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David O. Russell exits Uncharted movie

  • Posted May 27th, 2011 at 11:05 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Director David O. Russell has reportedly abandoned plans to helm the movie adaptation of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

According to Variety, Russell exited the project due to ‘creative differences,’ though the split was said to be amicable.

Russell had been attached to the project for some time and remained consistently enthusiastic about his plans for Nathan Drake’s silver-screen debut.  He did, however, cause much controversy among fans after his script apparently deviated heavily from the source material.

In terms of casting, it was reported on numerous occasions that Mark Wahlberg would assume the role of cheeky chappie Drake, while Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were hotly tipped to play members of the adventurer’s family.

Despite the setback, Variety claims that Sony is still keen to get the project off the ground. Stay tuned.

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  2. Majin187

    • 9:36am EDT - May 27th, 2011

     That was a close one. Maybe now the movie stands a chance since this idiot is gone.

  3. hush404

    • 10:31am EDT - May 27th, 2011

    THANK F***!!!! Lets hope those involved keep fighting to make the movie good and not just make the movie.

  4. biron_w

    • 11:13am EDT - May 27th, 2011

     Good. Let's hope they get somebody that will stick to the source material AND get an actor more suited to the role of Nathan Drake.

  5. mcav

    • 3:21pm EDT - May 27th, 2011

     Thanks for the good news. 

  6. coverlord

    • 9:48pm EDT - May 27th, 2011

    Thank God he's gone, Naughty Dog are great at story telling, I just wish Naughty Dog would do it animated.

  7. SuperSayian5Goku | Drezee1

    • 10:57pm EDT - May 27th, 2011

    Thank ph*cking GOD that fool is gone. Hollywierd is always changing things to please their outlook ie Micheal Bay and his take on the Transformers genre.

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