The news was announced within the framework of the Summer Game Fest 2022, where some official images of the series were also revealed. The premiere will be in 2023.
The filming of the game adaptation The Last Of Us finally concluded this week. The series had begun filming in July 2021 and since then at least one year of camera work was estimated. The premiere is expected in 2023.
From the hand of this news, during the Summer Game Fest 2022, some images of the characters were revealed. Played by Chilean Pedro Pascal (Joel) and Bella Ramsey (Ellie) they are shown very similar to the characters in the game.
The story, located in the horror genre and also action and adventure, is set in a post-apocalyptic world following a pandemic that broke out in the United States. There, a virus was spread that turns humans into cannibals.
Years later, humanity is devastated and they meet Joel and Ellie, who was infected but appears to be immune to the virus. This means high hopes for the search for a cure, so Joel must protect it and go through the obstacles that come with living in a broken society.
It was Carig Mazin, screenwriter and producer of the adaptation, who confirmed that filming had come to an end.. The filmmaker posted a short message on Twitter on Saturday, in which he celebrates the work that spanned a year with locations in western Canada.
That’s a wrap!!!!!!!
— Craig Mazin (@clmazin) June 11, 2022
In April, Pedro Pascal had commented on some aspects of the series and how the process of keeping it faithful to the video game has been. “There’s a very, very creative way of honoring what’s important and also preserving what’s iconic to the video game experience, and also including things that you wouldn’t necessarily expect,” he said in an interview with GQ UK.
Also, noted that his character had seemed very interesting and like the game, although he might not play it. “It’s so sad that I don’t have any skills. I tried, you know. And then it was only a matter of minutes before I had to hand it over to my nephew,” she assured.
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Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in the quarantine zone. ????????
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— Wiki The Last Of Us (@WikiLastOfUsES) June 9, 2022