First Uncharted: Drake's Fortune movie details

  • Posted October 3rd, 2008 at 05:25 EDT by
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Kotaku has been bothering Hollywood director Ari Arad for news of his latest project, a film adaptation of the PlayStation 3 classic, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. No casting details are available yet, we're afraid, but Arad had plenty to say about Naughty Dog's cinematic action adventure.

"The best thing about Drake is he's not an archeologist,” he said. “He's not a benevolent guy, but he's certainly not a great guy. Indiana Jones was always a good guy and he relentlessly did the right thing. Drake is a guy who's being hauled over to virtue throughout the game."

Arad plans to "mix things up a bit" when it comes to the film, chiefly by filling in the picture prior to Drake's journey to the island. He's also keen to get viewers thinking about modern-day South American piracy, which Naughty Dog had already researched in creating the game.

Plenty more after the link, but watch out for spoilers.

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  1. chomperbull

    • 5:33am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    if u liked the game dont watch the movie because they will butcher everything u liked about it. happens all the time then people moan and cry after they already coughed up the money

  2. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 5:40am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    As long as they don't make the an "Uncharted: The Movie, The game".  A game based on a movie based on a game and ruin all the gameplay buy buying a license they already have like Street Fighter...idiots. 

  3. hyperslug | hyperslug

    • 5:49am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    could be fun i guess :)

  4. intelfreak

    • 6:09am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    if they pull it rigth off it could be B I G, but epic failure can be imminent too :S

  5. bravo9zero | Bravo9zero

    • 6:24am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    This movie should of been a CGI film.

    It could of been voiced by the official cast if it was,

    what films have this director made?

     

     

  6. RTs42 | ags2yvx18o

    • 6:44am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    Nice the  movie will do just as good as the game did

  7. Limmex

    • 7:06am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    hmmm this could go either way i think...

  8. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 8:44am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    Once he don't make this movie into that street fighter movie.

  9. joseandmegan | JGUN

    • 9:17am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    Cool, another Uncharted movie...

  10. Infernoz0 | Oblivian_92

    • 9:34am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    i want to hear about uncharted 2 .. not the freakin movie

  11. RuiyJR | Tseska_922

    • 9:44am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    imo this movie will become fun to watch advantures and funny chats.

    (ofcourse if they managed right)

  12. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 10:02am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    (rolls eyes) hey??...HEY???, theres ALREADY and uncharted movie, its called "fools gold' its uncharted all over, go look it up, watch some trailers of the cheap knockoff, ull see.......ull see............

  13. T-Dogg400 | T-Dogg400

    • 10:34am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    well hopefully that the movie is going to be great.

  14. gingo | gingo

    • 11:03am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    psn id: gingo.... if he sticks quite closely to the games story it could be a masterpiece, otherwise it could just be another poor game to film adaption

  15. ruismael

    • 11:11am BST - October 3rd, 2008

    what usually happens with this movies based on games is that they want to please the gamers that they actually use the same cheese dialogue and moronic actions, they forget that we like the game for it's game play and  fun factor, 

  16. Egyptology | Egyptology

    • 12:55pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    As long as this movie is not filmed or produce with brett Ratner anywhere near it, I think it will be ok,  I am very dissapointed cause brett Ratner will be doing God of War,  I think that the only Directors that can catch the true gruesome aspect of the GOW movie is Ridley Scott or Mel Gibson..  Ridley Scott did Gladiators, and Mel did notably, Apocalypto, and also Braveheart.  I love the gruesome nature and that is what GOW embodies.

  17. dwightkshrute | IAMTHECAVALRY

    • 12:58pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    gerard butler just so happens to look like Nathan Drake a bit

  18. tmac032986 | tmac032986

    • 2:55pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    Gerard Butler would be a terrible choice for this type of film. Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake would be perfect.  He kinda looks like him and has the same kind of attitude!

  19. edward_moffet | edd

    • 3:14pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    oh my god, DO NOT NOT NOT screw it up dont "mix things up a bit" stick to the original story and don't cast low budget actors, ugh this has suck written all over it the director is taking it way too lightly this is something that could be absolutely awesome but i just have a gut feeling its going to be a ton of fail

  20. Tseng VII | TsengVII

    • 5:44pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    Interesting....I'm looking forward to this unless it takes the place of a sequel

  21. knowbrainer23

    • 5:46pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    tmac, don't forget that Nathan Fillion also sounds a lot like Drake.

  22. Alpha2

    • 7:32pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    You know... maybe they'd have an easier time getting information out of the guy if they got his name right. it's AVI Arad, not Ari.

     

    The thing about Uncharted is you can "mix things up" and still get it right. Because the game is about the adventure and the characters, so what if they skip the 3rd cave or add an extra fight scene. As long as they get Drake's Personality right they've got exactly what they need. I've been saying it since the game came out, the thing that makes this franchaise better than Tomb Raider is the fact that there's a real personality in the characters, something not reliant on their time underground pulling levers or how big their body parts are. These characters could be put into almost any situations and still give you an enjoyable experience as long as they actually act like the characters we've grown to enjoy from the game.

  23. Rauland | PPp_Killer

    • 8:40pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    so many questions like how r they goin 2 get a person that looks like nate and talks like him? but i hope the movie doesnt sux coz if it did... umm, i wont c it :P

  24. dragon1989 | Abdesalam

    • 8:56pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    wow let just hope this movie will be any good

  25. AWAKE

    • 10:14pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

     the only game  that could  work as a film imo

  26. Fingal_D | Fingal_D

    • 10:34pm BST - October 3rd, 2008

    I'll see it. Why not? Not like it will ruin my respect for the game. But yes they need to make it stick to the game's story board. Really how hard can that be? Don't change out epic scenes for less costly ones, like they did in "SAHARA." The book was epic, the movie was like a cheep rip-off. XP (blech!)

  27. Maxkiller | Maxkiller0

    • 12:43am BST - October 4th, 2008

    i think it will make a really good movie kinda like Indiana Jones now only game i want turned into a movie is Heavenly Sword ^_^  as for some poieple that hate movies that are based on games well really wtf is wrong with you i mean ok Blood Rayne is just like omg why did this guy make the movie why him you know Uwe Boll grrr i hate that guy lol as long Sony or any good company makes the movie will be fine lol :)

  28. dirigiblebill

    • 6:25am BST - October 4th, 2008

    @ Alpha2

    Apparently Ari is Avi Arad's son - they run the Arad business together.

  29. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 3:08am BST - October 5th, 2008

    guess who will star as drake ?!?!?!?        he was in batman begins,dark knight ; furture films terminator 4 and metal gear solid The movie.........    CHRISTAN BALE!!!    muwhahahaha don't i know how to predict the future.    i wouldn't want The rock, whatever his real name is to be the main character. he was already in the movie Rundown; not sure if this is the correct title but, i think it is because arnold the govenator makes a less than 10 second appearence in the movie.   which i think he kind of hands off an action hero torch to the rock in a way. he says have fun....... sorry i'm really kind of drunk

  30. Shacks | Shacks

    • 3:52pm BST - October 5th, 2008


    Nathan Fillion would be perfect for the part of Nathan Drake.

  31. PeteKelly | celticrebel

    • 7:32pm BST - October 5th, 2008

    The guy that played Angel in the tv series should play Drake

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