Steven Spielberg loved THE LAST OF US Episode 3 so much that he sent the writer a letter

Steven Spielberg is apparently a big fan of the HBO series adaptation of The Last of Usand loved episode 3 so much that he wrote and sent a letter to the writer, Craig Mazinpraising what he did.

Episode 3 of The Last of Us is titled “Long Long Time” after 1970 Linda Ronstadt song, and expands on Bill and Frank’s story from the game. The episode has received a lot of praise from the fans and many of them want to see it Nick Offermanwho amazingly portrayed the character of Bill, gets all the award nominations.

The episode traces Bill’s story since the outbreak began and his survival over several years in Lincoln. During that time he meets a weary traveler named Frank (Murray Barlett) who finds himself stuck in one of Bill’s traps. The two begin a relationship with each other and their social circle comes to include Joel (Peter Pascal) and Tess (Anna Torv).

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the director of “Long, Long Time.” Peter Hoar spoke of Spielberg reaching out to Mazin, saying, “I didn’t get it directly, but [an actual Spielberg letter] came to Craig Mazin, the writer of my episode on The Last of Us – the writer of all episodes.”

Haor added, “He shared it with myself, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett e [cinematographer] Eben Bolter. Basically, a whole bunch of middle-aged men started squealing because their idol figured out who they were. I think he probably knew who everyone else was, but he didn’t know who I was. And now he’s probably forgotten about it.”

She went on to say, “Craig may be straight, but he’s got the warmest heart. I think that’s part of why he’s so universal, because his focus was on love rather than gender.”

This is why that episode was praised by so many people. It must have been a great experience to receive a personal letter from Spielberg praising your work! Is fantastic!