The history of the Uncharted film is a long, rocky road. The adaptation has been in the works for such a long time, and various people have come and gone from the project. One such person was Joe Carnahan, a Hollywood writer on action flicks like Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He hopped aboard the Uncharted movie for a while in 2016, producing an R-rated script with Ryan Reynolds in mind to play the lead role.
He spoke about this is during a recent interview with Discussing Film. Carnahan stated that he wanted his script to meet the approval of Amy Hennig, the creative mind behind Uncharted: "Ultimately I wanted to make Amy happy, it was her creation." However, he also made his feelings heard about Neil Druckmann, who we know co-directed The Last of Us and picked up the reins on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
"I think whatshisface – I’m not a fan – the guy that kind of stole credit for it," said Carnahan, referring to Druckmann. Discussing Film clarified his name, and the writer responded, "Yeah, that jerkoff. Whatever, there was a bit of saboteuring there going on with Naughty Dog."
He continued: “Amy created that world and she was the one that I really wanted to please. That other guy, whatever the hell his name is, he’s a hitchhiker." A little unfair, in our opinion -- the situation surrounding Hennig's departure from the developer was never made perfectly clear, but to lay into Druckmann in this manner is probably uncalled for.
As far as the movie goes, it recently scooped up a new director. Will we ever see it? What do you think of Carnahan's comments? Be nice to each other in the comments below.
[source vg247.com]
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Seems fair enough in the context of what he's saying.
I mean, does anyone care what Richard Marquand thought of any of the Star Wars adaptations or expanded universe?
Uh yeah this guy sounds mad b/c whatever his idea for the movie was was probably terrible and Neil and Naughty Dog probably let him know that.
And Amy Hennig now thinks single player games like Uncharted are not sustainable any more so yea....................
@Gamer4Lyfe She didn't say that, she said that an idea like an Uncharted game will be difficult to pinch to a 3rd party publisher since all those publisher want is recurring spending from multiplayer focused games, also know as Games as a service.
lol Joe need shut up.. Neil Druckmann is best ever Naughty Dog has now
He made some valid points however why would he wait to now to mention this issue?
@Gamer4Lyfe That's not what she said.
That sounds like a terrible movie. Not Uncharted at all. And that’s strange. Does seem a little weird for him to lay into the guy like that.
druckmann was a co-writer on Uncharted 1 and 2, as well being the game designer on U2. to call him a hitch-hiker is gross misrepresentation, imo.
the A-Team was an absolutely awful movie, so if his adaption was to have it like that with ryan reynolds wisecracking like deadpool, thank heavens it was dustbinned.
I mean, even if he has a point, there are ways of saying it and acting like an upset kid probably isn't the best way.
According to jason schreier book (blood, tear, and pixels) neil didn't want to develop uncharted 4 and want to focus on tlou, but because amy uncharted 4 development is not in a great place he and bruce have to take the development of uncharted 4 from amy. Considering the games sales and accolade, I think neil and bruce succeed.
He may well have a point, but he did it in the most unprofessional and bitter way possible, which makes it hard to take at face value. So just a case of "move on, nothing to see here" as far as I'm concerned. Based on what I've seen of the two of them I'm far more inclined to take Druckmann's side.
What did I say that was wrong yall?
Naughty Dog is a company riddled with SJW turds, so I’m with Carnahan.
Uncharted isn't particularly a great Story. I would prefer a Movie based on Horizon Zero Dawn or The Order 1886 if I'm being honest.
@Gamer4Lyfe you said that Amy said that Single Player games were unsustainable. That's not what she said.
@Neolit Did Amy work on the Last of Us? Never mind i looked it up she didnt. I like the Last of Us better but Uncharted 2 was great fun 3 too the first was ok. Still need to finish Uncharted 4 backlog. 😁
@PhantomJ Why may i ask are they SJW? Is it because Ellie is the lead now or could you not handle two girls kissing. Im really interested in your reason.
@Gamer4Lyfe with most publishers, yes, because they want to shoehorn mtx and unnecessary mp content just for the sake of it and do not feel like narrative driven games are enough of an experience on their own merits. thankfully, we have publishers like sony and nintendo who are more than willing to focus entirely on the single player experience. if not for those two publishers, i would have left gaming behind long ago.
@PhantomJ Yeah, I totally agree. It’s getting really hard to spread toxic masculinity and hatred in today’s world, you know? Sometimes I wish we could go back to the good old days, where women stayed in the kitchen. We wouldn’t have films like The Hurt Locker or games like Uncharted 2 but that’s a small price to pay for keeping these SJWs in their place, right??? Just wanting equality for all really is taking things too far, who do these SJWs think they are???
If that all sounds entirely ridiculous then congratulations, you actually agree with most ‘SJW’ ideologies! Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate your views?
There is never a reason to publicly call someone a 'jerkoff'!!
That being said, I do understand the point of view that Joe has. Amy Hennig was the originator of the Uncharted games and set the tone, the characterisation and the tone of the world in which these characters existed. If Joe wanted to make an Uncharted movie in the same universe, the same world that the first 3 games took place, then its understandable that he is frustrated by someone who has taken over that franchise. U4 is certainly different to the previous 3 in a few ways - I am referring more to the story, the world and the characters too - not the game-play.
Its a bit like wanting to create a story around the Alien franchise, with the same vision and world that Ridley Scott envisaged and created but then Jean-Pierre Jeunet (the Director of Alien: Resurrection) getting involved.
As I said, there is no reason to be rude in public, regardless of his frustration. However I can see why he feels that way but should have kept that to himself instead of publicly being rude. If anything, this makes him look 'bad' and in the wrong as opposed to Neil Druckmann who inherited the franchise.
Jerkoff? Didn't he used to play for Chelsea?
What happened to Joe Carnahan's career? Narc was a great film, then he just went and made rubbish after that.
@BAMozzy It's a shame that Alien Resurrection is such a stain on Jeunet's catalogue because Amélie, Delicatessen and The City Of Lost Children are brilliant.
@nessisonett I actually like Alien: Resurrection. Its not the 'best' in the franchise but certainly not the worst at all. There is some great lines in it...
To be honest, I was merely using the director of this as a point. The fact that he was someone who was using someone elses creation, someone elses world and lore to make a movie. The movie itself wasn't the point, I could of used one of the Directors that made a Terminator film instead of James Cameron - the person who created that franchise. It would be like a Developer looking to make an Alien or Terminator game, looking to seek the approval of Scott/Cameron but then one of the more recent directors in those franchises getting involved and/or blocking it.
@Neolit Because thats my favorite Naughty Dog game. 😁
Best story by far with my favorite characters. 😃
I mean, he's free to have an opinion but there s no need to insult ND is there?
When did Druckmann EVER try stealing credit for it?
This guy talks sh!t. Druckmann is among the best writers of our time, these craps don't make sense about him at all, we all know that.
This guy... he's just looking for some attention.
@themcnoisy My bad, I still love Amy, wish that star wars game came out
I've always thought Druckmann comes off as a bit arrogant, in the same way somebody like LeBron James who's been told he's the greatest basketball player to walk the face of the Earth since he was five years old is arrogant, but 'jerkoff' is going a bit far. Druckmann has done a lot of interviews over the years, his personality doesn't scream jerkoff he just seems to have a big ego which isn't necessarily a bad thing if it's part of why he creates such great games.
@PhantomJ please leave and don’t come back if you’re going to say dumb crap like that
@dark_knightmare2 You think I care? Go cry if you think everyone is going to love everything Naughty Dog does. No one cares about him & his politics that he wants to put into video games.
Neil is one of the most gifted writers in the gaming industry, hands down.
But he loves Anita Sarkesian, so he's a little bit of a jerkoff.
I love ND and I love their games, but I'm not necessarily going to leap to Druckmann's defence as many others are.
I remember there being reports that he and Straley were partly or wholly involved in 'forcing out' Amy Hennig. So as much as we love their products, it's still perfectly possible that he/they might actually no be the all-round nice guys what we think.
Of course we'll never know unless Amy ever decides to spill the beans on what actually happened, but as clichéd as it may be, it's often true that there's no smoke without fire.
Neil Druckmann is one of the best specialists in this work. It can be useful when creating any script for a game or movie. I think that she could even help with essay writing if she wanted to visit website students. Neil is truly a professional at writing any papers for games and college. He would be able to help any student. I would like him to take part in writing the script for the game about the Avengers. It seems to me that it would be cool.
@Playstation5 considering what happened recently, neil is an incompetent ideological hack incapable of producing entertainment, he's a liability for sony
@Ruth_Beck Neil should then just stick to helping students and stop writing video games, he can't make anything to save his life. What a hack.
@oldschool1987 Neil takes the bonus while prevents the developers from getting theirs. Neil is a hack, a tool, a dishonest person.
@drump this is a late reply.
This article aged like fine wine.
It's so strange reading through a comment section from before everyone hated Neal Druckman.
Most fans would probably agree with Carnahan now lol
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