After the success of The Last of Us, Hollywood seems to have found the magic formula to produce great adaptations. The HBO series captivated the audience thanks to a story that, while respecting the original content, is not afraid to delve into some aspects that we did not see in the video game. With god of war and Horizon Zero Dawn at the door, some wonder if PlayStation will be able to hit again, so the producer of both series spoke about it.
Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, stated that apply the same care and formula that they did with The Last of Us to the series of god of war and Horizon Zero Dawn. Qizilbash, who served as an executive producer on the HBO series and is involved in all of Sony’s video game adaptations, offered more details on this strategy.
“We’re going to tell the story of the game because we can, because it’s a show, we have the time to do it, we have the episodes to do it. We’re not trying to cram it into a two-hour movie.”
One of the important points that Qizilbash made during your participation in the official PlayStation podcast the thing is will explore other characters. “You’ll get the story of the game, but we’ll also find opportunities to go further and explore other characters and create more worlds that you can’t do in the game because of the agency,” he said.
The latter is similar to what we saw in episode 3 of The Last of Us, where the story of Bill and Frank is told. In the game, Bill is a hermit who helps Joel and Ellie at a certain point in the plot. The HBO series delved further into the character’s past and the reason why he lives alone in Lincoln.
Can the success of The Last of Us in god of war and other PlayStation series?
If what Asad Qizilbash says is true, not only god of war and Horizon Zero Dawn would be successful, but also the movies of Ghost of Tsushima and Grand Touring. The head of PlayStation Productions is executive producer of all the adaptations in the pipeline, including the series of Twisted Metal starring Anthony Mackie.
Although it’s early to get excited, Qizilbash’s statements give fans confidence. Part of the success of The Last of Us it has to do with the participation of Neil Druckmann, screenwriter of the video game and current co-president of Naughty Dog. If Sony wants to repeat the dose in its next projects, it is essential to involve people like Cory Barlog or John Gonzalez.
Leave For Netflix or Amazon to take the reins of each project would be condemning them to failure. Two of the best examples to illustrate this are The Witcher and The Rings of Power, two series that deviated from the original content and ended up annoying the audience. In case of The Witcher It is even more striking if we consider that Henry Cavill decided not to renew for a fourth season due to the unprofessionalism of the writers.
For now there is no release date for the series of god of war and Horizon Zero Dawn. both projects are in pre-production phase, so there is no information about the cast. On the other hand, the series Twisted Metal — which was not mentioned in the podcast — will be released in August, as will the movie Grand Touring Directed by Neil Blomkamp.