The production of the series on The Last of Us starts after the release of the second part of the game

Screenwriter of the coming adaptation The Last of us from HBO Craig Meisin said that the full-fledged production of the project starts only after the release of the second part of the game.

According to him, first you have to wait for Naughty dog completed all work on the continuation of the story of Ellie, after which Neela Drakmann there will be much more free time to develop adaptation.

Meizin added that discussions about the project have been going on for several months, but this phase was more about drafting plans and discussing ideas, but it hasn’t gone further.

At the same time, Meisin from the very beginning advocated a serial form of narration, since he himself believed that the film would not be able to fully reveal the relationship of the main characters for the allotted timing.

Previously, Neil Drackmann really worked on a film adaptation of the story for the Sony studio, but in the end the decision was made in favor of the series. By the way, Meyzin met Drahmann himself through a mutual friend – actress Shannon Woodward (The World of the Wild West).

The sequel will be released on May 29th. And recently it became known that the music for the HBO series will be written by the game composer Gustavo Santaolaglia.

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