Ahhh, video game movies – do they ever actually get made unless Ubisoft owns the brand? Speaking with IGN at a press event for the home video release of Don't Breathe, producer Sam Raimi has suggested that the movie adaptation of The Last of Us – which was announced all the way back in 2014 – is currently at a "standstill". Quelle surprise.
Here's what he had to say: "Well, unfortunately that one – when we went to Neil [Druckmann] with Ghost House Pictures we were hoping to get the rights like we do any project and then we'd take it out and sell it but we'd control the rights. With this one he went to Sony – who I have a very good relationship with – but they have their own plans for it and I think Neil's plan for it – I'm not trying to be political – Neil's plan for it is not the same as Sony's.
"And because my company doesn't have the rights, I actually can't help him too much. Even though I'm one of the producers on it the way he set it up, he sold his rights to Sony, Sony hired me as a producer by chance, and I can't get the rights free for him so I'm not in the driver's seat and I can't tell you what Sony and Neil together will decide on. If they do move forward I'd love to help them again."
There was talk that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams would assume the role of Ellie, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen now. Raimi, however, has admitted that he's still attached to the project – though he's not sure what that means anymore. "Right now it's just sitting there. They don't want to move forward, and it's not my place to say why, and Neil, I think, is in a slight disagreement with them about how things should go so there's a standstill. And I don't have the power to move it."
In other words, it's never coming out.
[source uk.ign.com]
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There really isn't much point to putting it out now to be honest. Anyone who saw The Girl With All The Gifts this year will know the story has pretty much been told now - and in all probability in a better way than a film directly based on the game would be.
If you haven't seen it, it's well worth checking out. It doesn't outright rip the story off but it is clearly based on it. It's worth viewing as a companion piece, or if you're like me and have a bit of imagination, a prequel.
Does a film based on this game really need to be made? Part of the appeal of Naughty Dog's recent games is how they made a good cinematic style experience while giving the player control. It's one reason why I like Uncharted so much. I feel a movie based on these properties may not work for that same reason.
This has the potential to be one of the better movie/game adaptions. I think its a story that could be told well. For me the best one so far was Silent Hill.
Go see "Logan", problem solved.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Div0iP65aZo
Don't let Hollywood get there hands on the Last of us or Uncharted.
Look on the bright-side when it does come out at least we know that it will be better than that diabolical Hitman movie.
Never really liked movie/game adaptions so I'm not fussed, though after seeing Hugh Jackman as old man Logan I could totally see him playing Joel.
When you have game devs trying to write movie scripts... idiots.
I watched it on ps3 and ps4 gorp gorp gorp.
From Raimi's statement it appears Druckmann messed up by going and selling to Sony instead of sticking with Raimi - a film maker who knows the industry - to sell it and get things done. What a donkey. Hmm I wonder if ignorance and greed played a part in this.
Best off leaving it as it works much better as a game, doing a movie would tarnish the game.
Hugh Jackman as Joel?
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