News about Neil Druckmann

The Last Of Us co-creators reveal season two will be shorter than the first... but future seasons will be 'significantly larger'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 5, 2024
Seven is the not-so-lucky number for The Last of Us fans patiently awaiting a new season. Co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann revealed to Deadline that season two of the Max series will be reduced to seven episodes, although they will be 'quite big' in length.

Slew of TV shows and movies from Mean Girls to Sexy Beast keep being rehashed again and again as studios prioritise 'making money' from 'safe' projects

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2024
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In the wrong of WGA's attack, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey PAUSES casts the Last Of Us season 2 with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey PAUSES

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2023
As a result of the writers' strike, HBO's hit series The Last Of Us has reportedly decided to suspend casting and production as a result of the writers' strike. According to Variety, the casting team held auditions without scripts as the co-creator and co-writer, Craig Mazin, was selected among his fellow Writers Guild of America members. Neil Druckmann, the series's other co-creator, creative producer, and writer, has also followed strike rules and has stopped working on Season 2.

Pedro Pascal shares his gratitude to the cast, creators and crew of HBO's The Last of Us

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2023
Just days after the end of HBO's The Last of Us on Sunday, actor Pedro Pascal is sharing his appreciation for the cast, designers, and crew. Pascal, 47, took to Instagram on Wednesday evening to post behind-the-scenes snaps from the first season's final shots starring him and his 19-year-old co-star Bella Ramsey. In the first two snaps, the Santiago, Chile native was laughing with Ramsey, while another showed him sharing a moment with Craig Mazin, who co-created the series with the original video game designer, Neil Druckmann.

The Last Of Us creators confirm they WON'T recast Bella Ramsey's Ellie for season two

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2023
In the middle of rumors about casting, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann insisted that they would have to make arrangements to replace the Game of Thrones actor. Bella and Pedro Pascal appeared in the first series of the HBO drama based on the video game of the same name, and the finale attracted 8.2 million viewers.

In first-season viewership, House of the Dragon passes by

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2023
On Sunday night, HBO aired out The Last of Us' Season 1 finale, and even though it increased against the Oscar telecast, it still set a new record high, while passing House of the Dragon in overall first-season viewership. On Monday, the pay cable network revealed that 8.2 million viewers tuned into HBO plus, as well as other viewing platforms, including HBO Max, where a majority of viewers watch each episode. Through the show's first six episodes, HBO has reported that the series is now averaging 30.4 million viewers per episode.

The viewers are left 'emotionally distraught' over the Last Of Us season finale.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2023
The Last Of Us' dramatic season one finale has put viewers on a roller coaster, with one of them claiming they started screaming just'minutes' into the program. After the episode aired, fans took to social media to explain how the episode had left them 'emotionally distraught' as they recovered from the dramatic conclusion. I was crying exactly as the game did when #TheLastOfUs was over for the season.' Bravo #HBOMaxYou have created a real world of the game. 'Not dissatisfied cried as much or not more than I did in the game,' @skyburnsitsself posted.

With 8.1 million viewers ahead of the season one finale, the Last of Us hits a new same-day series

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2023
With Sunday night's penultimate Season 1 episode generating a new series peak for same-day viewers, HBO's The Last of Us is still a big hit for the pay cable network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hit series pulled in 8.1 million viewers for Sunday night's new episode, When We Are In Need. The 8.1 million same-day viewers increase by 74% over the series premiere on January 15, which was watched by 4.7 million viewers.

The Last of Us - the game vs TV show: How HBO series compares to best-selling Playstation original

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 4, 2023
The Last of Us captivates audiences and commentators around the world, with others already claiming it as one of the best shows to be broadcast this year. Following a global pandemic that has turned millions of citizens into fungus-infected zombies, HBO seems to have hit gold on the show, which follows a smuggler escorting a teenage girl across a post-apocalyptic Unites States. More than 22 million viewers have watched the first episode since it premiered in the United States - the network's second biggest debut since 2010, House of the Dragon, and House of the Dragon have already renewed for a second season. The series is based on an extremely popular PlayStation game of the same name, and some commentators have already praised it as the best video game adaptation of all time. Many fans were curious to see how the show would translate onto the screen, and which actors would play the characters they had grown to know and love. So how do the characters from the video game stack up compared to their TV versions?

Last of Us' zombie fungus is revealed by a Chinese medicine specialist, who also includes a performance-enhancing supplement

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 3, 2023
Many people were shocked when it was revealed that the fungus that caused the apocalypse in the series, cordyceps, was not a form of glorious fiction made up in an effort to frighten viewers. In fact, the fungus that killed out the majority of the human race in the show is a real parasite that eats people's brains and converts them into zombies (inset), but it has only infected insects; unfortunately, it has only killed insects. Humans can take certain forms of cordyceps sinensis and cordyceps militaris, according to a Chinese medicine company called Eastern Philosophy, to 'improve oxygenation and sensitivity to high-intensity exercise.' It has also been shown to support the anti-aging process, improve your immune system, help your kidneys, promote healthy heart function, and even be considered a potential cancer treatment.

For Season 2, "The Last of Us" has been revived

www.popsugar.co.uk, January 29, 2023
"The Last of Us" is just getting off the ground. The show had been renewed for a second season on January 27 after only the first two episodes of its first season had aired. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey appear in the postapocalyptic story, which is based on the 2013 PlayStation game of the same name. Pascal plays a smuggler, while Ramsey plays the girl he's tasked with moving around the country. The show follows them as they battle against a variety of threats, including zombies fueled by a fungal disease that takes over human brains. "I'm humbled, honoured, and frankly sad that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie's story." In a press release, Craig Mazin, our fantastic cast & crew, and HBO met my already high hopes. "Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two!On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog & PlayStation, thank you!"

The Last of Us RENEWED for season 2

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 27, 2023
The Last of Us, HBO's newest hit series, has been renewed for a second season. The show comes after it made a record-breaking debut on YouTube and cable network that has since expanded to 22 million viewers - HBO's most watched series debut in over a decade. In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Neil Druckmann said, 'I'm humbled, honoured, and frankly distraught that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie's journey.'

The Last Of Us is one of YouTube's most popular video games, earning $56K per hour

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 24, 2023
Following the success of HBO's original television series, it has been announced that the Last Of Us video game is the highest earner on YouTube. According to bonusninja's study, the Naughty Dog, which was developed, and Sony Computer Entertainment's published video game has playthrough videos earning $56,247 per hour. According to the online casino website, Last Of Us had one of the most popular games on YouTube last year, with an average of 4,166,460 views on each of the most watched playthroughs. The investigation involved looking at the numbers of the top 20 most popular playthroughs for some of the most popular games such as GTA V, Portal 2 and Cyberpunk 2077.

According to experts, the Last of Us zombie virus is real and can infect humans

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2023
The fictional fungus that has infects humanity in the upcoming HBO series 'The Last of Us' is, unfortunately, based on a true one. Cordyceps forces contaminated carpenter ants to walk to the top of a plant and clamp its jaws on the plant with a 'death grip' that will hold it until it dies. The fungus then sprouts antennae-like stalks from its victim's exoskeleton, which then spreads spores into the ground below, allowing it to infect as many insects as possible. Although the series' designers specifically mention this as the source of their pandemic, there are a slew of other parasitic fungi that plague various insects around the world. The prospect that a similar fungus growing to infect humans is 'not too far-fetched,' according to experts.

In HBO's second-largest debut since House of the Dragon, the Last of Us has received 4.7 million viewers

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 17, 2023
The Last of Us, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann's highly awaited dystopian drama The Last of Us managed to attract 4.7 million viewers on Sunday on linear television and HBO Max. After the Dragon's record-breaking 9.986 million viewers last August, the post-apocalyptic series, which takes place 20 years after a global pandemic, marks the cable network's second-largest debut.

With these spoilers from the video game, you can be sure to "The Last of Us" is coming

www.popsugar.co.uk, January 16, 2023
"The Last of Us," HBO's most recent game adaptations ever, premieres on Sky Atlantic and Now TV in the United Kingdom, on Jan. 16th. The game is based on the video game of the same name that was launched in 2013, as well as the expansion "The Last of Us: Left Behind" which was released a year later. In a post-apocalyptic America, Joel, a survivor of a post-apocalyptic America, where a genetic Cordyceps fungus has infected the majority of the country, transforming them into zombie-like creatures referred to as the Infected. Joel is sent to smuggling Ellie, a teenage girl, around America because she may have the key to a vaccine, treatment, or cure. Pedro Pascal plays Ellie and Bella Ramsey as Ellie in the new series, which was created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, does make some improvements to that setup. The virus began spreading in 2003 in the series, and the event was largely set in 2023. Mazin has also stated that the series will not strictly follow the game's plot, with some new or expanded characters in place of other divergences. However, we've got you covered if you're curious about what happens in the game. Read the full story about what happens in "The Last of Us" video game. And if you're looking for out what happens in "The Last of Us Part II," the game's sequel, you'll have to wait until season two.