One of the best pieces of news from SDCC this year was that ‘The Last of Us’ was getting a full on cinematic treatment. Now, writer and creative director Neil Duckmann talks about cutting down the epic 15 hour gameplay into a movie. In fact, he may have just given away the running time of the film as 2 hours which we can all hope for!
In two hours you can’t tell the same kind of story that you can in a game like The Last of Us, which is 15 hours,†Druckmann told website MCV. “I’m in the middle of it now, and it’s been super difficult because there’s so much that happens in The Last of Us – even just in the cinematics – that can’t fit in a film, let alone all the gameplay in-between and dialogue.â€
“It’s been really difficult to cut certain things out, but what I’m starting to get this is really focused narrative that’s about these two characters [Joel and Ellie]. Some parts will be similar to the game and some parts will be quite different, but it’s kind of interesting in helping me understand this other medium and its strengths compared to video games.â€
Via Dread Central.
