Some movies get stuck in development hell to the distress of many fans. One such movie isUncharted, which is based on the incredibly popularPlaystation video game series. For years Sony has been trying to crack the code and get this movie off the ground with various actors attached at various times to play the part of Nathan Drake, the protagonist of the series.Mark Wahlberg’s name has been thrown around more recently, but he has stepped in to declare, at least for now, that he is not attached to theUnchartedmovie.
The actor recently did an interview withWe Got This Coveredand was asked about his potential involvement with theUnchartedmovie, which has gained some traction lately. He was attached to playNathan DrakewhenDavid O Russellwas attached to direct.Mark Wahlbergwas quick to say that he is not involved and made it pretty clear that he feels we would all know if he were. Here is what he had to say about it.
As of now, no, I’m not attached. If I was, you would have heard about it."
So there you have it. It should be noted that he said “as of now,” which could imply he has had some conversations with Sony about it. It also doesn’t rule out the possibility ofMark Wahlbergeventually becoming attached. As production (hopefully) ramps up for the now projected summer 2017 shoot, Sony could approach him and try to get him to play Nathan Drake in theUnchartedmovie franchise. The movie has been in development for so long that the fan favorite choiceNathan Fillionhas pretty much aged out of the role, which is potentially disappointing. Someone likeMark Wahlbergwould make sense, but as of right now we are going to have to try and picture someone else in the role.
Even withoutUncharted,Mark Wahlbergis managing to keep himself pretty busy these days. Not only is he keeping his acting schedule very full, as he will be starring in the upcoming Boston Marathon bombing dramaPatriots Day, his third collaboration with directorPeter Bergas well as the upcomingTransformers: The Last Knight, but he has been producing more as of late. He is currently serving as an Executive Producer on HBO’sBallers, as well as the upcoming series adaptation of the movieSniper, which he starred in. So his dance card may be a little full to squeeze in anotherhuge franchiseanyway.
At the moment,The GreydirectorJoe Carnahanis working on the latest draft of the screenplay forUncharted, withShawn Levyattached to direct the movie. Sony’s most recent release date for the movie had it pegged to arrive in June of 2017, but now the studio is hoping they can get the movie rolling around the time, likely for a debut in 2018 at some time. Fans would certainly be excited if that actually happens, but it looks like it will be happening withoutMark Wahlberg. At least for now.
