Druckmann, who was deeply involved in the first two seasons of the dramatic series working with Craig Mazin co -creator, will end his participation in the HBO series.
Neil Druckmannthe creator of the video game “The Last of Us”abandoned the television adaptation of HBO before the third season of the series.
Druckmann, who was deeply involved in the first two seasons of the dramatic series working with the cooker Craig Mazinwill end its creative participation in the next third season of the program while focusing its “full approach” on Naughty Dogthe video game study behind “The Last of Us”, and its future projects.
“I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from my creative participation in ‘The Last of Us’ in HBO,” Druckmann said Wednesday through his networks. “With the work completed in the second season and before any significant work begins in the third, Now is the ideal time to focus completely on Naughty Dog and his future projectsincluding the writing and direction of our exciting next game, ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’, along with my responsibilities as a study director and creative director ”.
Druckmann added that cooking “The Last of Us” has been a climax in his career, as well as working with Mazin. During his participation in “The Last of Us”, Druckmann wrote and produced the series, in addition to directing two episodes.
“I am deeply grateful for the meticulous approach and the dedication of the talented cast and team in the adaptation of ‘The Last of Us’ Part I and its subsequent adaptation of ‘The Last of Us’ Part II,” Druckmann continued. “I look forward to HBO and PlayStation Productions continue the story of Ellie and Abby next season”.
What did Craig Mazin say about Neil Druckmann’s departure from The Last of Us
In a statement to the press, Mazin applauded Druckmann as a “generous creative partner” and redoubled his commitment to continue adapting “The Last of Us” Part II, which has been divided into seasons 2 and 3 of the HBO series.
“Work with Neil and give life to an adaptation of his brilliant work in HBO has been a creative dream”Said Mazin. “I could not have asked for a more generous creative partner. As a true fan of Naughty Dog and Neil’s work in video games, I am excited to play his next game. While he focuses on that, I will continue working with our brilliant cast and team to offer the show that our audience expects. We are very grateful to Neil and Halley Gross for trusting the incredible story of ‘The Last of Us’ Part IIand we are equally grateful to the millions of people around the world who tune the series. ”
The Last of Us finished broadcasting its second season at the end of May and obtained an early renewal for season 3 in April.
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