The Last of Us in the Media

[Meredith Quill]

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[AnimeMania]

[Whimsy]

Trailer 

 

[AnimeMania]

Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal)

Ellie (Bella Ramsey) 

Tess (Anna Torv)

Sarah (Nico Parker)

Riley (Storm Reid)

Henry (Lamar Johnson)

Sam (Keivonn Woodard)

Bill (Nick Offerman)

Frank (Murray Bartlett)

Tommy (Gabriel Luna)

Marlene (Merle Dandridge)

[Cranberry]

Review embargo lifted. The show is sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes right now with 25 reviews in so far.

ETA: Five hours later, it's at 98% with 43 reviews in. Things are looking good.

Metacritic has it at 83 ("universal acclaim") with 20 critic reviews so far. For comparison, Chernobyl has an 82.

[raven]

Well, damn it; now I'm going to have to get HBO.  Saw the trailer on Tom & Lorenzo's site; they also loved the first four episodes (no spoilers).  Never heard of it until today.  Pedro Pascal and zombies??  Sign me up!

[Cranberry]

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

No surprise here, renewed for Season 2:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/last-us-officially-renewed-season-170000345.html

Slight spoilers in the article. 

[TheOtherOne]

A lot of good interviews about the episode:

Variety with the writers:

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-last-of-us-episode-3-bill-frank-nick-offerman-murray-bartlett-1235505272/

Hollywood Reporter with the writers:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-last-of-us-episode-3-interview-changes-game-1235308896/

And with Offerman and Bartlett:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/last-of-us-nick-offerman-murray-bartlett-episode-3-interview-1235304427/

Deadline with the creators:

https://deadline.com/2023/01/the-last-us-interview-neil-druckmann-craig-mazin-nick-offerman-murray-bartlett-pedro-pascal-1235242560/

[Pondlass1]

I hope Jensen Ackles gets a chance for a role in season 2. 

[go4luca]

For those who enjoyed episode 3 of The Last of Us, you might enjoy this BTS look at the episode.

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by go4luca

[PurpleTentacle]

The Critical Drinker made a review of the first three episodes. I always think it's interesting what more conservative leaning people outside my bubble think about shows and so I'd recommend watching it. Just don't click the related videos, because for the youtube algorithm it seems to be a very small step from conservative leaning to "batshit insane bigot".

Warning: There are some comparisons to the games in the second half, but I wouldn't say there are spoilers.

 

Edited February 2, 2023 by PurpleTentacle

[giovannif7]

TVLine, unsurprisingly, names Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett Performers of the Week for The Last Of Us Season 1 Episode 3.

[DanaK]

HBO Max will stream next week’s episode 2 days early https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-last-of-us-episode-5-early-release-date-hbo-max-1235249199/

[b4pjoe]

Not really about this show but it is about the Cordyceps fungus...

Zombie Fungus rides again!

[cardigirl]

11 hours ago, DanaK said:

HBO Max will stream next week’s episode 2 days early https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-last-of-us-episode-5-early-release-date-hbo-max-1235249199/

Yay!  I guess this is because of Super Bowl Sunday?

[DanaK]

1 hour ago, cardigirl said:

Yay!  I guess this is because of Super Bowl Sunday?

Yes, according to this and other articles

[cardigirl]

2 hours ago, cardigirl said:

Yay!  I guess this is because of Super Bowl Sunday?

 

58 minutes ago, DanaK said:

Yes, according to this and other articles

D'oh!  I didn't read the article, just noticed ads (or something) on my tv saying I could stream it earlier next week.  Now the temptation is ... do I watch it early and thus have to wait longer for episode 6 or do I watch it on Sunday, and have the same long wait I usually do? 😆

[wanderingstar]

Inside episode 5. Interesting to see how they shot the scene where the infected come up out of the ground.

[go4luca]

Great shot of the gang.

Edited February 16, 2023 by go4luca

[30 Helens]

This article is a couple of months old, but it turns out I’m as far behind with reading my New Yorkers as I am with watching TLoU. It’s a really good in-depth look at the challenges of adapting a video game for a TV audience, and what the creators were trying to achieve. It was published before the show started airing so no spoilers, just interesting background info.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/02/can-the-last-of-us-break-the-curse-of-bad-video-game-adaptations

 

[b4pjoe]

Big Changes Are Coming To ‘The Last Of Us’ In Season 2 (But Don’t Worry, Bella Ramsey Won’t Be Recast)

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The Last of Us season two isn’t expected to be back until 2025, at the earliest.

2 years or more before season 2? ☹️

[BetterButter]

 

[KieroF]

https://www.gamersdecide.com/articles/why-the-last-of-us-is-good - mainly about the game, also referencing the TV show!

Edited June 3, 2023 by KieroF

[BetterButter]

 

[BetterButter]

Kaitlyn Dever Officially Cast in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 as Abby

[Danny Franks]

Dever would have been my first choice for Ellie, if the show had been made a few years ago. She's such a good actor, and I think she'll absolutely kill it as Abby.

Her work in Justified and Dopesick and Booksmart is great. Talk about casting someone the audience has no choice but to empathise with.

[Unclejosh]

I like Kaitlyn Dever a lot and think she is a fantastic actress but my reaction is the same when I first heard of this being rumored a while ago..."Her?" (TM Arrested Development).

Look there are some roles where physicality is just as important as acting ability. Look at the Reacher Movies with Tom Cruise. Decent movies but nothing like the character. Now they cast Alan Ritchson who is much closer to the actual character physically and he is killing it. 

Abby is a force of nature in the game. She is bigger than most of the male characters and can hold her own physically with all of them. Sorry but unless they do some big time cheating, in no way do I see her as a physical threat to anyone. Why would Ellie struggle so much with someone who is basically as small as she is? 

Now I now she can bulk up but there is no way she can add a foot of height even with boots and camera tricks. (Nerd clarification, Ellie is supposed to be 5'5" in TLOU2 and Bella is 5'1", so they only need to add 9 inches to Dever's height to achieve the same differential) 

All that being said, while I would prefer someone else, I guess we have no choice but to hope the show runners don't mess it up. I have no doubt acting wise she will knock it out. But they need to get creative to even come close to the game character from a physical standpoint.

YMMV.

 

 

Edited January 9 by Unclejosh

[baldryanr]

Well, I guess she'll be living in the gym for the next few months.  I just hope she knows what she's in for.

[BetterButter]

‘The Last Of Us’: Young Mazino Cast As Jesse In Season 2 Of HBO Series

[BetterButter]

‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts Isabela Merced as Dina

[Quickbeam]

So happy Nick Offerman took the Emmy for his episode. Well deserved. 

[AnimeMania]

The Last Of Us Season 2 First Day Of Filming Has Begun

[ottoDbusdriver]

Pedro Pascal won the SAG Award for 'Male Actor in a Drama Series' for "The Last of Us".

And "The Last of Us" won the SAG Award the in the Stunt Ensemble category.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/24/entertainment/drunk-pedro-pascal-beats-succession-in-sag-awards-2024-upset/

Edited February 25 by ottoDbusdriver

[baldryanr]

More casting for S2

Of course the real news will be whenever they cast

Spoiler

Lev

although I'm not sure if that person will show up until S3.

[BetterButter]

 

[baldryanr]

Jeffrey Wright joins the cast as the same guy he voiced in the game

[MSterling]

On 5/24/2024 at 11:56 AM, baldryanr said:

Jeffrey Wright joins the cast as the same guy he voiced in the game

I have a slight problem with how the article worded it, saying he was the second person to reprise their role. Technically, wouldn't the second person be Laura Bailey, who played a nurse in Part 1 and S1E9? Maybe they mean named roles. Nevertheless, I am pleased he's playing Issac again.

[baldryanr]

Well, some of those scenes are very recognizable from the second game.  The only question is when in the season we'll get to them.

[AnimeMania]

[Affogato]

1 hour ago, AnimeMania said:

These are gorgeous!