The exploration can finally begin. After seeing a succession of numerous directors and having been postponed on numerous occasions, the adaptation of the video game Uncharted finally seems on the right track. Ruben Fleisher is definitely in charge of this film which brings together Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg to play respectively the young Nathan Drake and his mentor Victor Sullivan, adventurers in search of treasures.
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According to Variety , the director of Venom can also count on a recruit as prestigious as Antonio Banderas who has miraculously just joined the cast. Spanish actor, Oscar-nominated for role in Pedro Almodovar's Pain and Glory film , embarks on the adventure. He is accompanied by Sophia Ali and Tati Gabrielle, respectively seen in Grey's Anatomy and The 100 . If their presence is recorded, we do not yet know which characters they should play.
The film is expected for March 2021 and the shooting of Uncharted should start in a few weeks, this is what Tom Holland announced at the microphone of the IGN site. According to him, the script written by the duo Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, who worked on Men in Black: International , should be inspired by the fourth part of the eponymous video game.
Sony's Uncharted movie starts filming in four weeks, according to Tom Holland. pic.twitter.com/jqKo6Apx6l
- IGN (@IGN) February 19, 2020Also read: Bang! Bang! Borderlands video game to be adapted for cinema by Eli Roth
After Sonic , Borderlands or Tomb Raider , Hollywood is betting more and more on video game adaptations. For two years, this strategy has already reaped good results with remarkable critical ( Tomb Raider ) and economic ( Sonic ) successes. The video game sector can now count on the 7th art. Whether with films in real action and animation, which will offer a beautiful second life to its characters.