Uncharted 4 is also important for the developer

Jan 27, 2015 07:43 GMT  ·  By

Neil Druckmann, one of the main writers at Naughty Dog, says that at the moment the upcoming movie based on The Last of Us is designed to keep the same core tone as the experience gamers got access to in 2013, but there are plenty of major story moments that have been changed in order to make sure that a wider audience can follow the narrative.

The former game director says that he is already on a second draft of the script and that readings with some of the involved actors have also been taking place.

Gamespot quotes him as saying that the story will be “pretty faithful to the game. There are some big changes, but the tone and what the story's trying to say is pretty faithful to the game.”

For the time being, it’s unclear how long The Last of Us movie is going to be or who will play the leading roles, although a lot of rumors are saying that Maisie Williams, known from Game of Thrones on HBO, will be the one playing Ellie.

Sam Raimi is at the moment set for the role of producer, but no director has been attached to the project.

The Last of Us was one of the best titles of 2014 and received even more critical acclaim when the Remastered version was launched on the PlayStation 4 home console.

Uncharted 4 is also important for Druckmann

Currently, the entire team at Naughty Dog is focused on its other big intellectual property, Uncharted, which is set to launch its fourth major title, A Thief’s End, towards the end of the year.

It seems that Neil Druckmann might actually be a little overworked between the two major projects he is involved with.

He states, “When I'm in the office, it's all Uncharted 4 all the time. When I should be sleeping, it's the Uncharted movie. Yeah, sorry, The Last of Us movie.”

Uncharted 4 is set to be the final title in which Nathan Drake will play the leading role and no clear details have been offered on the story and the core mechanics so far.

Naughty Dog is also aiming to launch a movie based on the action adventure title, but Druckmann is not involved in the creation of its narrative.

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