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Craig Mazin discusses his decades-long adaptation of The Sheep Detectives (based on Leonie Swann’s Three Bags Full), aiming for a Babe-style, emotionally grounded talking-animal film, while reflecting on his genre-spanning career from comedy to Chernobyl to The Last of Us, his approach as a script doctor, and how he writes for two different fanbases—plus a light anecdote about his freshman-year roommate Ted Cruz.
Troy Baker says Joel’s story from The Last of Us isn’t finished and should be proliferated across multiple mediums—TV, film, games, and comics—after the HBO series’ success. He praises Pedro Pascal’s portrayal, notes the show’s broader reach, and mentions that season 3 is underway with Kaitlyn Dever returning as Abby and Kyriana Kratter as Lev.
Li Jun Li has joined The Last of Us Season 3 as Miriam, the Seraphite mother of Lev and Yara, joining a growing ensemble that includes Yara and Lev actors Michelle Mao and Kyriana Kratter along with returning stars Kaitlyn Dever, Bella Ramsey, Isabella Merced, Gabriel Luna and Jeffrey Wright. The season was renewed in 2025 ahead of Season 2’s debut, with Mazin remaining showrunner after Druckmann’s departure and set to write/EP. Production is slated to begin this summer. Li Jun Li is also slated to appear next in Spider-Noir opposite Nicolas Cage.
A former senior Naughty Dog designer says crunch was ingrained in the studio’s workflow, with internal discussions implying it’s necessary to make games at their level; despite efforts to mitigate crunch after The Last of Us Part II, insiders and Bloomberg report the pattern has resurfaced during Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s development to meet internal milestones and a Sony demo, suggesting a continued cycle of overtime driven by deadlines.
A former Naughty Dog employee claims crunch culture intensified after Uncharted and The Last of Us and was effectively accepted by leadership as the price of making games at the studio’s level, with internal deadlines treated as external ones and bonuses tied to extra work. Refusing crunch could lead to a negative recommendation letter, and the studio is described as leaning into crunch, including cases like Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Pedro Pascal was photographed exiting a vehicle en route to a hotel in Manhattan's Lower East Side on Monday night, alongside Rafael Olarra, Faena's creative director. Pascal signed autographs and posed for fans before heading inside, with the two seen linking arms the day before. The piece also notes Olarra's past relationship with actor Luke Evans.
The Baldur’s Gate franchise is being adapted into a TV series led by Craig Mazin, with Larian Studios not directly involved. The show will take place after Baldur’s Gate 3’s events, drawing on the world’s lore but following new storylines, and Mazin plans to consult with BG3’s cast ideas and have input from Larian as the adaptation moves forward. The IP is owned by Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro).
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is set to replace Danny Ramirez in The Last of Us Season 3, marking a cast change for the upcoming season.
The Last of Us season 3, likely its final chapter, will introduce Clea DuVall as a Seraphite and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Manny, with Lendeborg Jr. replacing Danny Ramirez who couldn’t return due to scheduling.
Clea DuVall will play a seraphite and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will take over the Manny role (replacing Danny Ramirez) in The Last of Us Season 3. The series, co-created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, will be led by Mazin as sole showrunner after Druckmann’s departure, and Season 3 is expected to be Abby’s perspective, with Kaitlyn Dever co-starring opposite Bella Ramsey; the show remains a Sony Pictures Television co-production with executive producers including Strauss, Lesko, O’Connor, Qizilbash, Swan and Wells.
Danny Ramirez will be recast as Manny in 'The Last of Us' Season 3 due to scheduling conflicts, with the character being a former Firefly and friend of Abby, involved in the series' post-apocalyptic storyline.
Bruce Straley, co-director of The Last of Us, criticizes generative AI, comparing it to a 'snake eating its own tail' that merely mimics without true growth or thought, emphasizing the importance of human creativity in art and game development.
Bruce Straley, a veteran game developer known for his work on The Last of Us and Uncharted, left Naughty Dog in 2017 due to a desire for ownership and new challenges, and has since founded his own studio, Wildflower Interactive, emphasizing creative independence. He also expressed dissatisfaction over not being credited for his contributions to The Last of Us TV adaptation.
Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Last of Us and former co-showrunner of its HBO adaptation, left the TV series to focus on game development, particularly his upcoming project 'Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet,' and will now serve as a high-level shepherd for Season 3 to ensure fidelity to the original.
Neil Druckmann, creator of The Last of Us, expresses high hopes for the third season of the TV adaptation, aiming for it to be as faithful as season one, while hinting that the franchise will continue beyond the show in other forms. He also explains his decision to step back from the show to focus on video games and mentions ongoing discussions about future projects related to The Last of Us.