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Did you know that there is an Uncharted movie in the works? Well now you do, it has been for quite some time. Now the project is finally moving forward as a Director and writer has been picked. David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) will be the man to hopefully make this movie awesome. What are your thoughts on this?
David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) has been set to write and direct Columbia Pictures’ Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, an action-adventure based upon the bestselling PlayStation 3 game, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The film will be produced by Avi Arad, Charles Roven, Ari Arad, and Alex Gartner.
The story follows the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake.
Commenting on the announcement, Tolmach said, “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.”
The game, developed by the acclaimed team at Naughty Dog, was one of Sony Computer Entertainment’s best-selling and most critically acclaimed games for the PS3. Named IGN’s Best Action Game and Best PS3 Game, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune sold one million copies in the first 10 weeks of its release at the end of 2007 on its way to moving more than 2.6 (confirm) million copies and spawning a sequel. That sequel, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, was a major commercial and critical success, winning Game of the Year honors from several influential critics, being named the most critically acclaimed game of the year by Metacritic, and selling more than 3.8 million copies worldwide. Both games are among the all-time best-selling games for the platform.
The project will be overseen at Columbia Pictures by Tolmach and Jonathan Kadin.
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That's the major problem with many gamers, be they young or old when it comes to game/movie movie/game translation, but less with the later.
They go in expecting to see an exact reproduction to the letter of the gameplay, when there is simply no way 'any director' could do that, no matter what resources were at his/her disposal. It's basically impossible to do it.
It is one of the main reasons Microsoft have held off turning the Halo franchise into a movie. Sure - finding a willing studio willing to back it is one thing, but making sure it is 'as close as possible' to the story arc and plot is vital.
I've met the guys are WETA who made the short Halo entry and Warthog, and there's no way the short story arc they created is an exact reproduction of the game, but it met MS's approval, but would game fans like it?
Notice I said story arc and plot, not gameplay.
I always go int a game-turned-movie with an open mind, willing to experience what the producer and director, as well as screenwriter have done to entertain me. Not heading into the cinema with a pre-concieved notion that the movie will suck ; cause it's not going to be as good as the game.
If you approach all things like that in life, then you will always come away - disappointed, without fail. Take it from someone who's been around a tad longer, enjoy the movies as they are presented.
The irony is searing...
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