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The Last of Usactor, Jeffrey Pierce, who played Tommy Miller in the first two games, recently spoke out on the current status ofThe Last of Us Part 3. While the anticipated third entry inThe Last of Usvideo game series remains unannounced, the franchise has since been adapted into a television series by HBO, which has received high praise from fans and critics.
Since the release ofThe Last of Us Part 2in 2020, fans have been wondering whether Naughty Dog has any plans to develop a follow-up entry soon. In recent statements by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, it was revealed that while the studio isopen to developing another entry inThe Last of Usfranchise, it isn’t currently in active development. It is worth remembering thatThe Last of Us Part 2was released seven years after the first game, suggesting thatPart 3is unlikely to happen anytime soon.
The statements made by Druckmann were echoed by Tommy Miller’s actor, Jeffrey Pierce, ina recent interview with Dexerto. According to Pierce, he has yet to receive a script from Naughty Dog and has no idea whether the game has even begun development. However, Pierce expressed his complete confidence in Naughty Dog and Neil Druckmann, saying, “I’m going to trust when Neil hands me a script that it’s going to be perfect because that’s the way it’s been up until now.” Pierce also teased fans that if Naughty Dog eventually handed him a script and if he was asked about the game again, he would simply say he had no idea what they were talking about.
At this point it’s not something that has begun in any fashion, at least, not that I know of, and I would hate to set myself up to have expectations about what it would be and then have it be something completely different.
Although the official press release from Naughty Dog and the people involved in making the game is that it is currently not in active development,rumors seem to suggest otherwise. An alleged leak from the Patreon page of DanielRPK claimed thatThe Last of Us Part 3would focus on a new group of survivors for a part of its story. DanielRPK’s claims were supported by another leaker, ViewerAnon, who claimed that Ellie would return inThe Last of Us Part 3and her role would be as important as inThe Last of Us Part 2. ViewerAnon also mentioned that the motion capture process forThe Last of Us Part 3will allegedly commence sometime this year.
If the leaked information turns out to be true, it explains why Naughty Dog has yet to reach out to Jeffrey Pierce, especially if the upcoming game will focus on a new set of survivors, withEllie being the only returning character. However, it is also posdible that Naughty Dog still hasn’t started developingThe Last of Us 3. While fans and critics praisedThe Last of Us Part 2’sgameplay and graphics, it is worth remembering that its plot divided fans right in the middle. Given this, Naughty Dog faces the formidable challenge of creating a narrative that remains faithful to the characters it has developed while meeting the expectations of fans who have steadfastly supported the franchise for a decade.
