The Last of Us: Last News

28 Days Later writer Alex Garland has said that The Last Of Us was “better” than his film, in a conversation with its creator Neil Druckmann.The second season of the post-apocalyptic show is arriving on April 13, with Druckmann serving as show runner, having co-created the game it is based on. He has spoken previously about the influence of 28 Days Later on the PlayStation hit, and as Garland returns for sequel 28 Years Later he has offered his own compliment.In an episode of Sony’s Creator To Creator series, Garland told Druckmann: “Let me say this: The Last of Us is better than 28 Days (Later)… or at least the writing is. I’m not going to talk about directing, that would be a silly thing.

The Last Of Us showrunner Craig Mazin has confirmed that the HBO series won’t use ideas from the scrapped Part 3 game.The first season of HBO’s The Last Of Us adapted the plot from the original game. The second season, which is due to premiere April 13, will take heavy inspiration from The Last Of Us Part Two. Earlier this year, HBO executive Francesca Orci confirmed the show will “probably” run for four seasons in total.

Pedro Pascal has posted a message of support for Rachel Zegler, amidst the negative reception for the live-action remake of Snow White.The Disney film, which was released March 21, was beset by numerous controversies prior to reaching cinemas. Zegler’s political opinions put her at odds with the studio, who reportedly hired a “social media guru” to vet her posts during the movie’s press tour.The Golden Globe winner also experienced racist remarks due to her being a Latina actor cast in the role, which in past iterations has been a character described as having “skin as white as snow”.

The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has opened up about their friendship with Pedro Pescal and more in a major new interview.READ MORE: Here’s what we know about ‘The Last Of Us’ season twoSpeaking to British Vogue, Ramsey talked about the upcoming second season of the HBO post-apocalyptic drama, and shared that their co-star Pedro Pascal is saved as ‘Pedge’ in their phone. They said: “I hate calling him Pedro.

The Last Of Us, after being cast as a divisive figure from the original game.Dever’s character, Abby, was a controversial topic for fans after becoming an antagonist in the game The Last of Us Part II, released in 2020.After an encounter with protagonist Joel, many players had a volatile response toward both Abby and the creatives behind the game. The actor portraying her, Laura Bailey, received death threats which prompted the game’s director to speak out.Naturally, the actor that took on the role in the TV series would be aware of the potential backlash, and Dever revealed her approach in an interview with ScreenRant.

The Last Of Us season two premieres next month and Pedro Pascal has warned fans that this latest chapter is “fucking heartbreaking”.Season one of The Last Of Us was a faithful adaptation of the hit video game, which sees Joel (Pascal) delivering Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic North America with scientists convinced that she might offer a cure to the zombie outbreak.Set five years after he decided to murder those same scientists to save Ellie’s life, the full trailer for season two of The Last Of Us was unveiled over the weekend.“A lot of what’s going on in the season is evolution and change,” the show’s co-creator Craig Mazin said during a special presentation at SXSW. “Ellie is growing up, and she is changing.

The Last Of Us has been released, showing an emotional standoff between Ellie and Joel – watch below.READ MORE: ‘The Last Of Us’ review: an apocalyptically good video game portHBO’s post-apocalyptic drama show is returning on April 13, with Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal returning as the two lead characters who are attempting to survive in a world where civilisation has been destroyed by the outbreak of a mass fungal infection.On Saturday (March 8), the first full trailer was unveiled during a panel discussion at SXSW. It catches up with Ellie and Joel, five years after we left them at the climax of season one.They are seen navigating their way through a forest, interspersed with glimpses of Joel explaining the reality of their world to his five-year-old nephew Benjamin.

Kanye West has claimed The Last Of Us Part 2 is “the best game ever made”.The Last Of Us Part 2 was originally released in 2020, while a remastered edition of the game followed at the start of last year. As well as a number of graphical updates, the updated version of The Last Of Us Part 2 featured a new roguelike survival mode called No Return which sees players taking on a number of randomised encounters set in environments from the existing campaign mode.Taking to Instagram, West shared a short clip of him playing the acclaimed sequel’s survival mode as Ellie.

The Last Of Us will be with us sooner than we expected, according to a positive update from HBO.The first season of The Last Of Us premiered in early 2023 and a second season was confirmed the same month after the show broke viewing figures.Last year, it was confirmed production would begin at the start of 2024 with the second season due to air at some point in 2025. A brief teaser was shared in August with the show still on track to release next year.Now HBO have confirmed when season two will be released.

The Last Of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann has praised a fan-made recreation of the new season two trailer that uses footage from the games.The second season of The Last Of Us is due out at some point next year, but fans are already excited about reuniting with Ellie and Joel after the traumatic events of season one. A recently-released teaser trailer only amped up the excitement further, with the intense two-minute clip pulling heavy influence from Naughty Dog’s celebrated The Last Of Us Part 2 game.In fact, there were so many similarities that one fan has recreated the trailer shot-for-shot using only footage from The Last Of Us Part 2.The Last of Us Part 2 Trailer (HBO Style) was created by YouTube channel Rage Tributes and has racked up tens of thousands of views in a few days.“Well that was an absolute masterpiece, congratulations for making this! I really can’t wait for season 2 AND 3 to come out, I want to see how they’re gonna adapt the story for TV,” said one fan, with another calling the video “absolutely incredible”.The video was so good, it also attracted the attention of Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann, who was also heavily involved in the HBO adaptation.

The Last Of Us, with Joel and Ellie being reunited after the traumatic events of the first season. Watch it below.The first run of HBO’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the Naughty Dog video game franchise was released in January last year and followed Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), two survivors of the collapse of society, 20 years after a fungal outbreak caused a pandemic that transformed humans into zombie-like killers.The second season was confirmed before the third episode of the first season aired, with the very first glimpse of the new footage being released in a teaser clip last month.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has confirmed that a character in the film was heavily inspired by Naughty Dog‘s The Last Of Us Part II video game – find out more below.Álvarez, who also directed 2013’s Evil Dead and the Don’t Breathe franchise, took to social media over the weekend to share that the character of Kay in Alien: Romulus – played by Isabela Merced – was partially inspired by The Last Of Us Part II‘s Dina.In The Last Of Us Part II, Dina is pregnant, adding another layer of intensity and seriousness into the apocalyptic game’s setting. This prompted Álvarez to decide that Kay should be pregnant as well.He wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Fun fact: I was playing The Last Of Us 2 while writing Alien: Romulus.

The Last Of Us. Watch it below.The footage for The Last of Us season two was shared by Max today (August 5) as part of a showreel of the HBO streaming platform’s forthcoming offerings for 2024-2025.Alongside The Last of Us season two, other highly anticipated series teased include The White Lotus season three, along with the debuts of The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy and Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.It appears that The Last of Us season two will adapt the events of the 2023 video game sequel with returning leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, along with new cast members Kaitlyn Denver, Catherine O’Hara and Isabela Merced.Watch the full showreel below, along with a standalone clip of The Last of Us season two.First teaser for ‘THE LAST OF US’ Season 2.Releasing in 2025 on HBO.

“The Last Of Us” Season 2 cast already had some stellar new additions, but this one may be the best of the lot. Deadline reports that Jeffrey Wright joins the ensemble cast as Isaac, the powerful leader of the Washington Liberation Front in the videogame.

The Peabody Board of Jurors released the rest of the 2024 Peabody Awards nominees today and the results were somewhat surprising. Comprising the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive, and Immersive categories, the list of honorees included anticipated programs such as “The Last of Us,” “The Bear” and “Bluey.” What was something of a shock was a snub of the critically acclaimed and awards favorite, “Beef.” READ MORE: “20 Days in Mariupol” and “The Eternal Memory” among early 2024 Peabody Awards nominees Beyond “Last of Us” and “The Bear,” other Entertainment category nominees include “Poker Face,” “Lupin,” “Blue Eyed Samurai,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “Dead Ringers,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War,” “Reality,” and “Jury Duty.” Surprising nominees included “Fellow Travelers” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” On the Children/Youth front, “Bluey” was joined by fellow Disney+ series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” and “Summer Camp Island.” The Arts category features “Can You Bring It: Bill T.

The Last Of Us director Neil Druckmann has spoken about how many more big titles he’ll be able to make.Druckmann spoke about his uncertainty in an interview with rapper Logic, explaining how he finds directing big games tiring.“I guess that I don’t see myself doing this forever at this scale. It’s just a lot, and it takes a lot out of you.

Nick Offerman has hit out at “homophobic hate” in reaction to his The Last Of Us storyline.The actor won an Independent Spirit Award last night (February 25) for his performance in the HBO drama, where he played the role of Bill in the standalone episode Long, Long Time.In the acclaimed episode, his character tries to survive in his hometown as he crosses paths with Frank (Murray Bartlett), with the episode documenting their love story over two decades.During the Spirit Awards, Offerman won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, and took to the stage to share his thanks.“Thank you so much Film Independent. I’m astonished to be in this category, which is bananas.

HBO‘s The Last Of Us adaptation has ruled out the return of Bill and Frank in season two – see what he had to say below.Speaking to Deadline Hollywood at HBO’s post-Emmys party earlier this week, Mazin laid to rest actor Nick Offerman’s previous teasing that a spin-off series focusing on Bill and Frank’s relationship, which was condensed into a singular but critically acclaimed episode in season one.“It certainly has been pitched,” Offerman said after winning a Creative Arts Emmy last week. “I think we pitched a whole mini-series of a prequel of their lives before they met each other.

The Last Of Us.The hit HBO series, based on the post-apocalyptic video game series of the same name, has been renewed for a second season, which is expected to start production in the spring ahead of a 2025 release.It has been announced that the Booksmart and No One Will Save You star will be taking on the role of Abby, whose character description reads: “Abby is a skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the world is challenged as she seeks vengeance for those she loved.”Dever had been considered by fans for the lead role of Ellie, who is played by Bella Ramsay, due to her uncanny resemblance to the video game’s avatar. Dever even auditioned for the part, but due to her age, 27, she was unsuccessful.According to Deadline, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann made a joint statement in which they said: “Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters in the source material.”“Nothing matters more than talent,” they continued.

Pedro Pascal has singled out the actor that he considers to be “the greatest American actor in our lifetime”.The star of The Last of Us and The Mandalorian was speaking at a ceremony in Hollywood yesterday (January 8) for the unveiling of a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The star being unveiled was for the actor Willem Dafoe, and in his speech to the audience at the event, which also included Guillermo Del Toro, Patricia Arquette and Mark Ruffalo, Pascal lavished his fellow actor with praise.“I saw Platoon in the movie theatre with my father and he made me cry so hard my dad sent me to the bathroom,” Pascal said.“He redefines the concept of rebel and originality by making it about generosity, integrity, kindness and fun. Willem is a good time and an amazing friend.”“He has been my greatest teacher,” Pascal continued about Dafoe, with whom he co-starred in the 2017 film The Great Wall.

Pedro Pascal during his Golden Globes acceptance speech last night.Culkin, 41, won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama, for his role as Roman Roy in the HBO hit, Succession.During his speech, he acknowledged his nomination for a Golden Globe award more than two decades ago, for Igby Goes Down. He then thanked Succession for giving him the opportunity to be nominated again and eventually win, having been nominated four times for the award.After humbly telling the applauding audience to “sit down” he joked his way through the acceptance speech, before sharing, “I’ve been here [the Golden Globe Awards] a couple of times, it’s nice, but I sort of accepted that I was never gonna be on the stage, so this is a nice moment.”Quickly after the sentiment he added in, “Suck it Pedro, sorry, mine,” while casting a glance toward The Last Of Us actor, who was nominated in the same category.The camera panned to Pascal who laughed before breaking into what seemed to be fake tears.