The Last of Us he was also affected by the writers’ strike. The production of the series was preparing to cast the actors who would bring the characters of the second season to life.
Production hadn’t started yet, but they were preparing to hire new actors earlier this week, according to sources interviewed by Variety.
The scripts for the second season have not yet been finalized, but the expectation is that recordings will begin in early 2024.
Craig Mazin, showrunner of The Last of Us, supported the strike and suspended production of the script for the second season and other productions in which he was involved. Responsible for seven of the first season’s nine episodes, he was spotted during a protest by the Writers Guild of America, a union of Hollywood screenwriters.
It is not yet known whether Neil Druckmann, also showrunner and director of the series, is involved in the scripts of the second season, which will adapt a part of the second game of the franchise, The last of us part II.
Hollywood strike: is there a deadline to end?
The total shutdown of productions lasted more than a week. This strike began after failed negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screenwriters Union, who are fighting for better working conditions and wage increases.
The Writers Guild of America represents 11,500 writers, where 98% of voters were in favor of the strike, after several attempts at negotiations with the studios. The outage started on May 2 and there is no end date yet.
With information from Variety.
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