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Rumortoid: Uncharted heading to the silver screen? photo

According to a “well-placed source,” Atlas Entertainment (the production company responsible for the amazing Twelve Monkeys and Three Kings) has just purchased the film rights to PlayStation 3 game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

Nothing has been confirmed or denied, but we here at Destructoid will, of course, keep you updated once we learn more.

My two cents: We all want videogames to be a respected medium, right? Uncharted is one of the most awesomely cinematic experiences I have ever had playing a videogame. To be honest, it may be better than most action movies as you can actually watch and play.

So why mess with it? Why not just leave it be and have people admire and respect it for the piece of art that it already is? Will a movie version really make it any better?

What do you all think? Do you agree with me, or would you love to see Uncharted on the big screen? If all this is true, who do you think would make a good Nathan Drake?

[Via Gaming Today]


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Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 05/08/2008 14:23
I feel bad for not having a chance to play this. :[
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Nerull at 05/08/2008 14:27
Only one man can play Drake. That man is Nathan Fillion, from the Serenity movie and Firefly tv show. So it has bene said, so it shall be done..
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loki d20 at 05/08/2008 14:29
So why mess with it? Why not just leave it be and have people admire and respect it for the piece of art that it already is? Will a movie version really make it any better?

Why? Because someone figures that he or she can make money off of it. Heck, look at how well movies like Sahara and National Treasure I & II did in the theaters. How could this not make money for them?
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Miyako at 05/08/2008 14:30
nathan fillion is perfect for nathan drake. no one else could play it.
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Holyetheline at 05/08/2008 14:31
@loki d20

National Treasure had a sequel? I thought it just came out. wtf
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loki d20 at 05/08/2008 14:35
National Treasure had a sequel? I thought it just came out. wtf

National Treasure and National Treasure: Book of Secrets
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king3vbo at 05/08/2008 14:36
My vote goes to Judi Denceh
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linuxguy at 05/08/2008 14:37
Yeah the movie is called Indiana Jones.
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liam2015 at 05/08/2008 14:42
Uncharted pretty much WAS a movie (and a great one at that), I really don't see the point, other than monies. I guess with the right actors, and if they do the story justice, it could be ok.

lol @ linuxguy
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mix at 05/08/2008 14:42
@linuxguy

I think that this movie would be done without a wheel chair and a cane.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/08/2008 14:48
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-PL- at 05/08/2008 14:51
I'm with these guys. Mal for Drake 2008! Or maybe 2009 or 2010. On that note, I can't believe 2010 is so close. Where are my fucking hovercars?
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Leathersoup at 05/08/2008 14:51
Who uttered Tom Cruise's name?!!!

Bad Chad! Now go sit in the corner and just you think about what you've done!
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Rockvillian at 05/08/2008 14:57
It's just incredibly redundant, like when they used to release cheaply written paperback novels based on recent movie releases.

In elementary school I wrote a BOOK REPORT on Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
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loki d20 at 05/08/2008 14:58
I'd be happy with Nathan Fillion or Ryan Reynolds in the role.
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Corak at 05/08/2008 15:00
If done right with the proper cast I would definatly go see it. If only to see how good or bad they adapted it. Although it would be really hard to do it poorly I think, because the game really did play out like a movie.
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Maxsunset at 05/08/2008 15:11
Yup. Nathan Fillion pretty much IS Drake. That said, this is the type of game that can easily be translated into a good pulp action romp, so I say sure, why not? I think it had a great story and if it brings the game more recognition, then awesome! The game is criminally under appreciated...
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Tiff at 05/08/2008 15:14
lol judi dench
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Kaspar at 05/08/2008 15:15
Umm, a new Indiana Jones movie is already being released..

Confused.
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PaperBowser0 at 05/08/2008 15:40
Hmmm....after playing the game, I'd have to say DO IT!
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zombiezeus at 05/08/2008 15:42
I agree that this doesn't need to be made. But I'm not surprised. Hollywood is all about 'packages', and they're more likely to get movies funded if there's a 'built-in audience', hence the daily remake announcements that seem to be all the rage lately.

See, unless you have a star attached who likes the script for some reason (and that usually takes a very well-placed and powerful agent), the only way you can get a movie made with a big enough budget is if you can go to the guys with money, who have no idea what a creative person is usually talking about, and tell them: 'see? you're guaranteed at least 20 million because the game sold x number of copies!', etc.

They won't make the movie to honor the game, they'll make it because it's a safe investment. Then the filmmakers will say up and down how they're being 'true to the origins' of the original, etc., because if they didn't, they're undercutting that in-born audience they've just sold to the investors.

That's how the Entertainment Industry works, might as well get used to it. Until we can figure out a way to invert the process and have the creative types controlling the money as they see fit, we will always be stuck with this system.
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boxmyth at 05/08/2008 15:44
Yeah, I'm bandwagoning here: Nathan Fillion
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Dastardly007 at 05/08/2008 15:52
The obvious choice would be Tim Henman. He's the spit of Drake.

Both shit as well.
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Wexx at 05/08/2008 16:03
Why change it?: Because Nathan Fillion is a god, and everything he touches turns to ashes it is so HOT.
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F Whipple at 05/08/2008 16:17
Christian Bale
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Dexter345 at 05/08/2008 16:19
I agree; I don't think any live action movie could do better than just watching all of the cutscenes from the game in a row.
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mistic at 05/08/2008 17:07
i think it could be a good movie, something like a current day indiana jones... and I love indy!
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dfielder at 05/08/2008 18:12
Nathan Fillion , its crazy that you guys say this because we've always said that he would be perfect for an Uncharted movie.

Glad to see there are like minded individuals out there!

I think this will be a great movie so long as Nathan Fillion is in it , I think Ryan Reynolds would do a good job too though.
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Samit Sarkar at 05/08/2008 20:14
NATHAN FILLION

As I was telling Rev yesterday, Fillion could pretty much just play the part of Mal from Firefly/Serenity, and it’d apply to Uncharted just fine.
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Emrah at 05/08/2008 22:33
I don't think it would be bad at all. This year, the Indiana Jones movie, next year, uncharted the movie, and the other year, Uncharted 2 the game. All is good in my book.
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parrothead at 05/09/2008 08:52
I agree that it was one of the best cinematic moments that I have played or watched, but based on that Companies track record they may make a good movie.

Does this mean that Video Games are the new books? You know how everyone says, "oh the book was way better", since there has yet to be a great video game movie and no one really is reading books.....
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azenchen at 09/27/2009 19:13
no doubt, Nathan Fillion is the man to play Nathan Drake
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