‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’ Moves Forward With ‘National Treasure’ Writers
The film adaptation of Sony’sUncharted: Drake’s Fortuneis moving ahead with two new writers at the helm.Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, who co-wrote bothNational Treasuremovies, have been tapped to rewrite the film which follows a treasure hunter named Nathan Drake on an epic adventure to find the lost treasure of El Dorado. Neil Burger wasthe latest directorto be attached but, withThursday’s newsthat he’s moved on to another project, he’s now off the video game adventure film. Read more after the jump.
Varietybroke the news of the new scribes, who seem like a very obvious a choice for the studio. Having turned twoNational Treasuremovies into successful, entertaining crowd-pleasers, it’s likely they’ll be able to crack the code forUncharted, which has beenstuck in development hellfor years. Once a new script is completed, Sony will take it out to directors.
Sony knows, much likeNational Treasure,Unchartedis a potentially huge franchise and the fact that they haven’t rushed ahead with it is certainly a good sign. The hiring of the Wibberley’s though, who also created the showCommon Law, co-wroteG-Forceand are credited onBad Boys II, feels like a layup.Unchartedhas edge, action, and a grittiness that’s not in any of those properties. It’s more about Nathan Drake, the character, than the setting around him. Hopefully, they know that and at least give a new director a place to start, helping this movie to finally get made.
Are you glad that Burger is off the project? Are the Wibberley’s the right people to get this project going in the right direction? Who is your dream director once their script it done?
