Arnie's new film channels The Last of Us

Grizzled, flannel-shirted Dad protects daughter during viral apocalypse.

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By Tom Phillips Published 25/03/2015

Upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger film Maggie looks more than a little inspired by The Last of Us, Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic PlayStation masterpiece.

Arnie plays a bearded, flannel shirt-wearing father who must protect his daughter during a zombie epidemic.

His daughter, Maggie, played by Little Miss Sunshine and Zombieland's Abigail Breslin, is picked up by her dad from a hospital and the pair then go on the run.

One major difference in Maggie is that Arnie's daughter is infected - and starting to look more than a little peaky, as the trailer below shows.

The similarities aren't entirely coincidental as Maggie was directed by Henry Hobson, who served as the title sequence director and designer on The Last of Us.

The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog is in talks to produce an official film version of its game, which reportedly is set to star Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams as lead character Ellie.

Maggie is due to hit cinemas in May.

 

Here's the trailer link.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EWU0D9K1g5E

 

 

Source : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-25-arnies-new-film-channels-the-last-of-us

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TBH it looks good, and Arnie will finally have a dramatic role.

Ka-pi96 said: TLOU getting ripped off already?

According to the article, it's directed by Henry Hobson, who served as the title sequence director and designer on The Last of Us, I guess that's why you'll see some similarities.

So... when the Last of Us film is made people will claim it ripped of this?

Last of Us? There's been a couple dozen zombie drama movies the last 5 years. Unless you mean older guy with beard protecting younger girl which can apply to a crapload of films, most notably, The Road. I mostly watch all the ones I can find and I forgot most of them as they all kind of blend together after awhile. The only one that comes to mind that stood out was that series with the guy that was gay, but the series never said he was gay, but it was obvious, and that the zombies weren't even necessary because of what it truly was. Oh and Les Revenants.  Can't for the life of me remember any zombie movies even though I watched about 3 in the last 2 weeks.

I can't even remember the Road had zombies though, all I remember from that movie is depression and thinking the boy in the movie should have just been a girl.

This looks cool though, it'll be interesting to see Arnold in a drama, at least one in which it seems the critics are saying he was great in.

Ka-pi96 said: Yafea said: Ka-pi96 said: TLOU getting ripped off already? According to the article, it's directed by Henry Hobson, who served as the title sequence director and designer on The Last of Us, I guess that's why you'll see some similarities. It may be directed by him, but who wrote the script?

I know Neil wrote the game. In IMDB, the guy who wrote this film called John Scott, and this film is the only thing in his bio. I think the director got inspired by the game and descided to make a film similar to the game in thme and tone.

Looks pretty interesting.

The last of us isn't the only story about a father/child relationship, or a post-apocalypticworld. The Last of Us itself was inspired by The Road and Children of Men according to Neil in many interviews, which are also two of my favorite films, although the film adaptation of the road was lighter comparing to the original book, but that ending was depressing as hell!!! BTW, there were no zombies in the Road, just other survivals like bandits and cannibals. The whole similarity thing according to the article is intresting, because it's directed by the same guy who served as the title sequence director and designer on The Last of Us.

All these type of stories shares many plotlines and themes. It's not the 1st of its kind. The last of US will do fine if Hollywood doesn't ruin what made the game a modern gaming classic.

Well apart from those similarities I'm not seeing much in coommon with Last of US.  Maybe the whole curfew/lockdown thing as well?

Similar or not, I don't care TBH. I'll watch it anyway since I'm a sucker for this genre of films XD