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

Thank-you Mega64!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 08:14
Chronic Logic
SHIT CONFIRMED!
FatherChesz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 08:38
FatherChesz
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.
along the way's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 09:06
along the way
Uncharted, starring Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake as Nathan Fillion AS Nathan Drake.
Company's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 10:19
Company
Silly Hollywood.

You can't make Romancing the Stone twice.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 10:50
DinnertimeNinja
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.
Reien's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:12
Reien
As much as your probably right Jim, I'm still very excited this is happening.
Reien's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:13
Reien
@ Company.

+1 internets to you.
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:18
mrplow8
When are they gonna make a Metroid movie with Jessica Alba as Samus?
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:27
Onlineatron
'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!!
Janledroxa's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:30
Janledroxa
I love your hate Jim.
Miguelcar808's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 11:54
Miguelcar808
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 - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 12:56
VisMortua
Awwwww... No, just... no.
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 13:19
Kalmah
Could be worse: Uwe Boll could have directed it.
harrmonica's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 13:31
harrmonica
please star shia lebouef, please star shia lebeouf.../sarcasm.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 14:12
Dexter345
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.
PrinnyMedic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 14:23
PrinnyMedic
I think if people are gonna boycott anything then it should be game based movies
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 16:05
Johnny Justice
It probably won't be bad, just totally unnecessary.
Solgrim's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/27/2009 10:58
Solgrim
Yeah, this will be a movie just like Bioshock and Halo.
CountZeroOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/28/2009 00:42
CountZeroOR
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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