The Last of Us 2 studio Naughty Dog is back in the mocap studio working on a currently unknown project.

Marianne Hayden, senior cinematic animator at Naughty Dog, shared a photo of herself alongside two actors in the mocap studio to Twitter recently with the caption "always nice to be back on the stage!"

“I do think you’ll see some consolidation on that side. You’ll probably see a little more on our side as well. I do think there are probably too many film studios and you might see one or two less over the next five-to-ten years.

Always nice to be back on the stage! #mocap @Mark_Musashi @Naughty_Dog pic.twitter.com/OEmgow5NtO

— Marianne Hayden (@Marianne_Hayden) September 16, 2021

Obviously we have no way of knowing what the trio are working on in the mocap suite - especially considering that probably any upcoming project from Naughty Dog would probably require some kind of motion capture work. However it is interesting that one of the people in the shot, actor and stuntman Mark Musashi, did perform stunts previously in The Last of Us 2.

Diving even deeper into this Naughty Dog guessing game, we’ve also noticed that Marianne Hayden did previously work on The Last of Us 2 as well, which is no surprise considering she's wearing a t-shirt with the game's name on in the photo.

Of course there have been rumors ever since the release of The Last of Us 2 that Naughty Dog is working on some kind of follow-up, whether it be a sequel, DLC, or a spin-off. It was also recently confirmed through a series of job listings at Naughty Dog that the studio is working on some kind of "first standalone multiplayer game" which could also be what Hayden and the two actors are currently working on.



Posted: Sep 22, 2021 8:28 am
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Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/naughty-dog-is-back-in-the-mocap-studio-working-on-mystery-project/