'Uncharted' Film Delayed Indefinitely by Coronavirus
Not too long ago, it was revealed that the pre-production for an Uncharted live action film had begun. Next month, shooting for the film was supposed to have started but as stated above, that is being pushed indefinitely. It is starting to become more and more apparent that everyone, including actors are becoming infected with the Coronavirus. With that in mind, the safest thing to do in order to stem infection is to cancel all productions. This isn’t the first film that has had its production halted by the virus. Other films included on that list are The Little Mermaid‘s live action edition, the Avatar sequels, Nightmare Alley, and more.
For those that don’t know what the premise of the game or its series are, I’ll go through it quickly. The games follow the story of treasure hunter Nathan Drake and his travels all over the world. His goal is to uncover all number of historical mysteries that people have never been able to figure out. In an Indiana Jones fashion, the games always have a faction of rival treasure hunters that want the same artifact the main character does. This is how the games in those series go plot-wise and keep the stories fun, yet simple.
The ‘Uncharted’ film was to be led by Tom Holland as the lead character of Nathan Drake. Also starring alongside Holland was supposed to be Mark Wahlberg as Sullivan the friend and mentor of Drake. The movie is supposed to be a prequel to the games starring Holland as a younger Drake. ‘Uncharted’ sees Drake meeting Sully for the first time and the details of them becoming friends.
Other actors that were set to premiere within the film were Antonio Banderas, Tati Gabrielle, and Sophia Ali. Ruben Fleischer, the director behind Zombieland: Double Tap and Venom, is the director for the film and the current version of the script is written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. They are still on board with the film at this time, but with Sony’s announcement, we haven’t received any word on whether the release date will be pushed. As of now, the movie is set to be released on March 5th, 2021, but this will likely change in the near future. We will find out in the near future when, or if, they will continue their plan to film in Berlin, but for now it may be a few months.