At the very end of summer that Dan Trachtenberg, the director of the film adaptation of the Uncharted game series from Sony Pictures Entertainment, has left his chair. He was replaced by Travis Knight, who directed the Transformers spinoff, 2018's Bumblebee, which more than recouped its $135 million budget. But he didn’t last long either. According to Deadline, the reason for leaving was the established work schedule.
The role of the main character Nathan Drake in the film will be played by actor Tom Holland, who is also set to play Spider-Man in the next in the Marvel comic book series, which is set to begin filming this summer.
Deadline claims that Sony still plans to release the Uncharted film, but with a new director and a later release date. The show was originally scheduled for December 18, 2020. In spirit, the Uncharted film is most associated with the adventure blockbusters about Indiana Jones, but in a modern setting.
The Uncharted series of games has become a huge success for Sony: as of the end of 2017, games in the franchise had sold more than 41 million units. But things didn't go so smoothly with the film. Talk about a possible film adaptation of Uncharted began back in 2008, a year after the release of the first game in the series. The project was extremely delayed, and Travis Knight became the sixth director the team lost. And Mark Wahlberg, who was originally slated to portray Nathan Drake, is now set to appear in the film , Drake's senior mentor.
While waiting for the official premiere, you can watch a fan short film starring Nathan Fillion, who - many will probably agree - perfectly portrayed Nathan Drake.
Source: 3dnews.ru