Tom Holland reveals Uncharted begins shooting in four weeks

February 20th 2020, 10:08am

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Actor Tom Holland has really been chatting it up about the upcoming UNCHARTED film adaptation. Earlier this week he declared that the latest draft of the script is one of the best he has ever read and now he's giving insight as to when the film begins shooting and which game in the popular video game series truly inspired the film.

While promoting his upcoming Pixar release ONWARD, Holland spoke with IGN and revealed that UNCHARTED begins shooting in four weeks, which would mean production should set around mid-March.

"We start shooting in like four weeks. Mark Wahlberg is going to be amazing as Sully. The stunt department that we have out there in Berlin have done an amazing job already, prepping the stunts, and it's going to be an exciting one."

For a film that has seemed to be struggling to get off the ground, it's crazy to think that shooting on the project could actually get started so soon, The film has seen a series of complications, mostly with directors coming on and off the film. Dan Trachtenberg was set to direct but left the project due to creative differences. BUMBLEBEE director Travis Knight then came on board, which would've been a solid choice in my eyes, but Knight then left the project due to scheduling conflicts. Ruben Fleischer, director of the ZOMBIELAND films & VENOM, was the last rumored director said to be stepping up to take the reins but given that shooting starts so soon, maybe there is some truth to that news.

Tom Holland also took the time to reveal whih Uncharted video game has been the biggest inspiration for the film. Also via IGN, Holland says that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, has influenced the direction they're taking the most:

"If I'm honest, one of my favorite video games ever is the fourth Uncharted game…Unbelievable. And lots of the inspiration from the film has come from that game in particular."

It appears the idea is for Holland to play a younger Nathan Drake, which has still been a bone of contention from fans of the game who feel Holland is still too young for the role. Also on board is Mark Wahlberg as Drake's trusty mentor Sully. Oddly enough, Wahlberg was initially eyed for Nathan Drake early in the film's very long development process so that shows you just how long an UNCHARTED movie has been a priority for Sony Pictures.

Tom Holland seems to have a cherry optimism about all of his projects and I have to give him credit for keeping a positive attitude about the film's progress, given all the public hiccups production has gone through. It seems that the powers that be have it back on track so only time will tell if it all pulls together.