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Hypebeast
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
A ‘Death Stranding' Anime Adaption Is on the Way
Summary Hideo Kojimahas confirmed thatDeath Strandingis receiving an anime adaptation, marking another expansion of the game's universe beyond interactive media. In a recent interview withVogue Japan, Kojima revealed that alongside thelive-action film adaptation with A24, his team is also working on an anime project. While details remain scarce, Kojima emphasized his desire to explore new storytelling formats, stating, 'I want to pursue the expressive potential of cinema' and create aDeath Strandingadaptation that stands apart from traditional game-to-screen translations. Kojima's approach to expanding the IP aligns with his broader vision of blurring the boundaries between games, film and animation. He noted that while some adaptations, likeThe Last of Us, remain faithful to their source material, others, such asThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, serve as fan-driven experiences. Kojima aims for something more ambitious, suggesting that both the anime and live-action film will offer unique interpretations of theDeath Strandinguniverse, potentially introducing new narratives or expanding existing lore. Although no studio or release window has been announced, Kojima's commitment to multi-platform storytelling suggests that the anime adaptation will be a visually striking and narratively complex project. WithDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachset to release next month, and the live-action film adaptation directed byMichael Sarnoskiin development, Kojima's vision forDeath Strandingas a multimedia franchise continues to evolve. Fans can expect further updates as Kojima Productions unveils more details about the anime adaptation in the coming months.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
5 shows to watch if you're already missing 'The Last of Us'
5 shows to watch if you're already missing 'The Last of Us' Show Caption Hide Caption Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal discuss father-daughter relationship 'The Last of Us' stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal reveal they didn't enjoy their character's estrangement in season 2. Goodbye Joel, goodbye Ellie, goodbye zombies. The second season of HBO's acclaimed "The Last of Us" went out with a serious cliffhanger on May 25, and fans will have to wait an indeterminate amount of time until a promised Season 3 will resolve it. But just because we've had to say farewell to Ellie (Bella Ramsey) for now and Joel (Pedro Pascal) forever doesn't mean we have to leave the moody post-apocalyptic doom-and-gloom vibes behind. While "Us" is a unique and excellent series, it's not the only zombie and dystopian show worth watching to stave off the Sunday scaries. Several others capture its essence, whether they also feature zombies, share producers or because the atmosphere and writing are just that good, too. If you're jonesing for more "Us"-style TV, we've got five shows to fill the long hiatus between now and Season 3. If you love the writing: 'Chernobyl' "Us" co-creator Craig Mazin made his name with this devastating, brutal and hard-to-swallow 2019 HBO series detailing the real-life nuclear disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine, under the Soviet Union rule in the 1980s. The series is a chronicle of mismanagement and corruption, of a failed state and a broken government. Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson and Jessie Buckley, it turns the mundane and dull, like a court hearing or reading of data, into vital, tense TV. How to watch 'Chernobyl' Now streaming on HBO Max If you like an aged post-apocalypse: 'Station Eleven' "Station Eleven" has no zombies or spores, but the dystopian limited series, based on the award-winning 2014 novel by Emily St. John Mandel, looks and feels a lot like "Us" in its depiction of a world decades after a deadly pandemic. In "Eleven," which aired on HBO in 2021-22, the culprit is more mundane and more terrifying than zombieism: A bird flu that takes out the vast majority of the population. Told in multiple timelines and with lyrical and literary flair, the series asks deep questions about humanity as it follows the few people not just able to survive, but thrive. Shakespeare is involved. How to watch 'Station Eleven' Now streaming on HBO Max If you just like great TV: 'Andor' OK, hear us out. You could watch "The Mandalorian," a gritty "Star Wars" series starring Pedro Pascal, the leading man of "Last of Us," even though it's middling as far as the Disney+ "Star Wars" TV shows go. Or you could watch a much better "Star Wars" series with an equally dashing leading man (Diego Luna) with character and plotting as complex and thoughtful as "Last of Us." Other than its color palette and Rotten Tomatoes score, there isn't a lot on the surface that ties Disney+'s "Andor" (2022-25) and "Last of Us." But look deeper and you see both are about how we choose what's worth fighting for, and what makes us willing to give up our lives. It's "Star Wars" for grownups in the way that "Last of Us" is zombies for grownups. How to watch 'Andor' Full series now streaming on Disney+ If you love the sci-fi elements: 'Silo' Amid its relationship dynamics, moral quandaries and religious allegories, "Last of Us" is also a really good piece of dystopian science fiction, and there is great pleasure in learning what makes its post-infection world tick. Apple TV+'s series "Silo," which premiered in 2023, is another sci-fi drama that thrives in world building and details, set in its own post-apocalypse where humanity is reduced to 10,000 or so people living in an underground silo. It's more of a puzzle-box mystery than "Last of Us," but it has the same kind of shocking deaths, head fakes and edge-of-your-seat-action. How to watch 'Silo' Seasons 1 and 2 now streaming on Apple TV+ If you love the horror elements: 'The Strain' Based on the book by producer and horror maestro Guillermo del Toro, "The Strain" aired on FX for four seasons of stomach-churning viral terror from 2014-17. Following doctors battling an outbreak of a disease that has quite a lot in common with vampirism, "Strain" never said no to a gross-out moment or jump scare. It featured vampires instead of zombies, but the epidemic at the center of the story certainly puts it in the same genre. How to watch 'The Strain' Full series streaming now on Hulu
Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The Last of Us Season 2 Finale Explained: Here's what happened to Ellie and Abby at the end
The Last of Us Season 2 finale follows Ellie's intense pursuit of Abby. The story moves across Seattle, revealing new conflicts, emotional decisions and consequences. With Season 3 confirmed , the narrative promises to expand further. What Happened in Finale? Ellie travels through Seattle looking for Abby. She confronts Jesse, who realizes Ellie is in a relationship with Dina. Jesse also learns that Dina is pregnant. During her search, Ellie kills Owen and Mel. As Mel was pregnant, her death deeply affected Ellie. Owen had drawn a gun, forcing Ellie to act. Also Read: Dancing Boy Viral Video: Watch funny trending clip of young boy's dance to Pitbull song and read hilarious comments on the post As the episode ends, Abby finds Ellie and Tommy. Abby kills Jesse and holds Tommy at gunpoint. Ellie offers herself in exchange for Tommy's life. Abby fires at Ellie as the scene cuts to black. The final moment shows the rising tension between Ellie and Abby, leaving the outcome unknown. Ellie's journey includes brief encounters with the WLF and the Seraphites. These groups are at war, but details remain unclear. Isaac is looking for Abby. The Seraphites nearly kill Ellie before their camp is attacked. Abby's group has bandages and a wounded Seraphite. Jesse seems to let one of them die. Live Events Also Read: The Cleaning Lady Season 4: What to expect in Episode 10? Here's release date, time and where to watch Ellie remembers Joel's death and her own violent actions. She starts to understand that revenge may not lead to peace. She relates Mel's death to how she would feel if Dina were hurt. Jesse reminds Ellie that saving people matters more than revenge. Ellie is ready to stop fighting, but Abby is not. Abby reminds Ellie that she once spared her life. Ellie was choosing to walk away, but Abby seeks justice. The outcome is left uncertain, setting the stage for Season 3. FAQs Has The Last of Us been renewed for Season 3? Yes. HBO confirmed Season 3 of The Last of Us on April 9 before Season 2 even finished airing. What will Season 3 of The Last of Us be about? Season 3 will likely show Abby's point of view during the Seattle conflict. It may cover events shown from Ellie's perspective in Season 2.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The ‘Last of Us' Season Finale Is a Game-Changing Bloodbath
(Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Two wars leave a trail of dead in Seattle. One is rooted in differing ideologies, the other in revenge. It doesn't matter who believes what in The Last of Us because the ongoing disputes seemingly have no end. Taking an eye for an eye approach is futile because someone will always seek retribution in retaliation. The ongoing cycle of violence is the foundation of Sunday's Season 2 finale, as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) comes face-to-face with Abby (Kaityln Dever) for the first time since Joel (Pedro Pascal) was killed. Ellie adds two more people from Abby's crew to her body count, and Abby shoots Jesse (Young Mazino) in the face. Jesse tells Ellie he wasn't going to die in Seattle because it is 'not our war.' Alas, Jesse doesn't get a say in his fate because his presence means he is a player in Ellie's ongoing vengeance plot. The cast turnover rate remains high, but Season 2 let relationships build before swinging the proverbial axe. A result of this additional time is that I have grown rather fond of Jesse, and his demise is a significant blow. It is hard not to blame Ellie for putting others in the crosshairs. Yes, she watched Joel get beaten to death, but she also withheld pertinent details from Dina (Isabela Merced) about why Abby was there in the first place. Ellie describes Joel's Firefly massacre, and Dina wants to go home because this revenge turducken started with Joel pulling the trigger, not Abby swinging a golf club. Despite not knowing these particulars, Jesse radiates annoyance about this entire mission. Finding out Dina is pregnant only adds to his frustrations about this avoidable predicament. Jesse tells Ellie that he voted 'no' when Ellie first proposed her mission to get justice for Joel. His reason? Because Ellie is selfish. Jesse references the blizzard on the day Joel died. He probably doesn't mean to almost crib a Real Housewives of Salt Lake City moniker: 'You and me again in bad f---ing weather.' Who knew Jesse and Ellie were the Last of Us equivalent of Whitney Rose and Heather Gay?! They certainly bicker as much. If you think Jesse is sprinkling his resentment with jealousy, he explains this is far from the case. He loves Dina, but it is a situationship. Though it would've been more powerful to see Jesse's brief brush with romance rather than hearing him tell this story of the one who got away. With a tinge of self-righteousness, Jesse says he was taught to put other people first. However, Elle thinks Jesse is a hypocrite because they watched the Wolves drag off a young solitary Scar without intervening. It would be great to save everyone, but they were outnumbered, and I am with Jesse on this (more so considering what happens later). Ellie is hellbent on avenging her community of one; she cannot see the bigger picture. At this point, Jesse's priority is finding Tommy (Gabriel Luna) so they can leave Seattle as soon as the storm is over. Ellie seems ready to call the hunt for Abby off until she discovers that Nora (Tati Gabrielle) was implying that Abby is at the aquarium. Ellie is not going to let the opportunity slip through her fingers (Tommy be damned) when the waterfront location is only a short boat ride away. Of course, the raging storm and the gathering Wolves are obstacles Ellie has to overcome. The latter group is preoccupied with launching an attack on the Scar's home base, but the waves are another story. The nighttime sequence is tense, and it is hardly surprising when Ellie finds herself tossed into the water. Unfortunately, the shore she crawls onto is the same Scar Island. The community Ellie was keen to protect wants her dead, and she is close to getting disembowled. In a twist of fate, she is spared when the Wolves begin to blow s--- up. Instead of taking this as a sign to quit while she's ahead, Ellie is back on mission. At the aquarium, she finds Owen (Spencer Lord) and Mel (Ariela Barer) talking about whatever Abby has planned next. The pair is startled by Ellie's sudden appearance. There is zero trust with Owen thinking that Ellie will kill them as soon as she gets Abby's location. It doesn't matter that Ellie assures them she won't, because Owen has a split second to choose. He goes for a gun, and Ellie quickly reacts. It is a twofer: Owen is shot through the neck, and the bullet strikes Mel's neck. As if this terrible situation couldn't get worse, Mel reveals she is pregnant and begs Ellie to save the baby before it's too late. What follows is more top-tier crying from Ramsey, who excels at showing the horror of this scenario as Ellie freezes with the knife in hand. It is too late when Tommy and Jesse burst in. Seeing a dead pregnant woman is a reminder of who is waiting at the theater, and Ellie knows it is time to go. Ellie has only been in Seattle for three days, but has seen (and enacted) enough horrors for a lifetime—even by apocalyptic standards. Back at the theater, in a rare moment of sentimentality, Ellie thanks Jesse for coming back. He jokes that Tommy made him, and this duo is back to their teasing sibling dynamic. Jesse takes a beat to be sincere: 'You would set the world on fire to save me.' Ellie agrees that she would. Sure enough, they both leap into action when they hear noises from the lobby. Jesse runs through the door milliseconds before Ellie, and has zero time to react. Abby is the shooter, and it's game over for Jesse: Ellie doesn't get to play savior. Abby, whose neck bruising looks like it came from a noose, is in disbelief when she sees Ellie. 'I let you live and you wasted it,' Abby spits. A gun goes off at the same time as it fades to black. Did the revenge body count claim another? Rather than smash to credits, Abby (minus neck bruising) is awoken by Manny (Danny Ramirez). Was it all a dream? No, The Last of Us isn't opting for that cliche. We are seeing what Abby was up to on the first day Ellie came to Seattle. Get ready to watch these events unfold from the other side of the fight. While the season would have benefited from being longer and doesn't pack the same jaw-dropping punch of Joel's actions at the end of Season 1, The Last of Us keeps up intrigue with this Abby tease. It is impossible to see an end to this storm, as the ramifications of Joel's choice to protect his community continue. There is no cheat code for getting even—no matter how hard Ellie and Abby try.
Time Magazine
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
What to Watch After The Last of Us
There was a time when the idea of a video game adaptation sounded alarm bells, with all but guaranteed audience disappointment and critical dismissal. But the times have changed, especially with the success of HBO's The Last of Us, based on the video game of the same name. The series earned massive acclaim from fans and critics alike, including 8 Primetime Emmys. The game-changing show follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they survive a harsh and unforgiving America that's been taken over by the undead—and the other humans who have survived aren't exactly friendly. It's not hard to see why The Last of Us has broken the video game curse. The adaptation takes the game's hugely engaging story and expands it for the screen, bringing tremendous performances, stunning effects, and impeccably shot action. It's a tale of humanity's survival at its most desperate, the unshakable bond between two unlikely people, and a zombie horror all in one. As the second season of the series comes to an end on Sunday, we've got some suggestions on how to fill that Last of Us -shaped hole in your lives. From other world-building epics and post-apocalyptic dramas to other worthy video game adaptations, these choices should fit the needs of every kind of Last of Us fanatic. Post-Apocalyptic Dramas Silo A mysterious and unknown event means that all of humanity now lives deep underground in a Silo, a complex and gigantic 144-level community with firmly entrenched class systems and plenty of intrigue. Juliette (a sensational Rebecca Ferguson), an engineer working at the very bottom of the Silo, begins to unravel a theory that may change everything that's understood about their way of life. The AppleTV+ series benefits from spectacular world-building, with carefully layered details that reveal more and more about life in the Silo as episodes progress. Silo is a wicked and bingeable slow burn with a tantalizing central mystery. And there's no fear of it being cancelled too soon, as the show has been confirmed for Season 3 and plans to conclude the story in Season 4. Chernobyl A miniseries with universal acclaim, including winning 10 Primetime Emmys, Chernobyl hones in on the nuclear fallout in the Soviet Union city of Chernobyl. Created and written by Craig Mazin (who went on to co-create and write The Last of Us), the series is bleak, heartbreaking, and utterly haunting, yet nearly impossible to look away from. Like The Last of Us, it's a provocative exploration of humanity on the brink, fighting back against what feels like an impossible force. The impressive ensemble cast includes Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, and Stellan Skarsgård. Station Eleven The 10-episode miniseries uses multiple timelines to explore the lives of those who survived a vicious and widespread flu that wiped out much of humanity as they strive to rebuild society. What's fascinating about Station Eleven, created by Patrick Somerville (Maniac), is that it doesn't follow the kind of people you might expect, like societal leaders or rebellious groups. Instead, we see the world through a theatre troupe known as the Traveling Symphony, which performs Shakespeare in the new world as they attempt to make sense of the carnage that took so much life. This is a magical series about the healing power of art and how the key to survival lies in community. World-building Epics The Walking Dead Both an apocalyptic drama and a world-building epic, AMC's The Walking Dead has everything a fan of The Last of Us could want: a horde of undead, beloved characters, and great action. The series begins with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), a sheriff's deputy who wakes from a coma to find the world taken over by creatures called 'walkers,' and goes from there. As a bonus, once you get into the series, you may not need to look for your next show for many months; on top of the 11 seasons of The Walking Dead, there's an array of spinoffs, including Fear the Walking Dead, World Beyond, and The Ones Who Live. The Leftovers A shocking event changes the world forever when 2% of the entire world's population vanishes without a by Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen) HBO's The Leftovers examines the impact of the event, dubbed the 'Sudden Departure,' on a series of people in a small New York town. There's police chief Kevin (Justin Theroux), Reverend Matt (Christopher Eccleston), and his sister Nora (Carrie Coon), grieving the loss of her husband. The impressive ensemble cast also includes Regina King, Margaret Qualley, Amy Brenneman, Liv Tyler, and Ann Dowd. At just three seasons, epic might not be the best world to describe The Leftovers, but this unpredictable, thought-provoking series is so expansive in its ideas that it deserves to be discussed alongside the biggest and best of them. Other Video Game Adaptations Twisted Metal The number of video game adaptations are fairly limited, and the ones that are actually worth recommending are even fewer. But Peacock's Twisted Metal is genuinely fun, and a much lighter look at a post-apocalyptic landscape than The Last of Us, though there's still plenty of thrilling action sequences. Writers had a lot less to work with here, adapting a game where you drive a car around and blow stuff up into an intriguing story about John Doe (Anthony Mackie) who's saddled with a strange package he must deliver across a ruthless America with foes that try to wipe him out at every turn. Fallout Created in 1997 by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky of Interplay Entertainment, Fallout has emerged as one of the most beloved role-playing game franchises in history. The retro futuristic games have been given TV series treatment, which Amazon has already renewed for two additional seasons. Occurring hundreds of years into the future, Lucy (Ella Purnell) leaves her very secure home in Vault 33 (most people live in bunkers called Vaults after a nuclear war in 2077), heading into unforgiving wastelands to try and find her kidnapped father. It looks and sounds terrific, and delivers exciting action and intriguing characters with a welcome comic edge. Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix's Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy. Based on the extremely popular (and fun) action series from Capcom, Devil May Cry follows mercenary demon hunter Dante (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch) as he tries to take down a terrorist known as the White Rabbit (Hoon Lee). This animated series helmed by Adi Shankar is visually adventurous and stylish, and its action sequences are fast paced and inventively choreographed. The first season's sixth episode is a particularly strong standout, and a great example of why the show is so damn fun.
