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Parts of The Last of Us movie will be "quite different"

Joel and Ellie remain the focus, but certain things will be cut.

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Naughty Dog's epic post-apocalyptic survival horror, The Last of Us, is making the transition to the big screen, and will once again focus on the relationship between Joel and Ellie, but that doesn't mean that the story will be exactly the same as it was in the game.

"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," writer and creative director Neil Druckmann told 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."

Druckmann then explained the process of condensing the story down into a two hour script meant narowing focus at certain points.

"It almost has this novel quality as far as how much content there is," he explained. "And a film works really well when it's laser-focused, so the first part of it was like: well, what is this story really about? It's clearly about Joel and Ellie. What are the most important beats that we can't lose? Start with those, and cut everything else out.

"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," the writer continued. "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."

The Last of Us: Remastered has just launched on PlayStation 4, and last week the game was the best-selling title in the UK across all platforms. Not too shabby for a year old game released on a solitary console.

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