Spider-Man: Homecoming hasn’t even hit the cinemas yet, but Sony seem to have a lot of faith in young star Tom Holland that they are willing to thrust him to the fore of another big franchise, this time as the lead in the big screen adaption of the best selling Playstation vide game series, Uncharted, according to Deadline. This particular project has been doing the rounds in Hollywood for years with David O. Russell (Three Kings, Joy) and Joe Carnahan (Narc, The A-Team), amongst many others, attached at one point. In fact, Carnahan had written the most recent draft of the script for director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things, Real Steel), envisioning it as an R-Rated adventure flick. While Levy is still on board, this most recent draft is being rewritten to de-age the hero, roguish Indiana Jones-alike Nathan Drake, presenting an origin story as he grows into his role as a famed treasure hunter. So basically Uncharted will be the opening of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade stretched to two hours.
Taking it’s cue from a sequence in Uncharted 3, the movie will follow young thief Drake and his first encounter with professional rogue, and future mentor, Victor Sullivan. There’s no word on whether this new movie will lead to more movies that will see Holland age up with the character (or be replaced by an older actor altogether), but is this the right direction for the project? There’s every chance this approach will alienate fans of the video game series, especially since the uber charming Drake is a such a well known and beloved video game. There’s also the video game movie curse. This movie already has that going against it, is changing the concept so drastically the right route to take?
Taking it’s cue from a sequence in Uncharted 3, the movie will follow young thief Drake and his first encounter with professional rogue, and future mentor, Victor Sullivan. There’s no word on whether this new movie will lead to more movies that will see Holland age up with the character (or be replaced by an older actor altogether), but is this the right direction for the project? There’s every chance this approach will alienate fans of the video game series, especially since the uber charming Drake is a such a well known and beloved video game. There’s also the video game movie curse. This movie already has that going against it, is changing the concept so drastically the right route to take?
