Cinemacon’s Uncharted Film Footage Feels Ripped From the Games (in a Good Way)

Did you hear that footage from that new Tom Holland film screened not too long ago? No, not Spider-Man: No Way Home. (Though the Marvel movie did, lastly, get a trailer yesterday). We’re speaking about Uncharted, that different main franchise the actor is fronting for Sony Pictures. The PlayStation online game has had a lengthy, arduous highway to the massive display screen and io9 had an opportunity to view the primary footage. Want to know the small print?

Uncharted, directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Venom), is scheduled for launch February 18, 2022. Acting as a unfastened adaption of the favored online game franchise, Holland performs Nathan Drake, an explorer slash adventurer very a lot within the mould of Indiana Jones. He’s joined by his good friend and mentor Sully (performed by Mark Wahlberg) and…that’s about all we all know concerning the film. However, as a part of Sony’s massive panel at CinemaCon 2021, a number of fast scenes had been proven, and we expect they’ll make followers very glad.

We noticed Sully, in a go well with, sitting down and asking Drake if he’d like an opportunity to see issues he’s solely examine in books. So, clearly, this movie takes place early in Drake’s adventuring profession. That lead to a couple photographs that had been very recognizable from the video games—one seemed lifted virtually precisely from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, of Drake standing in a darkish, water-filled cave with a pirate ship on the finish. Next, we see him on a aircraft, getting caught in an enormous piece of cargo and getting yanked off into the air. The digital camera follows Drake in full free-fall, as he tries to seize onto one thing and save himself. Game followers will recall this setup from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

What do these scenes tells us about Uncharted? Honestly, not an excessive amount of. But the truth that there are memorable scenes from at the least two of the video video games lets us know this isn’t any type of direct adaptation of Nathan Drake’s story however is aware of followers will respect seeing a number of nods. Uncharted, which additionally co-stars Antonio Banderas, opens subsequent yr.

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