UNCHARTED Movie Lands ZERO DARK THIRTY Scribe; Chris Pratt Passes On Lead Role

UNCHARTED Movie Lands ZERO DARK THIRTY Scribe; Chris Pratt Passes On Lead Role

Sony's Uncharted has been in limbo for quite some time now, but a new writer has been found! Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt has apparently declined an offer to play Nathan Drake...

By JoshWilding - Nov 12, 2014 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Uncharted
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
According to The Hollywood Reporter, work is finally moving ahead on Sony's big screen adaptation of the Uncharted video game franchise as Academy Award winning screenwriter Mark Boal has been enlisted to work on the screenplay. Seth Gordon is still atached to direct. This is a departure for Boal who is best known for movies like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, but the site reveals that he is, "said to be a fan of the popular video game, which is being envisioned as a swashbuckling adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones." This should come as good news to fans of the franchise, especially as the movie has so far gone through a number of iterations. David O. Russell penned a draft he would have directed, but the unfaithful take on the popular property never went anywhere. At that time, Mark Wahlberg was attached to star, and the site reveals that Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt was recently offered the role of Nathan Drake. Unfortunately, he declined. Other writers who have worked on Uncharted include Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, David Guggenheim and Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. Thoughts?
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Pasto
Pasto - 11/12/2014, 12:30 PM
Chris would've been awesome.
Abary
Abary - 11/12/2014, 12:32 PM
I don't know, is Chris Pratt really a suitable choice for Nathan Drake? I wouldn't mind if he had gotten the part, but I'm not overly upset that he didn't.
Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 12:43 PM
Finally 2016 will be the rise of video games movies starting with Warcraft and Uncharted. They have Mark Boal writing the script, so this movies is guarantee to at least not be bad.
FordEl
FordEl - 11/12/2014, 12:43 PM
They should get Tyler Hoechlin
JAC
JAC - 11/12/2014, 12:43 PM
Holy shit, that's awesome! Shame about Pratt though.
Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 12:44 PM
Now I'm excited for Uncharted.
FordEl
FordEl - 11/12/2014, 12:46 PM
Im glad Pratt passed on Drake
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 11/12/2014, 12:47 PM
This movie is gonna suck hard. The games are awesome though.
Indy
Indy - 11/12/2014, 12:48 PM
Jensen Ackles for Drake.
DylansMyDog
DylansMyDog - 11/12/2014, 12:48 PM
Great Writer, but Seth Gordon is still directing, which isn't a good thing.

I liked King of Kong though
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 11/12/2014, 12:48 PM
Sony should do a Playstation conematic universe. Get Ratchet & Clank and Kratos next to Drake in one movie.
FordEl
FordEl - 11/12/2014, 12:48 PM
@Indy

No
Indy
Indy - 11/12/2014, 12:48 PM
I would of watched Pratt in the role o well.
Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 12:49 PM
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 11/12/2014, 12:50 PM


Wayne flashback.
DylansMyDog
DylansMyDog - 11/12/2014, 12:53 PM
On second thought Gordon has about the same track record the Russos did before making TWS, which was fantastic.

Maybe he'll pull it off...
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 11/12/2014, 12:54 PM
Awesome!

Now if we could just get a god damn Halo movie....
Fosho1
Fosho1 - 11/12/2014, 12:54 PM
I'm kinda glad he passed on it. It'd basically be star lord meets Indiana Jones. Would've trapped him in a a specific role which wouldn't be good for his career. He's already the Drake of space as Star Lord
galaxyinferno
galaxyinferno - 11/12/2014, 12:55 PM
I understand why he declined it why? Sony is on some crap right now movie wise. Gaming wise is a different ballgame but with sony its like they are lucky if they do good or they are horrendous if this movie bombs. Movie games do not go so well live action
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 11/12/2014, 12:55 PM
Chris Pratt would've been great, but there's other actors out there who could do just as good of a job or better.
Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 12:56 PM
@Fosho1 Harrison Ford was Indiana Jones and Han Solo at one point, so if Chris Pratt was Star lord and Nathan Drake he would still be cool.
JAC
JAC - 11/12/2014, 12:57 PM
@MisterBatfleck *Saves to camera roll. Have any of the other incarnations depicted them watching Mask of Zoro? I know Batman Begins didn't .
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 11/12/2014, 12:58 PM
@SuperheroFan96

It seems to be.
elib
elib - 11/12/2014, 12:59 PM
Damn, too bad about Pratt, but I think Ryan Reynolds would be pretty perfect as Drake
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 11/12/2014, 12:59 PM
@Sipprelle

I don't think so, the 1989 had a movie theater but I don't think the movie was Zorro, so this is the first that got it right I guess.

Also

Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 1:00 PM
Matt Damon. lol
magnoliafan01
magnoliafan01 - 11/12/2014, 1:00 PM
Batman52
Batman52 - 11/12/2014, 1:01 PM
@MisterBatfleck

EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 11/12/2014, 1:01 PM
Idris Elba for Nathan Drake.
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