‘The Last of Us’ Was Originally Going to Be a Movie — Here’s what happened”

The Last of Usmanaged to carve out its space as one of the best video game adaptations ever put to the screen due to several factors. Pedro Pascaland Bella Ramseydeliver compelling, often heartbreaking performances as Joel and Ellie. The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann has an active role in the series, serving as a co-showrunner and writing multiple episodes. And the series not only manages to replicate scenes from the game, but builds upon them in new ways. It’s hard to imagine this working in another medium, yet there was a time when The Last of Us was slated to receive a movie adaptation. Eventually, it morphed into the TV series, but more info about what the movie was meant to be has come out over time, and it paints an intriguing picture.