<P> On March 6, 2014, Sony announced that Screen Gems will distribute a film adaptation of The Last of Us, written by Druckmann and produced by Sam Raimi . By January 2015, Druckmann had written the script's second draft, and performed a read - through with some actors . Very little work occurred following this, as Druckmann stated in April 2016 that the film had entered development hell . In November 2016, Raimi stated that the film was at a standstill after Sony had a disagreement with Druckmann . Actress Maisie Williams expressed enthusiasm in playing Ellie, and was in talks with both Druckmann and Raimi to take the role . </P> <P> In February 2014, Druckmann said Naughty Dog were considering a sequel but needed to find a story "really worth telling, and that's not repeating itself". In September 2015, Druckmann stated that a small team had begun building prototypes, but shifted development to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, released in May 2016 . </P> <P> Sony announced The Last of Us Part II at the PlayStation Experience event on December 3, 2016 . The story takes place about five years after the first game; Ellie and Joel return, with players controlling Ellie . Santaolalla will return to compose the music, and Druckmann will return to write the story alongside Halley Gross . Straley will not return as game director . </P>

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