense. The game itself I feel wasn't as strong in pacing as the first but in series format holy cow is it going to amazing to see!
Reaction to the Mahershala Ali thread.
That fake report was bound to result in a bit of this
I honestly don't get why Mazin (whose track record pre-Chernobyl is dreadful) instills confidence in this project. The best he can do here is be in charge of the more suspenseful and horror aspects, going off Chernobyl.
Wasn't it actually true? I thought it was updated to say he was circling the role but then didn't go for it.
Oh didn't know it actually had serious truth to it.
But yea, that's why you're gonna see some upset people. At least another great actor got the role.
I always thought on Joel as Javier Bardem, but I liked the choice too.
Let's hope that they will make the right choice for Sarah now.
Let's hope that they will make the right choice for Sarah now.