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It looks like one more actress has joined the upcoming HBO adaptation of the popular gaming franchise The Last Of Us. Y: The Last Man actress Natasha Mumba updated her Instagram profile to include her role in the upcoming series. She even adds the name of her character, Kim Tembo. Fans of the gaming franchise might notice that this character hasn’t appeared in one of the two games and might be another invention for the series.

As this is the only news we have on her joining the project, it opens up the question of what kind of role she might have. There’s a good chance she may play a member of the Fireflies or the event offer a unique take on some familiar storylines. The core of the original story was isolation. So, it’s uncertain if this version takes a unique approach to explore how exactly she fits into the story. It’s great to see Mumba join the production hot off the tail of her success on series Y: The Last Man and The Handmaiden’s Tale. It’ll be interesting to see her dynamic with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

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We’ve gotten quite a few teases of The Last of Us set throughout the last few weeks. The HBO team has gone to a lot of lengths to bring the post-apocalypse world together that perfectly reflects the original game series. After various set photos of overgrown vehicles hitting the web, we finally got a video that offers our first look at the series cast filming. The photos are from the same location and feature Pedro Pascal‘s Joel, Bella Ramsey‘s Ellie, and Anna Torv‘s Tess. Twitter user @KeiraNystrom shared the video shot in Edmonton.

The same user also shared a set photo that gives us a better look at the main cast in some very familiar costumes. They went all out to bring their game designs to live-action and seeing them surrounded by a post-apocalypse seems quite fitting.

Curiously, the first official picture we got from the pair featured these two in the same outfit. It’s unclear where exactly this takes place but our first look didn’t feature Tess, who’s an important character in the earlier part of the original game. Her inclusion also highlights that this set might indeed be used for their short travel through Boston in the game. So far, the only thing we haven’t seen yet are the fungal-possessed zombies. They usually don’t stick around during daylight. As such, they’ll utilize this fact to keep them for indoor shots while also saving their budget to make the effects look better in the darker interiors.

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HBO is building the apocalypse, as new set photos have found their way online from their upcoming adaptation of The Last Of Us. The popular gaming franchise is making the big leap to live-action, as we once again follow Joel and Ellie on their adventure to give humanity a last bit of hope. We recently got some set photos teasing the post-apocalyptic city that they’ll have to climb through. It looks like production is still busy, as more images have found their way online.

The images don’t offer too many new details, but it does give us a better look at how they’re realizing this dark and gritty world. Everything is overgrown and even the cement is covered. The city surrounding these parts is still in top shape, which means they might utilize greenscreen to show its decay rather than build an entire set. It might even serve as the basis for the game’s version of Boston. Here, Joel and Ellie ended up getting lost in a skyscraper which might be where they are heading or escaped from.

It’s always great to see these projects realized in live-action. The base concept is luckily based on reality, which makes it an easier adaptation. Still, the practical effects at work to show the floor breaking apart and how much detail went into showing how these cars have withered away alongside humanity. As they tease a city landscape, it makes you wonder if we’ll see the iconic sequence where they pet a giraffe. Here’s hoping we don’t have to wait too long for a tease of the clickers that inhabit this world.

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The Last of Us is a hit series on PlayStation and is going to make its live-action debut on HBO Max in the near future. Naughty Dog is heavily involved with the project that’ll explore a very different kind of post-apocalypse. We’ve gotten glimpses from the set, one scene even teasing the events that kick off the journey that Pedro Pascal‘s Joel will undergo throughout the series. Luckily, Reddit user Sith_Reaper28 also shared some more set photos that highlight how dedicated the team is to bring the post-apocalypse to life.

These photos include various cars and busses overgrown, as they were left in that spot once the fungal infection altered people forever. They went all out to add practical elements that make this world truly come to life. These pictures are taken in Edmonton, Canada but the vehicles have plates for Alberta and Massachusetts, as highlighted by the Redditor. You can check out some of the images right here:

The set photos are quite impressive and it looks like they’re going all out with the post-apocalyptic atmosphere. We still haven’t gotten a look at the Clickers or other various spore-based zombified humans, which they might be trying to keep hidden as much as possible. Their designs might get tweaked to fit the live-action adaptation. It’s interesting that the buildings around haven’t been touched. So, they either were still building the set, or they’ll tackle some elements with visual effects. Still, it’s great to see them recreate these elements practically and respect whoever had to make sure the cars’ windows look like that.

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It only took 18 long months, but we finally have an official look at HBO’s live-action adaptation of The Last of Us. While September 26th may have been a normal Sunday for many, it marked the eighth annual celebration of “The Last of Us Day” for fans around the globe. Formerly known as “Outbreak Day,” the date of the observance is placed in late September as a reference to the moment the antagonistic infection reached critical mass in the game’s narrative. They used the day to also tease their biggest project yet.

The anniversary is typically accompanied by announcements and merchandising reveals from the game’s developers, Naughty Dog, and this year did not disappoint. Showrunner Neil Druckmann and a variety of others involved in the upcoming live-action series surprised the fandom with the following image:

The picture shows Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, the two iconic protagonists of The Last of Us. While it doesn’t give away much in the form of information on the series, the image does show just how closely HBO’s show will match the video game’s aesthetic. At first glance, it almost appears to be an actual digital screenshot. Although interestingly enough, the imagery of a wrecked plane doesn’t seem to be taken from something that occurred in the 2013 PlayStation Exclusive. It’s possible we’ve just received our first look at one of the new story moments hinted at by Druckmann after the show’s announcement. It looks like they might mix up the story once it releases some time in 2022.

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HBO has been hard at work preparing their upcoming adaptation of Naughty Dog’s popular The Last of Us. We got our first look at the series entering production back in July, which featured Pedro Pascal as Joel and Pedro Gabriel Luna‘s Tommy. It teased a very familiar scene from the original game’s intro. Russian director Kantemir Balagov was hired to direct the pilot for the series and he just took to his Instagram to share that he has wrapped work on the episode’s pilot. In the image, he also shares a look at the production logo for the series.

It’s sad that the director was only attached for the pilot, but hopefully he may return for a future season. The adapation will bring the story of Joel and Ellie to life, as they travel through the United States on the search for the Fireflies. It’s their only hope to utilize Ellie’s immunity to save humanity. We still don’t know if the series might take a unique route, especially as they added a few new names to the cast, such as the original voice of Tommy, Jeffrey Pierce, playing a new character.

While Balagov took over directing duties for the pilot, other episodes will be taken over by Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi. The series focus on introducing some internationaly acclaimed directors is a great move, as it offers quite a bit of diversity to make the series stand out from the original game franchise.

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