UNCHARTED Star Tom Holland On Why The Film Adaptation Will Appeal To Fans Of The Video Game Franchise

UNCHARTED Star Tom Holland On Why The Film Adaptation Will Appeal To Fans Of The Video Game Franchise

Tom Holland's casting as Nathan Drake raised some eyebrows, but the Spider-Man star believes an origin story is what will help Sony's Uncharted movie appeal to fans of the blockbuster video game franchise.

By MattIsForReal - Feb 15, 2020 07:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Uncharted
Source: IGN
Film adaptations of popular video games tend to disappoint fans of the original source material. Sony is hoping to buck that trend with its upcoming Uncharted live-action adaptation of the blockbuster PlayStation franchise.

Despite the production hell that the Uncharted movie has been through, actor Tom Holland believes the film can still win over fans. Speaking to IGN, Holland explained that the origin story approach of the movie will attract fans of the video games who played as an older Nathan Drake, but may not be familiar with his history.

“I think what Uncharted offers that most video games films don't is that it's an origin story to the games. So if you played the games, you haven't seen what's going to happen in the film. And if you haven't played the games, you're going to enjoy the film because it's information that everyone else is getting at the same time. But I'm super excited to make that movie and it's been a long time coming.”

In the games, players are introduced to a Nathan Drake who is an already-established treasure hunter. While some sequences in Uncharted: A Thief's End allow them to play as a young version of the character, his origin story is something Sony and Holland feel are worth exploring in a movie.

Plot details remain a mystery, but Holland praised the latest version of the script, calling it "one of the best" he's ever read. “I read the newest draft of the script on the way over here and it's one of the best scripts I've ever read. It really, really jumps off the page," Holland said of the latest script from writer Joe Carnahan.

Uncharted lost its sixth director last year when Travis Knight stepped away due to scheduling conflicts revolving around Holland's commitments to Spider-Man. Venom director  Ruben Fleischer is reportedly in talks to become the new director. The latest setback forced Sony to push back the release of the Uncharted movie to March 5, 2021.
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MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 2/15/2020, 8:02 AM
Just finished replaying 4 last night. Man these games are so good!
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 2/16/2020, 9:24 AM
@MCUKnight11 - 4 left me with such a bittersweet, but satisfied feeling. Perfect ending, IMO.
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/15/2020, 8:08 AM
Ruben Fleischer is such a lame duck choice to direct this, especially with all the legitimately talented directors that Sony scared away on this project
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 2/15/2020, 8:11 AM
There was a rumor that Bryan Cranston was cast as Sully. That would be much better.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/15/2020, 8:49 AM
@MCUKnight11 - didn’t Whalberg get cast as Sully
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 2/15/2020, 8:11 AM
So, this will be canon to the games?
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 2/15/2020, 8:18 AM
Um... Uncharted has an origin story. 3-4 had flashback scenes when Nate was a kid. I don't think Holland played the games.
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 2/15/2020, 8:24 AM
@TheJustinHammer -

I like Holland. Though, I don't like this movie being made.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/15/2020, 8:49 AM
Y’all can’t even get the thing going though
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/15/2020, 8:54 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Can't be a bad video game movie if you never come out
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/15/2020, 9:02 AM
@tmp3 -

regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/15/2020, 9:22 AM
...splat
Bluesman
Bluesman - 2/15/2020, 9:40 AM
The uncharted series are like cinema with great storyline, why retell the origin story in a movie that we already know in the video game?
Pizzaforbatman
Pizzaforbatman - 2/15/2020, 1:40 PM
Um... didn’t a couple of the games, like, deeply explore Nathan Drake’s origin?
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