Looking at the coming PlayStation Pictures’ productions like Tom Holland’s Uncharted film as him and co-star Mark Wahlberg are expected to arrive at the box office next July, it leads to speculate what else is underway for Sony Interactive Entertainment properties entering the entertainment medium. Looking back on March, Naughty Dog and HBO unveiled that The Last of Us will be receiving its own titular series.

Adding more to the announcement, it was revealed that The Last of Us Director Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl Writer Craig Mazin will both be collaborating on the coming project. Additionally, Evan Wells, Naught Dog standing President will be and Executive Producer for the production alongside Carolyn Strauss (Chernobyl).

But now according to a new interview with Discussing Film, Chernobyl Director Johan Renck will be involved in directing the Last of Us show, at least the pilot, he tells. Renck answeres this when questioned about collaborating on the new project:

I’m an executive producer on it and attached to it. It’s an ongoing TV series. So that’s not something that I will be able to take on to that extent, but I’m part of that series and I will be directing at least the pilot. Then we’ll see how it goes on further. I mean, both Craig and I, we are working with each other again and we will work with each other on other things because we like each other.

Renck adds onto the topic regarding the HBO series when he tells the outlet that him, Mazin, and Druckmann have “weekly calls” on the project. Renck shares that adapting the video game over the historical events that took place in Chernobyl shows to be less stressing since there are already generated appearances of the world and its characters that will be translated to the television.

Regarding other Mazin-related productions, it was revealed recently that the Borderlands film has found its Lilith. Director Eli Roth told Entertainment Weekly that Cate Blanchett will be casted as the notorious Siren for the coming film. You can read the full report by heading here.

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Source: Discussing Film