Award-winning writer-directorsNeil DruckmannandCraig Mazinjoined theDeadlineFYC House event on Friday to discuss theirHBOrecord-breakingdramaThe Last of Us.
On the red carpet, Druckmann reflected on the aftermath of the first seasons successful run.
My life has been insane.
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I dont know how I ended up here, he said.
Im just incredibly grateful to be part of this journey.
We loved what we made.
Were very proud of it.
Fans have responded very positively to it.
I mean, our process worked.
We worked really well together.
We adapted where we wanted to adapt, how we wanted to adapt.
We stayed close to the material.
Sometimes we drifted away from the material, but that process worked great.
So, were not changing that process at all.
We are going to [continue to] push ourselves in all sorts of ways.
The showrunner also emphasized the process of the grueling physicality expected from its series leads and other recurring actors.
Its our actors who are going to have to push themselves even more.
And how do they move, and how do they fight?
And what happens as the world gets more and more physical and dangerous?
Were certainly also going to push the technology that we use forward.
We learned so much, particularly in regard to the infected and how to better deliver scenes with them.
So, were just going to keep moving the bar up and up and up.
Thats kind of our call to arms.
