Neil Druckmann, the visionary director behind *The Last of Us*, has recently unveiled more intriguing details about Naughty Dog's latest project, *Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet*. In a candid interview with Alex Garland, the acclaimed writer of the zombie film *28 Days Later*, Druckmann discussed the development journey of *Intergalactic*, which has been in the works for four years.
Reflecting on past projects, Druckmann humorously noted, "We made *The Last of Us 2*, and we made certain creative decisions that got us a lot of hate. A lot of people love it, but a lot of people hate that game." Garland responded lightheartedly, "Who gives a shit?" To which Druckmann agreed, adding, "Exactly. But the joke is like, you know what, let's do something that people won't care as much about — let's make a game about faith and religion."
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*Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet*, featuring Jordan A. Mun as Tati Gabrielle, is set in an alternate historical timeline and centers around a "pretty prominent religion" that has evolved over time. The narrative follows Jordan as she navigates this complex world, striving to become the first person in centuries to break free from the planet's orbit.
Druckmann teased the setting, saying, "This whole religion takes place on this one planet, and then at one point, all communication stops. And you're playing a bounty hunter that's chasing her bounty, and she crash lands on this planet." He emphasized the game's unique approach, "So many of the previous games we've done, there's always, like, an ally with you. I really want you to be lost in a place that you're really confused about what happened here, who are the people here, what was their history. And in order to get off this planet — again, no one has been heard from this planet for 600 years or so — if you ever have hoped to have a chance to get off, you have to figure out what happened here."
AnswerSee ResultsIn other news, last week, Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, the showrunners for *The Last of Us Season 2*, confirmed the return of "spores" after their absence in Season 1. At SXSW 2025, Druckmann elaborated on the evolution of the infected, stating, "There is an escalation of numbers and types of infected, but also, as you see in the trailer, an escalation of the vector of how this thing spreads."
He further explained, "Season 1, we had this new thing that wasn’t in the game of these tendrils that spread, and that was one form. And then one shot you see in this trailer, there are things in the air."
Additionally, actress Kaitlyn Dever shared her experiences playing Abby in *The Last of Us Season 2*, admitting the challenge of resisting the urge to check online reactions.
