Fans of Sony's Uncharted video game series were thrilled to learn in late May that director David O. Russell was leaving his position writing and directing the film adaptation. His vision for Uncharted: Drakes Fortune didn't sound remotely anything like the game and instead seemed to be ripping off themes from National Treasure. Even the casting decisions (Mark Wahlberg as Nathan Drake, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci) were widely criticized. When Russell departed the project everything about it r...

After months of criticism for his vision of adapting the Uncharted video game to the big screen acclaimed director David O. Russell has left the project. He had been signed on to both write and direct. Sony/Columbia is now looking for a replacement. Russell agitated fans of the PlayStation series with his idea of concentrating on a family dynamic: “This idea really turns me on that there’s a family that’s a force to be reckoned with in the world of international art and antiquities...

Those who were holding out hope that Uncharted: Drakes Fortune would end up as a proper adaptation of the video game can safely write off that possibility now. Director David O. Russell has laid out his idea for the film and it basically is a brand new concept and takes little from the Uncharted game franchise. Via LA Times: While the video game centers on Nate Drake (a descendant of Sir Francis Drake) and his quest to find lost treasure on an island far from civilization, Russell plans on ...

The campaigning across the internet for Nathan Fillion unfortunately amounted to nothing. Mark Wahlberg has confirmed he is set to play the role of Nathan Drake in the upcoming video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. This will be the fourth time that Wahlberg has worked with director David O. Russell so that relationship seemed to play a part in the decision. It has also been noted that Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are being targeted for roles in the film. One would likely play Su...

Sony/Columbia has announced that the video game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is being adapted into a feature film. David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) has signed on to write and direct. It is expected to shoot for release sometime in 2012. The hit PS3 game follows the main character of Nathan Drake as he seeks out the lost treasure of El Dorado. Let the campaigning for Nathan Fillion to be cast in the lead role commence!...