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[Dragon]

I hope Bruce Willis drops out. I'm tired of his sourpuss face, and this (video game adaptation) sounds exactly like the kind of stuff he half asses for a paycheck.

Neither Willis nor Campbell have a sourpuss face so not sure who you're talking to but you better be ready for a chainsaw to the face.

 

[Ponn]

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about the Bruce Campbell part.

I can actually picture him playing a broken down older man father figure type but i'm not so sure if he can pull off the straight faced drama his character needs.

 

[manual4]

Bruce Campbell is Joel....wth

 

[explodet]

yuck

 

[FinalStageBoss]

wtf Bruce Campbell?

DAY 1

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

Maisie instead of Ellen Page?

 

[axolege]

Campbell is probably David

 

[Sickboy007]

Campbell, not Willis

Neither Willis nor Campbell have a sourpuss face so not sure who you're talking to but you better be ready for a chainsaw to the face.

I'm so happy I misread.

 

[-griffy-]

I don't think Bruce Campbell is in the running for Joel guys, I don't see that anywhere and if it was brought up it was likely a joke simply due to his connection with Raimi. The story on Hitfix says they don't know who will play Joel or who is directing yet.

 

[plainr_]

I've never actually gave it a thought but Maisie would be awesome as Ellie.

 

[santeesioux]

This is off topic, but Bruce Campbell lives in my area, and a very long time ago i remember him being in some local commercial, it was trippy. Don't remember what it was about and i can't find it online though.

 

[Jerkson]

Campbell is probably David

Definitely a better fit as David.

 

[TheHall]

Plot twist: Maisie plays Sarah

 

[keltickennedy]

So The Hound will play Joel?

 

[Fancy Clown]

Campbell as Joel? That's certainly a left-field choice...

Is Raimi directing or only producing?

 

[Gundy2010]

I hope Bruce Willis drops out. I'm tired of his sourpuss face, and this (video game adaptation) sounds exactly like the kind of stuff he half asses for a paycheck.

The Last Day to Die Hard

 

[Supermanisdead]

but why dont they just use the real actress from the game in the movie, that woman from xmen ??

 

[TheHall]

So The Hound will play Joel?

I'd love it so hard.

 

[Majine]

Makes more sense than the game

 

[Van Owen]

but why dont they just use the real actress from the game in the movie, that woman from xmen ??

lol

 

[FleetFeet]

If she doesn't want to hurt her career she'll say no. Video game movies never turn out good.

Tell that to The Rock.

 

[Thaumaturgic Tomato]

Ehhhhhhhh. I really don't think this is gonna turn out well. The whole point of TLOU is that it's a slow build in a meaningful relationship through gameplay and conversation. Once you take out the gameplay and the slow (the 15-20 hour playtime) build, it's just another movie. The plot is actually quite generic. I was hoping that this would be another one of those "it's a movie that will be made...sometime...maybe...probably not" things, but I guess it's actually happening. Bleh.

I expect they will go all out on the fungus zombies to appeal to general audiences. That was the most original and unique aspect from the game and most easily translated to film. There have been countless zombies on screen, but certainly no mushroom zombies. Perhaps they'll expand it to multiple mammal types being infected.

They're thinking general audience money, so that new graphic fungus creature imagery will be the focus and probably not accompanied by a Cormac McCarthy level of depth in the journey. Gotta get the most profit out of 2 hours so of course a very streamlined story will be written compared to the lengthy game.

 

[WrenchNinja]

I'm liking the casting

 

[Leafhopper]

Can you expand on that? People usually react to statements like that because it's a blanket criticism and really doesn't seem to have much thought behind it.

Not saying the combat is 100% bad like other people I have heard say but it wasn't really amazing, distracting people was neat though. Just that the story and atmosphere kinda overpower the gameplay by a very significant amount.

 

[Dragon]

but why dont they just use the real actress from the game in the movie, that woman from xmen ??

Ellen Page is 25 or 26 years old, Maisie is a much better choice.

My response is taking you at your word, and you weren't making a sly post referencing all the outcry about Ellie looking like Page.

Not saying the combat is 100% bad like other people I have heard say but it wasn't really amazing, distracting people was neat though. Just that the story and atmosphere kinda overpower the gameplay by a very significant amount.

Thanks for expanding on it. I can see what you mean, and I definitely think when people talk about the Last of Us generally they do like talking about the plot and oppressive nature of its narrative. However, I will say, as someone who is terrible at MP games, I had some really good fun playing the MP in the game. And the SP campaign never really felt like a chore, it was just so tense, specifically in areas with clickers that weren't about duck and cover shooting.

 

[Steverulez]

Annie Wersching to play Tess surely?

 

[Remachinate]

Should've played it.

The right trigger may as well have been the "text track" button.

 

[Dragon1893]

The game and these characters deserve better than joining the steaming pile of shitty movies based on videogames. Oh well, nothing we can do about it.

 

[everyday math]

Sweet. Hope it's good.

 

[Uno Venova]

Sweet, another videogame movie.

 

[Exploratory]

It's going to be very, very hard to make this right, mainly because I don't know how you recast the roles of Joel and Ellie and not have it somehow be worse. I still say Josh Brolin is the best fit for Joel but Ellie? I don't think the girl who plays Arya fits, well at least not the way she portrays the character in GoT anyways.

Great actors/actresses can portray different types of characters. Crazy I know.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about the Bruce Campbell part.

I can actually picture him playing a broken down older man father figure type but i'm not so sure if he can pull off the straight faced drama his character needs.

It's not that he isn't right for the character.

It's moreso the fact that he isn't an A-lister and knowing how fickle moviegoers are about seeing movies without A-list actors makes me worry they may give this movie a low budget, zero marketing, and a director that could care less about the source material.

 

[Catalix]

Campbell is probably David

That'd make way more sense to me.

 

[Bunta]

I'm not sure Bruce Campbell fits as Joel (If that is who he'd be playing). He needs to play Sully in the Uncharted movie, though.

 

[BruiserBear]

Maisie is a really good actress. She seems perfect for this.

 

[Fancy Clown]

It's not that he isn't right for the character.

It's moreso the fact that he isn't an A-lister and knowing how fickle moviegoers are about seeing movies without A-list actors makes me worry they may give this movie a low budget, zero marketing, and a director that could care less about the source material.

This is my worry as well

 

[bidguy]

bruce campbell as joel ? hhahhaha

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Any verifiable sources of this yet?

 

[Exploratory]

I still want Chloe grace mortez but Maisie Williams would be amazing too.

 

[farisr]

Whatever role Bruce Campbell is playing in this movie, it better not prevent him from playing Sully in Uncharted.

 

[- J - D -]

But what about Mark Wahlberg?

 

[exmachina64]

Bruce Campbell and Maisie Williams? Sam Raimi?

I'm not pleased by these choices.

 

[TheHall]

I personally can't wait for The Last of Us: The Movie : The Game

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Annie Wersching to play Tess surely?

FemBauer 1 better be in it.

 

[Spaghetti]

what's the point?

 

[Jerkson]

what's the point?

the pointy end

 

[Baroquemantic]

what's the point?

Money.

And yeah, Arya is perfect for Ellie.

 

[MadLaughter]

Bruce Campbell is not playing Joel. I am in the room they had this panel. They don't have a Joel yet. They made a joke about him playing David.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Uhh, are they serious about casting Campbell? It will be hilarious watching him brutally ravage people with bricks and the like, though I feel like he is a horrible choice for this.

 

[flatearthpandas]

Edit: Maisie Williams and Bruce Campbell as the duo.

For real?? What in the...

Raimi is a long way away from Evil Dead 2 and even if he wasn't, that movie is nothing like TLoU. But consider my interest piqued. He is definitely the best person to have involved if the clickers are not supposed to

Spoiler

unintentionally

be a huge joke.