The Last of Us

Ciao, Bella. Victoria Kennedy avatar. News by Victoria Kennedy News reporter. Published on 27 Sep 2022.

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. The official release from this time stated that Sam and Henry are "hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance", so this sounds like it could be Kathleen's squad. Gabriel Luna has taken on the role of Joel's brother Tommy in the show. This is a truly gut-wrenching moment in the game, and one I am sure will reduce me to tears once more on the show's release next year. Along with Joel and Ellie, we also got to have a closer look at Anna Torv's portrayal of Tess. Still, it captures the essence of Joel and Ellie's relationship here perfectly.

I'm not so sure we can still say that the “video game movie” curse is really a thing anymore. For years, decades even, there were countless video games ...

The only real question now is how the series will be broken down between the first and second games, whether it’s one season for each, or if this will be extended into a longer term project for HBO. It is just…genuinely hard to see how you would combine all these elements together and not get a worthwhile production, and the initial trailers seem to have gotten fans sufficiently hyped. I also believe I’ll like Bella Ramsey as Ellie, it’s just that I’ve seen her in far fewer things so far (those few, standout Game of Thrones scenes), so it’s a little bit harder to say with her this early. For years, decades even, there were countless video games adapted into movies that seemed to entirely miss the mark, from The Rock’s DOOM to the extremely flat Prince of Persia and Assassin’s Creed. It’s HBO – This may be the fundamental factor here. I’m not so sure we can still say that the “video game movie” curse is really a thing anymore.

Starring Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), The Last of Us follows Joel (Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage ...

From Joel beating a man on the ground to Ellie running and shooting a gun, there is so much to see in just a few shots. To keep her alive, and you set everything right.” Paired with that voice-over, there are a lot of different teases, but we also have our first glimpses of Gabriel Luna as Tommy Miller, Offerman as Bill, and the confirmation of Melanie Lynskey joining the cast. The trailer also offers up confirmation that the show will go beyond the first game with a brief snapshot of Riley (Euphoria’s Storm Reid), who sits on a carousel with Ellie, a scene taken from The Last of Us: Left Behind DLC. The next shot is of a man sitting in front of multiple screens; while not confirmed, games of the fan could assume this to be Bill (Nick Offerman), a recluse who also happens to be friends with Joel. The next is more obscure and has little meaning to those who have not played the game, but we see two buildings in the middle of a storm, with one leaning against the other due to severe deterioration. Opening with footage of what one can assume to be the quarantined zone of Boston, the trailer quickly sets up the tone and feel of the world post-outbreak.