After the announcement of the adaptation of The Last of Us , some questions arose, among them a fan, who asked not to erase the character's representation, the screenwriter and showrunner Craig Mazin gave his word that the protagonist will, indeed, be portrayed as a homosexual woman.
Ellie's sexuality was first touched upon in the Left Behind , when she is seen kissing Riley. Based on the trailers for the game , the character is expected to become romantically involved with another woman.
The project will be a rare collaboration between different media outlets. TV's Mazin will produce and co-write the project alongside Neil Druckmann , who directed the 2013 game and its sequel, scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 in May 2020. The production will be from Sony Pictures Television , and will also mark the first work from the PlayStation Productions .
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, The Last of Us follows the journey of Joel, a survivor who may have found a cure for the infection in Ellie, a girl immune to the virus. The game, which received rave reviews, arrived on the PlayStation 3 in 2013 and was later re-released on the PS4. Its sequel, The Last of Us – Part II , arrives on the console on May 29 .
Via: Omelete
