Sony’s clearly never going to get the long-rumoured Uncharted movie off the ground, so leave it to Canadian director Allan Ungar to stick a 15-minute fan film online. Clearly a plea from the Gridlocked director to get given the full project, this is a slick clip that sticks closely to the blueprints of Naughty Dog’s franchise; it’s camp, laced with one-liners, and backed by a historical mystery that adds context to the action.
Firefly star Nathan Fillion, who’s been linked with the role of Nathan Drake for a long time, is particularly good as the wise-cracking protagonist – although he looks far too old to be playing the part in the inevitable shootout sequence. Otherwise, this is a surprisingly neat production, and it’s more or less what we’d envision an Uncharted movie to look like. Of course, whether Sony’s impressed remains to be seen – copyright strikes incoming?
The company's been working on an Uncharted movie on-and-off for over a decade now, with scripts and directors recycled faster than MP40 clips. Most recently, Spider-Man star Tom Holland was linked with the role, presumably to play a younger version of Drake.
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Honestly it's a pretty solid little movie. Very true to the games too, although the tone is perhaps more hammy than it needs to be.
But that's Hollywood, baby!
I hope it’s still up when I get home from work because I want to watch this! Please don’t take it down, Sony!
I really enjoyed it and I would love to see more.
I do believe the Uncharted movie is going to happen with Holland, honestly!
I'll check this one later in the day
I’m happy and disappointed at the same time. The potential is there and the cast too but too sad that it's merely a fan film. Come on Sony, if you can make a dozen of mediocre Resident Evil movies you can definitely make a decent Uncharted movie.
Sony pay Fillion and get him on as Nathan he was born to play this role. I also don’t agree with the article about him looking too old for the gunfights or as Nathan in general hell we got Liam nesson,Stallone,Arnold all still making action movies and he doesnt look nowhere near as old as them
@dark_knightmare2 I think the shootout sequence he looks really old personally. They could make it work probably, and I agree he's great in the other bits.
Oh mannn I thought it was the real deal!!!
Nathan Fillion as older Nathan Drake is money, not sure about Sully & Elena though.
Really enjoyed that as well.
Well I'll be go to hell, that is FANTASTIC! It's made me want to go and play all the games again for the 357th time.
Damn, Sony... sign these guys up and get that movie made!
Haven't watched it yet, but I'm just going to go ahead and agree anyway he's too old now. 8 or 10 years ago when this all started he would have been perfect.
Though thus is Hollywood,I suppose if they gave him months and a couple of personal trainers, lathered on some make-up, he could be 15 years younger again.
@rjejr I agree. Perfect for the part, 10 years ago.
To use the parlance of the young people nowadays, I thought that was sick (parvis magna).
With a bigger budget and some Hollywood magic, Mr. Fillion could definitely be Nate in a full film. Heck, the fight sequence they staged was excellent, without any glaringly-obvious stunt double cuts, and he held his own.
Also, it's clear the writer / director knows the franchise. The bit where it went full-screen was ace, and the dialogue was sharp and witty.
Young Nate doesn't interest me. This does.
Worked for Deadpool! Let's have this happen.
That was pretty good. I agree that the humour was hammy and not quite as sharp as game Nate's (Nolan North's) but it was still enjoyable. When he mentioned Chloe, I was really hoping that Claudia Black herself would make an appearance.
I've already commented, but I've just watched it again, on TV through my Roku. It is amazing. So many little things in it that put a smile on a fan's face. And that transition to behind him as the shootout begins... I was practically looking for my controller!
Great stuff. And you know what? As much as I've said in the past that the game's actors should play their respective parts in a movie, I could actually see myself fully supporting a movie with these actors.
OK, better than I expected, maybe he could pull it off. With the help of lots of stunt doubles.
The woman playing Elena actually looked too old for how I imagine Elena looking, but if Drake was that old shed be that old as well, Sully was spot on.
After watching that though, I think I'd rather see a full CG movie. That swinging they were doing in U4 is never going to be believable w/ real actors. I mean I believe a lot of stuff, I watch MI and Bond movies, but that swinging is not realistic at all.
Regardless of how, when, or who, I will watch it.
@get2sammyb did you also notice the way the camera was positioned before the gunfight, 3rd person over the shoulder view? Thought it was a nice little touch.
@Neolit agreed.
Great preview of hopefully more to come. Well done.
IMDB has a listing for this. I'm going to watch Gridlocked now, had never heard of it before. Looks horrible, but that's half the fun. Dominic Purcell seem sot be playing Dominic Purcell so that's a plus.
@jacobia I did and din't really like it I'm afraid. Cool idea, but I've never liked it when these kind of things try to reflect gameplay.
@get2sammyb I believe that if they do make a feature film they would make him get a little bit more...fit x)
After seeing the mini movie I thought the characters were very good, Fillion himself surprised me, it seems like he did play the games and it felt like Nathan alright! Not perfect but hey, only Nolan would do that.
Also how can they let this end on this cliffhanger? WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? D:
Extra points for mentioning Portugal a few times
@LaNooch1978 That movie was crap but I enjoyed that first person sequence
@get2sammyb I know, but I don’t mind these little nods as long as they’re not too overdone. During that gunfight sequence, it was quite full of them, but then maybe they were crammed in because it was only a short film. I think the first Silent Hill movie did those nods well, with the way certain camera angles were used to match those from the game.
Thought it was excellent, everything was on point right down to the "Oh Crap!" I think the fact a proper known actor has taken interest and made a fan film for a game is massive personally, I've always said it'll only take one Video Game movie to have that X-Men moment and suddenly they'll be in a very different light, a Million lead Uncharted could be that film
Nathan Fillion is a big fan of Uncharted and he always showed interest to play Nathan Drake. He is a great actor and would be the perfect choice for the role.
But Hollywood will probably cast The Rock or something...
And to think David O Russel wanted Mark Wahlburg for the role to the point he completely dismissed a guy who pointed out the bloody obvious to him.
See I don't have a problem with how he looks, he definitely looks the part. But it's when he starts really moving that it looks wrong.
Like here:
I don't want to be too harsh because he absolutely nailed everything else, I just wonder if he could pull off the action bits. I guess they could just use stunt doubles and stuff.
That was great; I’d totally watch the heck out of a full length version. Or maybe they could do a tv style series - it does remind me a little of 80s classic The A-Team!
Okay this is the best thing I'll see for this month. I'm such a huge Uncharted fan and this makes my whole month, not just day... damn awesome!
@get2sammyb I Believe it’s just about getting him on the right diet and excercise routine
@get2sammyb on this case is just getting a good fight choreographer
This is how a uncharted movie should be done. I smiled all the way through, a true modern indiana jones.
Sadly I think both the real uncharted movie and indiana jones 5 are going to suck. :/
@get2sammyb looking at the clip its pretty obvious...fillion is too big around the shoulders(not in an overweight way just a bigger more bulky build than drake) and im not sure correct exercise and dieting would fix fillion being big boned...
@get2sammyb To be fair Tom Cruise is older yet still does Mission Impossible. Like others have said, a mixture of diet and choreographer can go a long way.
@dark_knightmare2 Preach.
Oh that was great!
Near perfect, but Sammy does have a point.
Please not Tom Holland though. Maybe Jamie Dornan, Scott Eastwood, Dan Stevens or someone similar. But please not Holland. What an awful bit of casting.
@adf86 Yeah, even Nolan North was against the idea of Mark Wahlberg being Nate. What's next? Adam Sandler being Joel AND Ellie in The Last of Us? -.-
Okay just watched and this is near perfect. I loved it. I liked sully but not really Elena. Overall I really wish this was a full movie.
Stephen Lang and Nathan Fillion?! Take all my money!!!
Wow, he does look like Nathan Drake at times. Don't think he looks too old for the part to be honest. He could easily play Uncharted 4's version of Nathan Drake. He just needs to get in shape and train for the fight scenes if does land the role.
He just needs that famous Marvel training program to get fit and do the movie
@AFCC Yeah, Nathan Drake doesn't need to be ripped but I was going to say Fillion could go for that "Marvel Abs Program".lol Chris Pratt is a great example, look at his transformation for Guardians of the Galaxy.
Minor complaints, but the fight sequence wasn't really that good and Nathan Drake's clothes were too clean.
Pretty darn good
That villain’s voice tho.
@get2sammyb
What happened to the comment font? I feel like I'm typing an exam paper! (this is not good!)
@WanderingBullet
Shout Stick(TM)!
I really should get the Nathan Drake Collection and see what all the fuss is about. I know I’ll enjoy them, I just need to prepare for playing 3 games in a row, which at my current rate will probably take me up to Christmas.
@GravyThief if you do get the collection play uc 1 first and just stick with it. It’s aged ok but there’s entirely too many gun fights and enemies but it will help introduce you to these awesome characters and their world so once you get to Uc 2 and 3 and see the progression of not only gameplay but the story,relationships etc you can’t help but be invested. Once you play those three and if you like them def give 4 a go it’s a brilliant send off for Nate and the end is pure fan service that will put a smile on any Uc fans face and after that if you still have a appetite for more Uc def get the lost legacy which is absolutely brilliant. Crap I think I just talked myself into replaying the whole series for like the twentieth time lol.
@dark_knightmare2 yeah I’d heard the first was the worst of the bunch, but didn’t want to miss it due to the story and characters. Still, I’m hoping a bad Uncharted game is a good game in general.
@GravyThief Got a Vita? Golden Abyss is brilliant!
@GravyThief The 5 games (six if you count Golden Abyss) are not as overwhelming as you might think. Yes, that’s a lot of games, but they are fairly linear, especially the early games, and it’s not like you’ll get stuck in them wandering around doing fetch quests, grinding your level, and opening towers to expose parts of a map for hundreds of hours like many games today. I tend to take a lot of time with my games (too much time) and I think I finished each game in just a couple weeks each, maybe less than 10 or so play sessions for one UC game (broad estimate). UC4 I think might be the longest, but I don’t remember ever getting stuck on it for weeks and weeks. Now, my experience is playing each of them approximately when released so separated by a year or two at least. Played them back to back to back... it might be a different story. But still, these are not huge long games so don’t be too intimidated.
Did you play The Last of Us?
@KALofKRYPTON I do and I have the game as well, just haven’t played it yet. I want to experience the main series first, or I might play it to break up the main series.
@Th3solution That’s good to hear. I too am prone to spend too much time playing games where you can grind or there are loads of side quests. I much prefer linear games, so UC sounds right up my street. I might try and break it up as playing 5/6 games in a row does sound daunting! I have recently played the Last of Us, and I definitely liked the structure of that game. I wasn’t as blown away by game itself as I was hoping given its hype, but in terms of its linearity, structure and length it was pretty much the perfect game for me.
@GravyThief That’s good then, you should enjoy the Uncharteds. About the same length and structure of The Last of Us roughly. Except gameplay is definitely more action oriented. Lots of gunplay in the earlier games. Stealth was only really a major option in the latter games, and even then, nothing on par with TLoU with one hit deaths if you’re discovered. Of course I never played any of them on Crushing, the highest difficulty, which is supposedly pretty hard. But on Normal, I didn’t die a whole lot, but I did die some. The checkpoints are very frequent though, so not much retread if you do die.
Anyway, I could go on about this series because it is one of my favorites. I’ll be interested to hear your impressions when you do play them. I’ve been meaning to replay the Drake Collection for a while, but just too many games in the backlog.
@GravyThief I played them all for the first time before UC4 came out and it is worth it. My tip would be to forget about the collectibles and just steam through the story. All games have a handful of "treasures" hidden in each level, and later games have the odd additional conversation to trigger. I expect you're like me and will hate ending a level with 3 of 4 treasures collected, but I urge you to resist replaying the level or reaching for the browser on your phone. Just accept that you are going to play it through once and will not 100% it. I do recommend poking around every corner in a level to see the scenery, but don't get caught with the completionist compulsion. The game is also more engaging when you keep pace with the music, set piece transitions, direction cues etc. If you are searching around trying to find every last object you slow down the game and lose some immersion.
Oh, great vid by the way. He could totally play Nate in a movie.
@GravyThief It is set before Drake's Fortune, and pretty short. Could serve as a good intro if you don't actually own the collection yet.
Also, for my 2 cents - I much prefer GA and DF to AT.
This was a fun watch.
It was okay, Fillion looked a bit stiff and slow in the action sequences but made up for it in his witty mannerisms. He is very Nathan Drake like, I must admit. I personally would like to see Nolan North, Troy Baker and Emily Rose in the official Uncharted Movie. I think I would prefer the correct voice acting over lookalikes personally. Plus these guys and gals really can act the part!
Very good, would definitely be interested in watching a full length film with Fillion as Drake. But only if they use him.
@WanderingBullet everyone was like 'what Chris Pratt as a Marvel hero?' After that program every girl was like 'omg so good yummy' xD but yeah if the guy gets a bit more fit I think he is perfect...it's not like in the games Nathan is fast as Usain Bolt
Loved it! And for all the calls he's too old he's only 47! One year older than the Rock and 3 years younger than Vin Diesel, and the crack out action movies all the time. Plus if they kept the games as cannon he'd be the perfect for an Uncharted 5 movie
@get2sammyb I actually thought the style of the run was done on purpose. imo Drake always had a camp run anyway so I thought it was a great likeness.
I thought that was absolutely brilliant, Fillion fits the role perfectly well, his mannerisms and likeness to Drake make him ideally suited. The switch to over the shoulder 3rd person during the start of the fight scene was a nice touch and really made me want to play through the series again. I really hope something comes of this project, either a series of short fan films or a full length feature film.
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