The Last of Us (film)

The Last of Us (also known as The Last of Us - Part I) is an idea for a film, based on the game of the same name.

Premise
After an outbreak causing people to become zombie-like creatures, a man named Joel must take a girl who is said to contain the cure on a dangerous journey to safety.

Cast
Hugh Jackman as Joel

Maisie Williams as Ellie

Development
Neil Druckmamn and Sam Raimi were the first to begin development, but was stuck in development hell. Noah Flores came in later, after knowing the success of the game, and decided to watch a full gameplay so he can write the script.

Writing
Flores hired Tomb Raider (2018 film) screenwriter, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, to co-write with him. Christopher Nolan (the original director choice) was chosen to rewrite the script, with his brother, Jonathan. When Alejandro G. Iñárritu was chosen as director, he decided to rewrite the script again

Directors
Flores considered numerous directors for the project, including Fede Alvarez, J.A. Bayona, Damien Chazelle, James Wan, Dennis Villenevue, Justin Kurzel, Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight, and runner-up Christopher Nolan, before choosing Iñárritu. He mentioned he didn't want a director who already did a zombie and/or a post-apocalyptic film