The Last of Us Duo Troy Baker and Neil Druckmann Are Still at Odds on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet — and Baker Isn't Even the Lead
Tensions are spilling offscreen: Baker says castmates feel like kids asking if the Disneyland trip is still on as the show's mom and dad feud.
Troy Baker is teaming back up with The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann on something called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. And if you were worried their famously combustible creative chemistry might have cooled off now that Baker is in a supporting role, he says nope — they are still sparring like always.
Yep, Baker and Druckmann are still pushing each other
In a new chat with ComicBook, Baker was asked if the friction between him and Druckmann has eased up since he is not the lead this time. His answer: expect the same energy. He says they still knock heads in the room, and that it is just how they work together — which, if you watched their collaboration on The Last of Us turn out the way it did, is probably good news.
"Neil and I will always, it is our vibe... We just love to butt up against each other."
Baker even told a story about a table read a few weeks ago where he stopped and challenged Druckmann — basically asking why he was giving him grief when he was just trying to get clarity. The rest of the cast apparently cracked jokes about it feeling like mom and dad fighting and wondering if the Disneyland trip was still on. Baker’s bottom line on all of it: they are fine.
Quick refresher on Baker’s Naughty Dog footprint
- Joel in The Last of Us (and back for Part II)
- Sam Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- A quick cameo in HBO’s The Last of Us series
So, him reuniting with Druckmann on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet makes sense. We still do not have the full rundown on what, exactly, this project is beyond the title and that Baker is involved in a supporting capacity, but the creative team-up is the headline.
Side note: PlayStation sales milestone
While we are here, a quick number: Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3 million copies in its first month. That makes it a PS5 best-seller out of the gate and puts it on pace to hit 5 million faster than Ghost of Tsushima, which needed four months to reach that mark.