Tag: Craig Mazin
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DGA Email Scandal: Members Urged Not to Elect 10 Writers to Board, Including Boots Riley and Craig Mazin
In a sign of Hollywood’s escalating internal tensions, a prominent Directors Guild of America member openly advocated against the election of 10 writer-directors to the guild’s board earlier this month on the grounds that they were “primarily writers” and hailed from “fringe groups.”In a leaked email that has been shared widely in the creative community,…
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Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The White Lotus’ Are the Big Craft Winners
HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the acclaimed dystopian survival drama from showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, led all Emmys craft categories July 12 with 12 (the first for a live-action video game adaptation). Right behind was the streamer’s “The White Lotus” with 11 nominations. Mike White’s vacationing social satire relocated to Sicily and now…
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‘The Last Of Us’: Showrunner Craig Mazin Confirms He Briefly Talked To Matthew McConaughey About Playing Joel
HBO has another hit on its hands with “The Last Of Us,” with the series breaking all sorts of viewership records for the network earlier this year. And a lot of the show’s critical success comes from its cast, leading man Pedro Pascal in particular. But EW reports that co-showrunner Craig Mazin confirmed he had…
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Craig Mazin Has a Writing Credit on the ‘Dune: Part Two’ Script
Craig Mazin has cemented his position among the best storytellers in Hollywood with this year’s The Last of Us. He co-created the Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey-led series for HBO with original game creator Neil Druckmann and their work finally broke the long-standing ‘video game adaptation curse.’ The series not only pleased the avid fans…
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‘Dune: Part Two’: ‘The Last Of Us’ Showrunner Craig Mazin Says He Worked On Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi Sequel
After years and years of writing comedy films with mixed success (for every “Hangover” there’s a “Superhero Movie”), Craig Mazin has found his place as one of the best creators on television, thanks to the success of both “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us.” And apparently, with his renewed passion for TV, it appears he’s…
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‘The Last of Us’ Is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios
Ten years ago, players first experienced the post-apocalyptic world of The Last of Us, playing as survivors Joel and Ellie as they made their way across the Cordyceps-infected United States. Earlier this year, audiences watched the story of survival and finding hope in a hopeless world unfold in a new form with HBO’s adaptation from…