There Was Almost A Last Of Us Spin-Off Game From A Different Studio About Ellie’s Mom

HBO’s The Last of Us author Neil Druckmann has revealed that after the discharge of the primary The Last of Us sport, there was discuss of creating a spin-off that includes Ellie’s mother, Anna.

In a latest convention name with press, Druckmann and showrunner Craig Mazin mentioned Episode 9, and the return of authentic The Last of Us actor Ashley Johnson, who performed Ellie within the video games. In the sequence finale, Johnson performs the function of Ellie’s mother Anna in flashbacks, who’s pregnant with Ellie on the time.

Druckmann revealed that after Naughty Dog wrapped the primary sport, there was an concept for an animated quick that includes Anna, and he even wrote a “short” script about how she gave start and was bitten on the identical time, however wasn’t sure if Ellie turned contaminated too. “It just became a little character drama that felt like it spoke to the same themes of parental love for their child and how much you’re willing to do even when you’re on death’s door,” Druckmann mentioned.

The author added that after that concept fell by, there have been conversations with a distinct studio to develop his quick story as a brand new The Last of Us sport (by way of Entertainment Weekly). Material was written to deal with who Ellie’s dad was and the story would’ve ended with the start of Ellie. But when requested to talk on the identification of Ellie’s dad, who has remained a thriller in each video games, Druckmann mentioned, “I’m reluctant to say anything about it because as I now found out several times, stories that I think are failures and will never see the light of day sometimes see the light of day.”

The spin-off sport did not find yourself taking place in fact, and Druckmann defined that he finally got here to Johnson concerning the concept of doing a live-action story about Anna, saying, “I was talking with Ashley Johnson about her starring in it, and we both got busy, so that fell apart.” However, when it got here to creating the HBO sequence Druckmann mentioned that he forgot about his concept till he met with Mazin and it was lastly tailored for Episode 9, as a substitute.

Alongside Ashley Johnson’s reprisal, Episode 9 of HBO’s The Last of Us options yet one more cameo from an authentic actor from the online game.