Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Last of Us” series adaptation at HBO has found its directors in Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi.Žbanić’s latest film, “Quo vadis, Aida” was nominated for the Oscar for best international film feature.
The film won the Film Independent Spirit Award for best international film on Thursday. Abbasi won the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard Award for directing in 2018 for his film “Border,” also known as “Gräns.”Žbanić is repped by CAA and Good Chaos.
Abbasi is repped by CAA, Management 360 and Independent Talent Group.It was previously announced that Pedro Pascal will star as Joel in the series, alongside Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Gabriel Luna as Tommy. “The Last of Us” series was first announced as being in.
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