The Last of Us has wrapped up on HBO Max, but viewers can keep the acclaimed video game adaptation in physical form quite soon. The show’s 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release date has been set, and it is coming out on July 18, as was previously announced. However, pre-orders have recently gone live. The price… Read More »
Ashley Johnson is best known for playing Ellie in the video game version of The Last of Us (and its sequel), but she also got a chance to make an appearance in the season finale of the HBO show as Ellie’s mom, Anna. Johnson talked more about the opportunity and what it meant to be… Read More »
The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann and series co-creator Craig Mazin have spoken about how early the season finale’s opening scene with Ellie’s mother has been in the works. Speaking with Empire, Druckmann revealed that the scene with Ellie’s mother, Anna — portrayed by Ashley Johnson, who played Ellie in the game — that… Read More »
As a fan of the video game, the first season of The Last of Us left me pleasantly surprised. The series has some problems, and I’m confident it would have made a much better two-hour movie, but there are a lot of positives to its episodic format as well. So let’s take a look at what… Read More »
Video game adaptations require big changes to fit the needs of a more passive medium. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann handled this move quite well in HBO’s The Last of Us and were able to graft the game’s strengths to the show while also adding to the world to make it more than a simple… Read More »
The Last of Us Episode 9 unveiled some pivotal details of Joel and Ellie’s story, bringing to an end the first part of the protagonists’ journey. In “Look for the Light,” Joel and Ellie finally make their way to the Fireflies and meet Marlene again, but their encounter doesn’t go as expected. Plus, the installment… Read More »
Ahead of The Last of Us Season 1 finale premiere this Sunday, a brand-new photo from the horror drama’s upcoming Episode 9 titled “Look for the Light” has been released, teasing another flashback sequence. The photo featured Ashley Johnson as a distressed pregnant woman named Anna, who has been confirmed to be Ellie’s mother. For… Read More »
The Last of Us Episode 7 took a detour from the series’ main storyline to explore Ellie Williams’ past, introducing the critical figure of Riley. In “Left Behind,” Riley helped shed light on Ellie’s character and motivations as part of the sad backstory of Joel’s travel companion. It all started with the friendship between Bella… Read More »
The latest episode of HBO’s The Last of Us introduces audiences to a version of Jackson, Wyoming from the game’s sequel, The Last of Us: Part II. For director Jasmila Žbanić, this included drawing on her own real-life experiences. Speaking to Variety, Žbanić — who directed Season 1, Episode 6, entitled “Kin” — said that… Read More »
The Last of Us Episode 6 saw the debut of Graham Greene in HBO’s flagship series as Marlon. The latest chapter in Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie’s (Bella Ramsay) journey to find a cure for the fungal outbreak that had killed most of the population led them to meet new people, including Marlon. The grumpy… Read More »