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Uncharted getting a movie photo

I love how Hollywood looks down upon the game industry, yet still won't stop making game movies that are ten times worse than the source material. You have to love that lack of self-awareness. Anyway, the movie industry's latest poor victim is Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, which has been confirmed for the world of motion pictures.

Columbia Pictures is working on the film as we speak, which makes sense given the studio's Sony affiliation. Kyle Ward has been named as the writer, a man with previous game-to-film experience, having written the Kane & Lynch movie adaptation, as well as working on Hitman 2 for Fox.

Next to Metal Gear Solid, I have to say that a game based on Uncharted is one of the least necessary movie adaptations you can do, on account of the fact that the game was, itself, practically a movie. It was written, paced and acted like a classic adventure film, and as far as I'm concerned, any publisher that allows a movie to be made of it is admitting that the game is not strong enough to stand on its own two legs.

Which, of course, is nonsense, because Uncharted's story certainly did stand on its own. Hollywood needs to stick to making its own horrible movies, not take superior products and then make them rubbish.


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linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 06/26/2009 08:10
it already has a movie.
it's called indiana jones
lastSKYsamurai's Avatar
lastSKYsamurai at 06/26/2009 08:12
I guess when the Movie comes out, they'll show the game instead... lol.

Thank-you Mega64!
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/26/2009 08:14
SHIT CONFIRMED!
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 06/26/2009 08:20
T_T
FatherChesz's Avatar
FatherChesz at 06/26/2009 08:38
With the proper application of

*POSSIBLE SPOILER*







zombies/nazis/nazi zombies this might not be complete and total waste of time.

*</SPOILER>*

As far as a Metal Gear Solid movie goes, you're right. That said, I'd see it opening day anyway.
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along the way at 06/26/2009 09:06
Uncharted, starring Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake as Nathan Fillion AS Nathan Drake.
Company's Avatar
Company at 06/26/2009 10:19
Silly Hollywood.

You can't make Romancing the Stone twice.
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DinnertimeNinja at 06/26/2009 10:50
At least the plot of this game lends itself to a movie adaptation pretty well.

And all you REALLY need is a confident lead and the rest of the movie could be kind of bland. So long as we get that swarmy Nathan Drake wit.


My only concern is that this game follows almost EXACTLY the same format as Indy 1 and 3. Probably won't fly well with critics no matter how well made it is.
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Reien at 06/26/2009 11:12
As much as your probably right Jim, I'm still very excited this is happening.
Reien's Avatar
Reien at 06/26/2009 11:13
@ Company.

+1 internets to you.
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mrplow8 at 06/26/2009 11:18
When are they gonna make a Metroid movie with Jessica Alba as Samus?
Onlineatron's Avatar
Onlineatron at 06/26/2009 11:27
'zombies/nazis/nazi zombies this might not be complete and total waste of time.'

They were not Nazi's they were Spanards. They were not Zombies they were cursed by elderado statue.



Any I would love to see Nolan North play Drake in the film... after all he is the voice, whilst recording the voice he is acting through mo-cap and he looks a dead ringer for Drake!!
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Janledroxa at 06/26/2009 11:30
I love your hate Jim.
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Miguelcar808 at 06/26/2009 11:54
Well I only needed to read the first 2 paragraphs of the linked news story to know this will and badly.During the production or after it came out (I can't remember)of the movie "X-Men: The Last Stand" it's producer former Marvel boss, Avi Arad, said something along these lines: "The fans saying that X-Men: The Last Stand is horrible movie are morons, the movie is the best is the series Brett Ratner is an amazing director and he did a fantastic job as a director."

And now is Uncharted: Drake's Fortune... great !!
VisMortua's Avatar
VisMortua at 06/26/2009 12:56
Awwwww... No, just... no.
Kalmah's Avatar
Kalmah at 06/26/2009 13:19
Could be worse: Uwe Boll could have directed it.
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harrmonica at 06/26/2009 13:31
please star shia lebouef, please star shia lebeouf.../sarcasm.
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Dexter345 at 06/26/2009 14:12
I'm actually not that upset about this one. Uncharted would make a fine movie, if they get actors with as good chemistry as Nathan and Elena had in the game.
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PrinnyMedic at 06/26/2009 14:23
I think if people are gonna boycott anything then it should be game based movies
Johnny Justice's Avatar
Johnny Justice at 06/26/2009 16:05
It probably won't be bad, just totally unnecessary.
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Solgrim at 06/27/2009 10:58
Yeah, this will be a movie just like Bioshock and Halo.
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CountZeroOR at 06/28/2009 00:42
Jim - I kind of disagree, Watchmen certainly stood well on it's own, and the movie it was adapted into also wasn't too bad either, in my opinion - as someone who read the comic well before the movie was considered a real possibility.

But, then again, I liked the first Hellboy movie, which apparently a lot of people thought was absolute rubbish, and I think Star Trek VI was the best of the Trek films, so apparently (from everything I've heard), I'm in the minority.
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