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‘The Last Of Us’ Director Reflects On Melancholic Episode With Nick Offerman & Murray Bartlett: ” I Didn’t Set Out To Make World Cry. But I Did”
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Among the drama directors vying for an Emmy this January is Peter Hoar, the helmer behind the memorable episode from The Last of Us that starred Murray Bartlett (Frank) and Nick Offerman (Bill) as two men who fall in love far from the horrors of the QZ zone. Here, the director known for his work on The Umbrella Academy, It’s a Sin and The Last Kingdom looks back at his work on “Long, Long Time” and how he didn’t set out to make the world cry “uncontrollably.”
“But I did,” he added simply.
DEADLINE You have directed genre dramas before. When you were hired for The Last of Us, were you told right away that that your episode wouldn’t involve any actual sci-fi/high-concept stuff?
PETER HOAR When I first said yes to the show, I didn’t know what I was going to get. And I did think to myself, as a gaming fan, ‘oh, I hope I can get to do one of the big set pieces and big explosions and swarming of the infected and whatever.’ But honestly, I would not change anything for the world. This was the best outcome. What I love about genre is the subtle genre types, as well. This is sci-fi, but that’s not how it feels. That’s not how it comes across. There are many parts of this that you don’t realize are sci-fi, and I think that’s sci-fi at its best.
DEADLINE Were you familiar with the game The Last of Us? Had you ever played before?
HOAR Yes, I was very familiar with the game. I had played the first game, but not the second. I then had the second game spoiled for me deliberately because I made it happen. I told my DP Eben Bolter to tell me all about the game before I played it, which is stupid because I know what happens now. But I am a huge fan of the game. It was difficult and quite tough, as well. Even on an easy setting, there
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