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Sony pulls Masters of the Universe from release schedule, delays Uncharted again

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Sony Pictures has just announced a shake-up to its upcoming release schedule, which includes changes to two projects that have spent much of the past decade in development hell. Firstly, the long-gestating Masters of the Universe reboot has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule completely, while its March 5th 2021 date will now be filled […]

Ruben Fleischer wanted for director’s chair on Uncharted movie

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After losing its latest director Travis Knight (Bumblebee) last month, Deadline is reporting that Sony has identified Zombieland and Venom helmer Ruben Fleischer as the man to finally bring the long-planned Uncharted movie to the big screen. According to the trade, Fleischer leads the shortlist to replace Knight (who replaced Dan Trachtenberg, who replaced Shawn […]

Uncharted movie loses yet another director, likely to be pushed back again

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Just when it seemed the stars had finally aligned for Sony’s Uncharted movie, Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee) has been forced to vacate the director’s chair on the long-planned video game adaptation due to scheduling issues. As reported by Deadline, Nathan Drake actor Tom Holland’s schedule for the recently announced Spider-Man 3 […]

Bryan Cranston reportedly wanted for “large supporting role” in Uncharted movie

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Back in May of this year, it was announced that Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland is set to play a young Nathan Drake in the long-gestating big screen adaptation of the Uncharted video game series, and now it is being reported that Bryan Cranston is wanted for a role. According to That Hashtag Show, Sony […]

Lost In Translation: Why Video Game Movies Always Disappoint

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Jordan Jones on video game movies and why they always disappoint… Hollywood doesn’t understand the rules of video games. Can we all agree on that? Unless this changes, there may never be a truly “good” video game movie, and I fear that we will be forever steeped in “bad” (Super Mario Bros.) to “just okay” […]

The Uncharted movie script is now finished

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The Uncharted movie has had more than its fair share of setbacks, but it looks like things are finally going to start picking up steam! Joe Carnahan, who is writing the screenplay, recently posted this to his Instagram: “Done and Dusted. Now the REAL work begins. If there’s a more monstrously cool action script in Hollywood […]

Mark Wahlberg to play Sully in Uncharted movie

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Having circled the role of Nathan Drake some years back when David O. Russell (The Fighter) was attached to the project, actor Mark Wahlberg has now signed on for a role in the long-gestating big screen adaptation of the Uncharted video game series. Wahlberg won’t play the game’s antagonist – that role has gone to […]

Bumblebee’s Travis Knight in talks to direct Tom Holland in Uncharted film

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After Dan Tratchenberg departed Sony’s Uncharted last month, it seems that the studio may have found a new director for the video game adaptation as Deadline is reporting that Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is in talks to helm the film. The film will star Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Far From Home) as the franchise’s central protagonist Nathan Drake in a […]

Director Dan Trachtenberg departs Sony’s Uncharted movie

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It’s turning into quite the tumultuous week for Tom Holland. As the column inches continue to grow following the fallout from Spider-Man‘s potential MCU departure, another of the star’s projects has suffered a setback, with the news that Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Boys) has departed the oft-delayed Uncharted movie. Deadline report that Holland […]