One of the best video game franchises is Uncharted, which is like a modern-day Indiana Jones with even more environment-embedded puzzles. A film adaptation has been in the works for years and it’s become one of the most troubled adaptations in Hollywood. Thankfully, there’s some positive movement as Variety reports that Dan Trachtenberg, who broke out with 10 Cloverfield Lane, will direct Sony Pictures’ adaptation.
Trachtenberg replaces Shawn Levy, who had to depart the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Uncharted is based on the PlayStation video game series that follows the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake. The film could star Tom Holland and chronicles Drake’s first encounter with the professional rogue Sullivan. Sony has been trying to get the film off the ground for quite a while, originally going with veteran actors like Mark Wahlberg. After the success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, the studio began scouring the development slate to find Holland’s next project and decided a younger Drake character would work out well.
The movie will be a co-production between Arad and Atlas Entertainment Production, and will be produced by Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, and Ari and Avi Arad. The most recent draft was penned by Jonathan Rosenberg and Mark Walker.
