Nathan Fillion Doesn't Blame Director for Uncharted Casting Decisions
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Damn... I'm not familiar with Fillion; but it looks like he'd suit the role of Drake a lot better, at least aesthetically. Mark Wahlberg is a big on the fugly side and Nate's supposed to be pretty. No doubt he's a talented actor, but he just doesn't look like I'd imagine Drake!
I don't understand why Nathan Fillian hasn't become the star he should. Maybe he's so charasmatic that he's slept with the wives of every producer and director in Hollywood.
I think we can all agree that the most likely outcome of this is another movie flop or if it is a success, it'll be because the movie doesn't follow the game at all and will be Uncharted in name only.
I give Mark some credit, his character in The Departed definitely has some similar qualities to Nathan Drake, so I'm no too worried about him pulling off the character. If the movie is good, I'll go see it, if not I won't.
I don't understand why everyone gets all up in arms about adaptations and how this person should play that part. Adaptations are usually worse than the original nine times out of ten. There are reasons that Uncharted is a game and not a movie series. It'll probably translate very well, but at the end of the day, it'll be an Indiana Jones knockoff at best, at least to the mainstream.
Lastly, at least Nathan Fillion is supposedly in the Avengers Movie, maybe that'll finally kick start a movie career for him.
I give Mark some credit, his character in The Departed definitely has some similar qualities to Nathan Drake, so I'm no too worried about him pulling off the character. If the movie is good, I'll go see it, if not I won't.
I don't understand why everyone gets all up in arms about adaptations and how this person should play that part. Adaptations are usually worse than the original nine times out of ten. There are reasons that Uncharted is a game and not a movie series. It'll probably translate very well, but at the end of the day, it'll be an Indiana Jones knockoff at best, at least to the mainstream.
Lastly, at least Nathan Fillion is supposedly in the Avengers Movie, maybe that'll finally kick start a movie career for him.
Considering the rumors about the content of the film, i.e. the shadowy, mafia-esque family dynamic policing the trade of antiquities, I don't think this movie will be anything like the games, and the portrayal of Nathan Drake will probably be nothing like the Nathan from the games... Therefore, since it sounds as if Russell is simply making a movie that just happens to have the same title as the game, the likeness to the Nathan Drake from the games doesn't really matter.
Anyway, Wahlberg fits the role of a leading protagonist in a film that is likely going to flop better than Nathan Fillion.
Anyway, Wahlberg fits the role of a leading protagonist in a film that is likely going to flop better than Nathan Fillion.
yeah but then again Wahlberg just isn't THAT great of an actor
wasn't he more or less the one weak spot in The Fighter in terms of acting?
oh wait that IS something to worry about (if you're an Uncharted fan)...
er...I'll just go back to worrying about Nolan's casting choices for the 3rd Batman movie
wasn't he more or less the one weak spot in The Fighter in terms of acting?
haha don't worry about it too much, I'm not sure the director has even played the gameHandofSet said:
oh wait that IS something to worry about (if you're an Uncharted fan)...
er...I'll just go back to worrying about Nolan's casting choices for the 3rd Batman movie
I don't really know about this. Sure Marky Mark isn't the best, but he has proved time and again that he can act. When the script/part is right for him he truly can do a fantastic job. Hey, the academy recognized him for the departed.Logan Westbrook said:
OT: I honestly don't know if this is the part for Mark though, Fillion seems more of the Drake type.
I think you might have misread that section. The part you quoted says that Wahlberg is a talented actor.Nautical Honors Society said:
Gaming movie? Of course they cast Wahlberg. At least they know it'll fail for sure.
After all who wants a sleeper hit anyway?
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Fucking Mark Wahlberg... it had to be, dammit ! why always do they choose Hollywood Actors! This guy doesn't even know what the story is about or related to a game, i bet you he even haven't played the game!
"He added that he couldn't fault anyone for their choices and said that when a director was making a movie, he or she should make it with the actors he or she wanted."
This may be the case, but it's a shame the director can't make a movie with the actor's that the original game's creators seemed to want.
Honestly this movie would have been awesome and caused severe geekgasming. All they had to do was put Fillion in as Drake, and Bruce Campbell as Sully.
Way to stay classy though, Mal.
This may be the case, but it's a shame the director can't make a movie with the actor's that the original game's creators seemed to want.
Honestly this movie would have been awesome and caused severe geekgasming. All they had to do was put Fillion in as Drake, and Bruce Campbell as Sully.
Way to stay classy though, Mal.
Anytime a film worker attached to a game franchise project is asked about their experience with the original property they usually say "I had my assistant play it and summarize it for me" or something like that. Maybe they've concluded that that sort of honesty isn't really worth it considering most of the audience just takes that as a slap to the face.
Russel says that he played the games with his kids, and I can believe that. He also said he's talked about the project with the games' writer Amy Hennig which I don't have any reason to doubt either.
But why then not just make a new franchise? If you really want to make this story in your head, why attempt to con your potential audience? Sure, the information about his vision is out there, but the majority of people probably won't hear about this movie until it's close to release.
He also (rightly) claims that there have been no genuinely good game movies, which is probably true (camp value doesn't count), but then again, has there been a single movie that's been true to it's source material? Not really, it's always been reimaginings and reworkings. Mortal Kombat probably comes the closest to its source, and guess what, it's pretty much exactly what it set out to be!
We've had aliens, pirates, vampires, super heroes and zombies. An Indiana Jones-style adventure story wouldn't exactly crowd the market.
Then again, I don't personally have any insight into the film industry. Directors are probably like most people, sitting on an idea they'd love to do something with, but can't because the window of opportunity just isn't there.
Russel says that he played the games with his kids, and I can believe that. He also said he's talked about the project with the games' writer Amy Hennig which I don't have any reason to doubt either.
But why then not just make a new franchise? If you really want to make this story in your head, why attempt to con your potential audience? Sure, the information about his vision is out there, but the majority of people probably won't hear about this movie until it's close to release.
He also (rightly) claims that there have been no genuinely good game movies, which is probably true (camp value doesn't count), but then again, has there been a single movie that's been true to it's source material? Not really, it's always been reimaginings and reworkings. Mortal Kombat probably comes the closest to its source, and guess what, it's pretty much exactly what it set out to be!
We've had aliens, pirates, vampires, super heroes and zombies. An Indiana Jones-style adventure story wouldn't exactly crowd the market.
Then again, I don't personally have any insight into the film industry. Directors are probably like most people, sitting on an idea they'd love to do something with, but can't because the window of opportunity just isn't there.
I'll fault Russell! Not because he didn't cast Fillion. But because he didn't case Nolan North. He is Nathan Drake for crying outloud. Most of the random one liners and phrases Drake spits out in the games are from North just having fun when voice recording time comes. You can't just write that into a script.