Thursday, December 2, 2010

UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE

Mark Wahlberg is once again teaming up with director David O. Russell to adapt Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a hugely popular video game on the Playstation 3 console. Although it's a much different genre than what he's tackled in the past, I'm fine with Russell behind the camera. As well, Wahlberg's best performances (Three Kings, I ♥ Huckabees) have generally come while under his instruction.


Read on after the break.


Still, it's hard to imagine anyone other than Nathan Fillion bringing Nathan Drake to the big screen. He's currently on television's Castle, but starred in Joss Whedon's television series Firefly, as well as its theatrical counterpart Serenity. Fillion has a deadpan delivery that--those familiar with the video game--know he would have been a perfect fit for Drake.

Uncharted chronicles the path of Sir Francis Drake (a supposed ancestor) and his connection to the lost treasure of El Dorado. It involves a lot of exploration, gunplay and the inclusion of Nazi's. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (who has only acted twice in the last twelve years) are rumoured for roles as well.


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