Bruce Straley was director of the first game of The Last of Us and criticized adaptation for not valuing him as one of the creators of the franchise
Co-creator and one of the directors of the original game The Last of Us launched in 2013, Bruce Straley did not receive credit in the adaptation produced by HBO, and even claimed how he received no money on account of the series. Normally, people responsible for creating the base material (or who owns the copyright) receive some financial compensation in the case of adaptations.
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Straley criticized the production of the series and even said that the video game industry needs to create more protection in situations like this. It is worth remembering how the director left Naughty Dogthe game’s developer, in 2017.
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“It’s an argument for unionization… someone who was part of creating this world and these characters is not getting a credit or a penny for their work,” he said in the conversation with the newspaper. “So maybe we need unions in the video game industry to be able to protect creators.”
The other creator of The Last of Us It is Neil Druckman, who received credits as director and sole writer of the first game. In addition, he also participated in the sequel, titled The Last of Us Part II (2020), released for Playstation 4. druckman credit Bruce Straley as responsible for the history of Bill (played by Nick Offerman in the series) and both accepted awards together.
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Source: Rollingstone
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