Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Is Back On

Here we go again

by Sammy Barker Mon 14th Jan 2019

The movie that will never get made is… Getting made again! You may recall director Shawn Levy departing the Uncharted movie project late last year, mercifully putting the non-starter on ice. Well, it’s back, with Variety reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane maker Dan Trachtenberg has been brought on board to steer the adaptation. Spider-Man star Tom Holland is still expected to play the lead role, with the film set to chronicle Nathan Drake’s early encounters with partner in crime, Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan.

Sony hopes to start filming the movie before the end of the year, although Holland’s Spider-Man commitments will play a part in the scheduling. Of course, given the long and tumultuous history of this project, then we’re fairly confident that it will be canned and revived at least three more times before 2020 arrives.

[source variety.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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IBeAGamer
Mon 14th Jan 2019

Seriously, we don't need Uncharted 5.

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AdamNovice
Mon 14th Jan 2019

In the words of The Joker Sammy "I think we're destined to do this forever"

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get2sammyb
Mon 14th Jan 2019

@AdamNovice

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Kraven
Mon 14th Jan 2019

Breaking News: Dan Trachtenberg is departing. Oh, sorry. I was just getting ahead of the news for next week.

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Jaz007
Mon 14th Jan 2019

I remember when I used to be excited for this. Now I’m not. I just keep clicking to see why it’s still doomed.

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EVIL-C
Mon 14th Jan 2019

As Drake would say, "Oh crap..."

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DerMeister
Mon 14th Jan 2019

Even if it does come out, you know it isn't gonna be worth the effort of this many revivals.

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JJ2
Mon 14th Jan 2019

@EVIL-C
Or 'Here goes nothing.'

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Danloaded
Mon 14th Jan 2019

I imagine everytime a director leaves Sully says 'i cant leave this movie alone for a minute can i?'

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get2sammyb
Mon 14th Jan 2019

I actually think Tom Holland as a young Drake isn't the worst idea in the world. I just wish they'd get on with making it if that's what they want to do.

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BowTiesAreCool
Mon 14th Jan 2019

To be fair, the Aquaman film was the best Uncharted film we'll ever get. The huge chunks of land exploration and treasure hunting, rooftop traversing and gunfights etc. Swap out the water beam things for guns and bullets and it's pretty much Uncharted.