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So it looks like, just like Zak Penn (Avengers) and Justin Marks (He-Man, Thundercats) before him, screenwriter Kyle Ward has decided to build himself up as the go to guy for video game movie scripts. Only a few days after taking the gig to write the Hitman sequel as reported last week, Ward (Kane & Lynch) has been given the task to script a feature film based on the hit Playstation 3 game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

A synopsis of the game:

Drake’s Fortune tells the story of Nathan Drake, an adventurer and descendant of actual explorer Sir Francis Drake, who discovers a diary by his late ancestor that leads the way to the fabled city of gold: El Dorado. As usual, when trying to discover some of the universe’s greatest treasures, things don’t go so well; between rival seekers of the gold city and mutated descendants of Spaniards and Nazis trying to stop him, Nathan Drake is obviously in for a challenge and a kick-ass adventure.

The game is pretty fun (what little I got to try) and it does give a sort of “a modernized Indiana Jones, or a male Laura (sic) Croft” vibe, with a bit more realism (and no nuked fridges). The game is already getting a sequel, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, later this year.

Well, I will give this guy ome credit: he’s good at picking projects. While the games these projects are based on are quite popular, none of them have rabid fandoms that are easily tweaked (of course, that never stopped Uwe Boll form trashing them with his movies). Plus, they are fairly cinematic already, so transferring them to movie form wouldn’t be nearly as difficult as, say, MOST games (Super Mario Bros., anyone?).

Still, I am maintaining a position of cautious optimism until we get a sample of this guy’s style we can chew on.

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As long as they don't hire Nick Cage to be Nathan, I can look the other way. Otherwise It will be like national treasure fucked Indy 4 and the baby came out half baked with down syndrome.

Posted by: Fantasysage at June 30, 2009 10:38 AM

mutated descendants of Spaniards and Nazis trying to stop him

Sold.

And how dare you cast aspersions on the glory that is the Super Mario Bros. Movie?

Posted by: Marra at June 30, 2009 10:39 AM

Has there ever been a video game turned movie that's ever been good? I guess I wouldn't know because I don't go see them, but it just never seems like a good idea.

Posted by: wsapnin at June 30, 2009 10:41 AM

Posted by: wsapnin

I would say that I really enjoyed the shit out of Silent Hill, and that it was a decent horror movie on its own.

Posted by: Fantasysage at June 30, 2009 10:45 AM

As I said before, Hitman wasn't bad either, and really got the feel of the game right. It was mostly executive meddling that kept it from being better.

But most video game movies try to make stories out of games that don't really have plots. Especially fighting games.

Posted by: Vermillion at June 30, 2009 10:50 AM

Uncharted is interesting enough to be a video game, and I'm really looking forward to the sequel.

It is, however, really not interesting enough to be a movie and if they don't do something about the climax it's going to be a terribly disappointing expereience.

Also, nice of them to reveal the mutated Spaniards and Nazis thing in the tag line, as that was the game's single shocking and unexpected moment.

(Awaiting news of 'Infamous' movie in five... four.... three...)

Posted by: twig at June 30, 2009 10:50 AM

wsapnin,

I thought Resident Evil was pretty good, no? And Tomb Raider had ~~it's moments~~ Daniel Craig.

Posted by: Marra at June 30, 2009 10:50 AM

I meant its. Gah.

Posted by: Marra at June 30, 2009 10:52 AM

Ahh...Tomb Raider. The hottest Angelina has ever been to me. I would ave loved to trot those globes.

And a fun movie too.

Posted by: Vermillion at June 30, 2009 10:54 AM

I'm gonna second the Silent Hill and Resident Evil love. They were kinda stupid, but kinda fun.

And come on, Vivi, let's face it: The Super Mario Bros. Movie had NOTHING to do with the game. Seriously, did you SEE the goombas? They were just regular people with small heads! And why the fuck did they use Daisy instead of Peach? Glurg...

/Nerd Rage.

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at June 30, 2009 10:58 AM

They were just regular people with small heads!

I am pretty sure they were regular people with small lizard/dinosaur heads. Which just makes it worse, really.

Posted by: Vermillion at June 30, 2009 11:00 AM

I second that Silent Hill was a good videogame movie. Wasn't a complete remake of the game but still kept the main themes and plot and had a ridiculously gory ending and a speaker destroying sound mix.

Unlike the decent Resident Evil which chucked all aspects of the game except zombies and the name Resident Evil. But all other videogame movies are kind of awful with the slightly above average Tomb Raider flicks standing out as the best of the rest.

Posted by: TylerDFC at June 30, 2009 11:03 AM

I am pretty sure they were regular people with small lizard/dinosaur heads. Which just makes it worse, really.

Don't forget the flamethrowers.

Posted by: Fantasysage at June 30, 2009 11:03 AM

Note: I did not get any of the fore-mentioned treasure.

Posted by: Drake at June 30, 2009 11:19 AM

Dennis Hopper was a great King Koopa. That man gave off some seriously skeevy vibes towards Peach. Sexy-time vibes.
And there's a second when he's being devolved where he kinda looks like the Bowser we know and love.

Posted by: Optimus J. Rhyme at June 30, 2009 11:29 AM

Optimus J. Rhyme

Do you have a date or a job interview?

Posted by: twig at June 30, 2009 11:42 AM

One more on the "Silent Hill" bandwagon. The movie creeped the living shit out of me, and kept the feel of the games while having its own spin on the story.

Posted by: Shay at June 30, 2009 12:03 PM

Claude, I hope you still consider me a friend notwithstanding the vulgarities I heaped upon you last night?

Posted by: Guess Who! at June 30, 2009 12:06 PM

This game is the shit and the movie will actually be shit.
The story sections of the game were entertaining to the point that my wife would ask me to play so she could catch up on it. Now they will ruin it with some razor-hating dickfart in the lead and whatever playmate is available as the second lead.
Damnit.

Posted by: Kballs at June 30, 2009 12:45 PM

I really enjoyed the Silent Hill movie, It was freaky as all hell but having never played the game, I can't compare the two. I've also never played Drake's put from what I've heard, it was a good game. I also liked all the Resident Evil movies but that may be due to having never played those games either.

As for the rest.....uhhhh....Wing Commander?

Posted by: admin at June 30, 2009 12:54 PM

Silent Hill is a pretty good scary flick, though I've never played the game. But it was a decent movie.

Posted by: figgy at June 30, 2009 2:38 PM

Guess Who!, buddy, I have long since stopped taking you so seriously. Of course we are.

Posted by: Vermillion at June 30, 2009 3:12 PM

Do you have a date or a job interview
I think it classes this place up a little.
Plus I have decided to go with the "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" approach.

Posted by: Optimus J. Rhyme at June 30, 2009 3:43 PM

Sounds like a fairly generic action adventure plot; there's a treasure hunt, some spaniards and whatnot. There are worse things to make a movie out of.

Like, for example, toys from the eighties.

Posted by: Daniel Hall at June 30, 2009 9:29 PM

tell me when Metalgears oslid's movie comes out along with Halo, Metroid and megaman movies come out. i love mario brother the movie and tomb raider.

Posted by: Utah Dynamo at July 1, 2009 11:38 AM

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