There are few projects that are as doomed to failure as the upcoming Uncharted movie seems to be. The movie looks to be taking two steps back for every one step forward, and it’s now been trying to get off the ground for thirteen whole years.
The Uncharted movie, which will star Tom Holland as a young Nathan Drake, was originally planned to release at the end of the year. It’s now been delayed until July 2021.
Filming was finally due to start this spring, but like most productions right now, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this year, Tom Holland praised the movie, saying it’s got one of the best scripts he’s ever read.
Speaking with IGN before the delay of filming, the Nathan Drake actor updated the world on the movie’s status, saying its script is something pretty special.
“I read the newest draft of the script on the way over here and it’s one of the best scripts I’ve ever read,” Holland said. “It really, really jumps off the page.”
He went on to add: “I think what Uncharted offers that most video games films don’t is that it’s an origin story to the games. So if you played the games, you haven’t seen what’s going to happen in the film,
“And if you haven’t played the games, you’re going to enjoy the film because it’s information that everyone else is getting at the same time. But I’m super excited to make that movie and it’s been a long time coming.”
Even though Holland and Mark Wahlberg are signed on to star in the flick, the movie has already seen six directors come and go.
Speaking to GameByte last year, Nathan Drake video game actor, Nolan North, said of the movie: “The last I heard, I’ve met a few of the directors that’ve come and gone, I’ve been privvy to a couple of the scripts that have come and gone. It’s been talked about since…oh boy, a long long time,
“It’ll be really interesting to see if they get a script. I really think the December 2020 is never going to happen, ’cause they don’t have a script yet. And it takes a lot longer to shoot and go through post-production than a year. So, especially if they’re gonna do it right.”
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