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Tom Holland says theUnchartedmovie begins shoot next month and takes inspiration from the gameUncharted 4 : A Thief ’s last . As fans knows all too well , Sony ’s been trying to get a picture show based on Naughty Dog ’s action - adventure video game serial off the ground since as far back as 2008 . TheUnchartedmovie ’s been in development for so long that original Nathan Drake actorMark Wahlberg has since been recastas the treasure hunter ’s wise man , Victor ( aka . Sully ) Sullivan , opposite Holland as a jr. edition of Drake in the current loop of the task . That ’s to mention nothing ofhow many directors have come and gonein that time ( six , to date ) .
In the latest development , Unchartedwas campaign backfrom December 2020 to March 2021 , after manager Travis Knight ( Bumblebee ) tread down due to a scheduling dispute . It ’s since been reported Sony has plow to its trustedVenomandZombieland 1 & 2helmsman Ruben Fleischerto call the injection instead , with the intention of beginning yield in the contiguous future . Thankfully , judge by Holland ’s recent update , it appear things are finally clicking into topographic point for the project .
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Speaking withIGNat the world premiere for Pixar’sOnward(which he costars in with Chris Pratt ) , Holland confirmedUnchartedbegins shooting in four workweek in Berlin and praised the movie ’s stunt section for having"done an amazing job already prepping the stunts " . He also touch on the brainchild for the film , notingA Thief ’s Endwill be a major influence :
" One of my favorite television game ever is the fourth chartless game … And lashings of inspiration for the picture show has derive from that game in especial … When I sat down with [ Sony Chairman ] Tom Rothman , and we were talking about video games and I was like ' I ’ve just finished Uncharted ' , and he was like ' Well , why do n’t you play Nathan Drake ? ' And I remember being like ' I would do anything to play Nathan Drake ' … "
Uncharted 4 : A stealer ’s Endfinds Drake living a life of retreat when he ’s force into a lookup for the English sea rover Henry Avery ’s long - lost hoarded wealth by his alienated buddy Samuel ( with Sully along for the drive ) . Obviously , theUnchartedfilm wo n’t be a direct version ofA Thief ’s remnant ; Holland has already confirmed the picture show will bean origin tale for a younger Francis Drake . That being said , it ’s possible Avery ’s treasure will serve as the moving-picture show ’s MacGuffin . Alternatively , the film could end up visiting some of the fix fromA Thief ’s End , like the Scottish Highlands , Italy , and/or King ’s Bay . It ’s also plausible the movie will pull from the game in term of its style and set pieces , as opposed to lift specific factor from its plot ( assuming it does n’t do some combining of all three of these thing ) .
BetweenUnchartedandIndiana Jones 5beginning production soonfor a summer 2021 release , next twelvemonth may stop up discover something of a rebirth for the international treasure huntsman activity - adventure genre . Holland already has a lot of support thanks tohis magnetic performance as Spider - Manin the MCU , and could potentially bring just the veracious amount of confidence and inexperience to the role of a young Drake . He might even prove to have unattackable interpersonal chemistry with Wahlberg as his crusty father figure Sully , pull up stakes audience want to see the pair reunite in anUnchartedsequel . If nothing else , it ’s just nice to know the movie is finally ( possibly ) go to happen this time around .
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