I'm down for an adaptation of the game, but I feel Hollywood has really cannibalized "The Last of Us" over the years. I guess it wasn't a wholly original property in the first place (basically "The Road" with mutants/zombies and more action). "A Quiet Place" is essentially a clicker movie. "Logan" has the same dynamic with Joel/Ellie and Logan/X-23. "Annihilation" has those weird mutants. "Leave No Trace" has the same sort of look. Not to mention all of "The Walking Dead". "The Last of Us" will just feel tiresome at this point.
Not sure about the casting. I did think of Hugh Jackman a few years ago, but he's already done this with "Logan". I thought Kaitlyn Dever would make a great Ellie back when she was on "Justified", but she's too old now.
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