The Last Picture Show eye fell on an interesting title, "The Last Picture Show". The back of the book said it was about "kids growing up in Texas" and Bogdanovich decided that it did not interest him and put it back. A few weeks later, actor Sal Mineo handed Bogdanovich a copy of the book. "I always wanted to be in this," he said, "but I'm a little too old now" and recommended that Bogdanovich make it into a film. At the time, Bogdanovich was married to Polly Platt and he asked her to read it. Her response was, "I don't know how you
The Last of Us true. Naughty Dog began developing "The Last of Us" in 2009, following the release of "". For the first time in the company's history, Naughty Dog split into two teams; while one team developed "" (2011), the other began work on "The Last of Us". Director Bruce Straley and creative director Neil Druckmann led the team responsible for developing "The Last of Us". Druckmann views "The Last of Us" as a coming of age story, in which Ellie adapts to survival after spending time with Joel, as well as an exploration of how willing a father is to save his