Craig Mazin, the showrunner, writer, and producer behind the massively successful HBO video game adaptation "The Last of Us," recently stated in an interview that he will not be involved in any further game-to-screen projects, calling the series his "final video game adaptation."
Speaking with Scifi Now, Mazin declared, "I will never adapt another game again. 'The Last of Us' is my swan song." However, he then lightheartedly added that if he *were* to pick another game to adapt, it might be "Grand Theft Auto VI."
His reasoning wasn't a love for crime dramas, but rather, "I'm a masochist, and I feel like that would be a 19-season television series." He then self-deprecatingly quipped, "But at the same time, I think... come on, that game has almost no story. I might as well adapt 'Candy Crush'!"
While he won't be personally writing or helming game adaptations, Mazin expressed interest in participating as a producer on other gaming projects: "There are actually a few games I'd love to help adapt, but I'm not going to name them now."
Notably, Mazin was once rumored to be involved in writing the "Borderlands" movie, but he later clarified that the script was actually penned by someone named "Joe Crombie." For some netizens, the authenticity of that name remains a point of contention.
Mazin also observed that Hollywood is finally taking the adaptation potential of video games seriously. He believes the success of the "Fallout" series and "A Minecraft Movie" demonstrates that games have become a respected source of storytelling. He emphasized, "Hollywood is waking up, finally realizing that video games can be incredibly compelling material."
via： Scifi Now