Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us and Ella Purnell in Fallout
The Big Picture The process of adapting beloved source material is never an easy one. When translating material originally designed for a different medium to the screen, creators must find a way to satisfy fans of the original while also making their version appealing to a broad audience discovering it for the first time. There are more than a few beloved novels turned into disappointing movies, but turning a popular video game into a television series is perhaps an even greater challenge.
Fallout Sci-FiActionAdventureDrama In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits. Considering how acclaimed the vocal performances from the original game were, casting was very important in The Last of Us. Players had already forged a strong emotional connection with Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, presenting a challenge to the new performers to earn the same affection. Thankfully, Pascal managed to perfectly embody the stone-hearted solitude of Joel, while even adding his own improvised lines that signified his dedication to the material.
Although there was no shortage of Easter eggs referencing the gaming franchise, the Fallout series succeeded in adding new elements to the mythology. A new backstory constructed for the origin of “The Great War” added context to how society evolved from a retro-futuristic paradise to a dour, dangerous world that was divided between the surface and Vault societies.
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