<p>The film production company Screen Gems has been announced as the distributor for <a class="zem_slink" title="The Last of Us" href="http://thelastofus.com/" target="_blank" rel="homepage noopener noreferrer">The Last of Us</a> movie. Developed by Naughty Dog and released back in June 2013 the Playstation 3 exclusive met with high praise not only for its gameplay but also for its strong story telling. It won a Writers Guild of America Award for &#8216;Outstanding Achievement in Writing for Video Games&#8217; and also won big at the D.I.C.E. Awards, taking home the prize in 10 different categories including Best Character Performance.</p>
<p>Screen Gems is no stranger to video game movies, having previously worked on the highly successful Resident Evil films. &#8216;When I saw the quality of the storytelling, I knew the audience for this project was far greater than just the gaming community and that Neil Druckmann must write the screenplay&#8217;, said Screen Gems President, Clint Culpepper.&#8217;I am thrilled that SCEA&#8217;s Riley Russell was able to get me in front of Neil and Evan Wells to plead my case.&#8217;</p>
<p>It has also bee announced that Sam Raimi, famous for creating the Evil Dead series and directing the <a class="zem_slink" title="Spider-Man in film" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_in_film" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia noopener noreferrer">Spider-Man Trilogy</a>, will also be involved in the film through the Ghost House Pictures label. Naughty Dog&#8217;s Co-President, Evan Wells, has welcomed the announcement, saying that, &#8220;Our partnership with Sam Raimi, Ghost House Pictures, and Screen Gems to develop a film based on &#8216;The Last of Us&#8217; universe is a perfect fit. Since our game released last June, we&#8217;ve talked with many companies about making a film, but we couldn&#8217;t have found better partners who share our creative vision and high standards. We look forward to collaborating with Sam, his team, and Screen Gems, to make a movie that will thrill fans of &#8216;The Last of Us&#8217; and general audiences worldwide.&#8221;</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=115660">comingsoon.net</a></p>
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Screen Gems Set to Distribute The Last of Us Movie
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