If a bigger marquee name is needed, then the obvious choice is Kate Winslet. Anna Torv also has the right blend of bite, brains, and beauty. My first pick is the actress who voices her, Emily Rose, who proves she's not just a lovely voice as she holds her own on SyFy's Haven. She can't be played by anyone who is too young (she is an investigative journalist), too vapid, or too weak. When it comes to hanging out with Drake, she can dish it out and take it. She's tough, she's funny, she's intelligent, she's beautiful, and she's not freakishly proportioned. However, if Fillion should find himself unfit for duty, may I suggest Joe Maganiello? He has the right face, and his dry sarcasm made an uneven season of True Blood palatable.Įlena is one of gaming's most popular female characters. It's a match made in casting department heaven. Fillion is best when he plays the everyman dealing with crazy circumstances. He not only looks like Drake (the profile is uncanny), but he's a man who can sell quips as he handles firearms.
I value my life and job, so I'm going to play this one safe: Nathan Fillion. (You know, the way they used to make movies.) It's based on the first game, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, because it would able to stand alone as a solid adventure, but it's also perfectly poised for sequels. If that happens, I've prepared an ideal Uncharted cast list that he can refer to in a pinch.
whatever the last geek property was that upset fandom.īut there's always hope that the volatile Russell will upend the entire production, stay true to the game, and cast anew. These aren't characters that are in any of the games, so fans are bracing themselves for an Uncharted that, well, isn't really Uncharted. Mark Wahlberg happily announced he is set to play Drake, and that they are trying to get Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro to play Drake's uncle and father, respectively. The news surprised everyone, as it's a geeky and action-oriented property that doesn't fit Russell's quirky oeuvre, but neither did The Fighter, and that turned out fine.īut Russell's pick for Nathan Drake dismayed fans.
Uncharted: The Movie has been in and out of development for years now (it was first announced in 2008), but sped up when David O. Naturally, this kind of popularity means Hollywood has come calling. Between games, fans devote their time to making YouTube videos featuring him with his lovely sidekick, Elena Fisher. He's the kind of character players enjoy returning to again and again. He's often in over his head (he is one of the few playable characters who will stumble in a fight) and happy to comment on it. Lacking Croft's, um, assets, Drake relies on roguish good looks, an everyman wardrobe, and sarcastic charm.
The Uncharted series is popular precisely because of Drake. He's currently got two games under his belt, and a third is in development and hotly anticipated. It centers around Nathan Drake, the male Lara Croft (or, if you prefer, the modern Indiana Jones), and his hunt for fabled and far-flung treasures.
Uncharted is an incredibly popular video game series by Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment. I suppose you could be scratching your head - " Uncharted? What malarky is this?" - so I'll be polite and bring you up to speed. Russell, you've heard that there's going to be a big screen adaptation of Uncharted. Whether you're a gamer, a movie news devotee, or fanatically fond of David O.