David O. Russell To Direct Video Game Adaptation UNCHARTED
David O. Russell, who is best known for helming indie films such as I Heart Huckabees and Flirting with Disaster, has signed on to direct UNCHARTED: DRAKE’S FORTUNE for Columbia Pictures.
Uncharted is based off of the best selling PS3 game of 2007, and follows Sir Francis Drake as he searches for the treasure of El Dorado. Think along the lines of Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones; Uncharted is similar in style.
Columbia’s presidents seem excited to have Russell at the head of this project. Matt Tolmach says: “David is a tremendous choice to take on this film. He’s equally adept at combining all the classic elements involved in this property: great character development, strong comedy and amazing action sequences. He has a brilliant vision for this material and we know he will bring his original, unique voice to this adaptation.”
Russell has put aside his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in order to take on Uncharted and his film, The Fighter, is scheduled for release in December by Paramount Pictures.
NATHAN FILLION FOR NATHAN DRAKE! He would be absolutely and undeniably perfect for the part. Consider this the call to arms for all loyal browncoats!
Post this everywhere you can: Fillion himself has asked it of us. 😀
I’ll jump on board with that! Love Nathan! (can we bring back Firefly, please?)
We want Nathan Fillion to be cast as Nathan Drake! Yes! NATHAN FILLION is the BEST choice to play Nathan Drake! He’s got action hero written all over him, with the biceps to prove it. He’s extremely handsome, bright, clever, sexy, hot, young and devilishly funny. And he wants this role as much as we want it for him!
It’s his turn to be the next powerful leading man on the big screen. We Browncoats and Castillions are determined to get him up where he belongs, and keep him there. He has single-handedly transformed the term “geek” into “sexgod.” He’s an up-and-coming A-list movie star with muscle and heat and he’s a-comin’ to take over feature films! I feel it! Grab him while you can for the Uncharted franchise. Because he’ll also make the best Indiana Jones when they re-boot those movies!!
In his campaign to be Nathan Drake, we Browncoats and Castillions rise up and firmly support our Captain Nathan Fillion!