To him, it feels almost like “cheating” to make an adaptation from such rich source material.
“There’s some games you just can’t.
They’re just not meant to be adapted, but this onewas.
Joel (Pedro Pascal) carries an unconscious Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of the hospital on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO
That is not how this worked.
After the news came out, he contacted Bartlett, Lynskey, Johnson, and Reid.
Mazin is particularly impressed by Woodard’s nomination.
Keivonn Woodard and Lamar Johnson as Sam and Henry on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO
The actor was 8 when he started filming his episodes ofThe Last of Us.
“He hadn’t acted before,” the showrunner says of the now-10-year-old performer.
“He’s such a great kid, and now he’s got an Emmy nomination.”
For Mazin, the nominations are bittersweet.
Until the companies step up and do the right thing, we’re all struggling as a business.”
He adds, “I think I’m halfway from here to the moon.”
