A movie beset in the mythos of Naughty Dog’s super-smash critically acclaimed action-adventure/horror powerhouse, The Last of Us, is being made into film. Since the game’s release last summer, deals were being swapped and talked about with many different companies, finally falling into the producing hands of Sam Raimi, most famously known for the Evil Dead films, as well as the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies.
Neil Druckmann, the creative director of the game, as well as the screenwriter, will also be writing a screenplay for this film, as well as producing. Alongside him will be game director Bruce Straley, and Naughty Dog co-presidents Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells. Sony will be overlooking the project, needless to say, but under the same studio that brought us the Resident Evil movies.
The screenwriting power of Neil Druckmann alone could make this an exceptional film, since the mythos and lore for The Last Of Us is very much engrossing enough to hold multiple stories within its history. We don’t necessarily know whether or not this will star The Last of Us’ Joel & Ellie, but under speculation, its most likely that it’ll concentrate on a different cast of characters.
How would you feel about a film adaptation based in the world of The Last Of Us? Do you feel as though there is no need, since the video game already does a fantastic job telling the complex stories with even more complicated characters? Or do you feel as though the setting is broad and rich enough to hold true to its themes? Please, let us know in the comments, as well as your thoughts with the game itself!