HBO, said he would not make any removals from the original version of the game developed by Naughty Dog.
Speaking to
BBC Raido 5, producer Mazin mentioned the television adaptation project The Last of Us, which he is currently working on with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann. That the fans should keep their hearts comfortable, that they will not take anything out of the game in the adaptation; On the contrary, he promised to open things up even more. “When the licensee of anything changes hands, fans of that thing think that new beneficiaries will not understand and change what they are fans of. However, I am already working with the original manufacturer of the product, and the changes we will make in the adaptation are to include things that are not included in the game and expand the content. So it’s not about taking things off, it’s about adding things.”
Mazin, who considers him a fan of The Last of Us, says the project is a dream come true. In addition, he said, they are aware of the difficulties they may face in experiencing the strong emotions of the game with an adaptation. After all, The Last of Us is a game with a seven-year history, and everything is etched into the memory as in the game. The competition of an adaptation with this past seems like a challenging process.
“We are recreating things and redesigning something that already exists to present it in a different format. It’s like a dream come true for me. I’m actually a little scared because the fans have a lot of feelings for this game. I’m going to hide in a bunker for a while after the production airs because it’s impossible to make everyone happy!””
Following the announcement of
The Last of Us, Mazin said Ellie would also be gay on the show. And he talked about why the show would be better than a movie. As you know, in 2014, Sony announced the release of a film, The Last of Us, but the project was subsequently cancelled.
You have my word.
— Craig Mazin (@clmazin) March 5, 2020
You’d better leave gay characters gay. Please do not delete these parts. Anyway, I’m really excited about this!
Craig Mazin: I promise.
