NO BRAINER: Sony registers URL for ‘THE LAST OF US’ movie.

The Last of Us is a wonderful, gripping, heart-stabbing story. The fact that it is told through the world of a game narrative does nothing to diminish that. In fact, perhaps running around the world in the protagonists’ shoes actually heightens it. That said, the translation to a movie makes complete sense. Sony seems to agree, seeing as the company has registered a URL suggesting an adaptation is coming.

Video games don’t have their version of the Oscars, but if they did, Naughty Dog’s latest game The Last of Us would be a strong contender this year. Released earlier this summer for PlayStation 3, the dramatic action game follows a young man named Joel who escorts an important girl named Ellie across a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies and other unpleasantness. Think Children of Men meets The Walking Dead, with a little The Professional thrown in.

Since the game’s release this summer, there’s been no mention of a film adaptation but that ends now. Sony has registered the domains TheLastOfUs-Movie.com and TheLastOfUsMovie.net.

IGN made this surprising discovery. However, they’re quick to remind readers this in no way confirms a film is in development. Just that, maybe, it’s been discussed, and maybe they want to lock down the websites on the off chance it happens. A few hundred bucks now versus tens of thousands if some squatter gets them later is worth the risk.

What do you think? Is it happening? Would you see it?