After the announcement of the adaptation of The Last of Us, some questions arose, including one from a fan who asked that the character's representation not be erased. Screenwriter and showrunner Craig Mazin gave his word that the protagonist will indeed be portrayed as a homosexual woman.
Ellie's sexuality was first addressed in the Left Behind , when she is shown 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. Mazin, from TV, 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 handled by Sony Pictures Television , and will also mark the first project of the PlayStation Productions .
Finally, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world. The Last of Us follows the journey of Joel, a survivor who may have found the cure for the infection in Ellie, a girl immune to the virus. With excellent reviews, the game arrived on PlayStation 3 in 2013, and was later re-released on PS4. Its sequel, The Last of Us – Part II , arrives on the console on May 29th .
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