The Last of Us Showrunner teases potential third video game

The last of us Showrunner Neil Druckmann informed his thoughts about the possibilities of a third game in the franchise that he would “turn” the opportunity.

The HIT video game was adapted to an HBO series celebrated by Emmy with Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna and Catherine O'Hara.

The second season started last month and will come to its conclusion this weekend with the seventh episode. While based on the continuation of video games 2020 The last of us part IIIt is still not about to bring the full history of the game to the screen.

Although a third season of HBO has been confirmed, a publication date must be confirmed. Details about which of the stories of the game that follow the season have not been announced, although it is probably focused on Kaitlyn Devers Antagonist Abby.

Speak to the Holy symbols The podcast, Druckmann, who is also head of the creative at the video game developer Naughty Dog, has now referred to the fact that a third game could be in the works and that the show may be more stories in the future.

When asked about the possibility of a third game, the 46-year-old said: “While I am the caretaker of this franchise, it is important that everything is of high quality. I don't want to do much of it. I want to be very thoughtful about everything we do.

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“When we made the show, we with HBO, I think, put together the best TV manufacturers and make the best version of it.

“If we ever come back to it, I would like to make sure it is a story that is worthy The last of us. I love this world, I love these characters. With the right opportunity, with the right idea, I would totally jump on it. “

Druckmann's words reflect those of the exhibition colleague Craig Mazin, who recently said that he hopes that the dystopian series will run at least two more seasons to conclude the story of the show.

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Speak to Collider, Mazin said: “There is no way to complete this story in a third season. Hopefully we will earn our cash register enough to come back and end it in a fourth.”

He also indicated that the third season would represent more episodes than the second.

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When asked why the authors decided on the second end of the second season, Mazin replied: “We always think ahead. We thought up to 3 and season 4 to try to get as much visibility as possible so that we do not end up in a situation in which we sit down and deal with details for a season.

“So we really try to think through things fundamentally. The challenge for our first season was that we tell this big story in a way that is complete and feasible within less time and with the budget that we have? And with this season it was' OK, this source material goes far beyond one season.”