The Last Of Us will lift dialogue directly from the game but also diverge from some of its storylines.That’s according to the show’s executive producer, Neil Druckmann, who also directed the video game series, as revealed in a new interview conducted at SXSW 2021.Druckmann spoke about his and showrunner Craig Mazin’s approach to adapting the original game for HBO, telling IGN that “the philosophical underpinnings of the story” are the most crucial parts to get right.“We talked at length [that season one of the show is going to be the first game],” he told the publication. “As far as the superficial things, like should [a character] wear the same plaid shirt or the same red shirt?
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