Kantemir Balagov

The Last of Us actor Merle Dandridge to reprise game role for HBO series

Posted 5 years ago

HBO has revealed the name of another cast member from their series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us, and this time it is not someone who's new to the franchise. Merle Dandridge has signed on the play...

The Last of Us: Gabriel Luna joins Pedro Pascal in HBO series

Posted 5 years ago

HBO's upcoming adaptation of Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed video-game The Last of Us continues to assemble its cast, and it was announced today that Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) will be joining Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Game...

The Last of Us HBO series will sometimes deviate greatly from the video game

Posted 5 years ago

When Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov was hired to direct the first episode of the HBO series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us, it was noted that his hiring indicated the show was aiming for "a serious dramatic...

The Last of Us: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are HBO series’ Joel and Ellie

Posted 5 years ago

Pedro Pascal's star has been rising steadily in recent years, thanks to roles in Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian, and Wonder Woman 1984, among others. His name is everywhere now – so it's a huge deal that HBO has...

The Last of Us: Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey to star as Ellie

Posted 5 years ago

THR has reported that Bella Ramsey, who stole the show as Lyanna Mormont in HBO's Game of Thrones, is set to star as Ellie in the network's upcoming adaptation of Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed video-game The Last of Us. Ellie...

The Last of Us HBO series: Kantemir Balagov replaces Johan Renck as director

Posted 5 years ago

Seven months ago, it was announced that Craig Mazin, creator of HBO's limited series Chernobyl, and Chernobyl director Johan Renck would be reuniting on another HBO series, this one an adaptation of the video game The Last of Us. As...

The Last of Us HBO series taps new director after Johan Renck drops out

Posted 5 years ago

A big-screen adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us had been in development for a number of years, but the project transformed into an HBO series last year that will be written by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Naughty Dog's...