Uncharted Film Director Director Dan Trachtenberg Exits, Tom Holland still on. Moving to PlayStation Productions

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Director Dan Trachtenberg has exited Uncharted, the Sony Pictures film adaptation of the massive selling PlayStation game. Tom Holland remains attached to star, and sources said the studio is moving quickly to lock his replacement — meetings are underway now — and that a new filmmaker should be in place by end of summer. The film will begin production early next year.

A new development is that this film will become the first feature production of Sony PlayStation Productions, which was set up on the Sony lot last year. Headed by Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan, PlayStation Productions has come on to produce alongside Chuck Roven, Avi Arad, Alex Gartner, and Ari Arad.

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[DannyVice]

That's Totally Not Rad.

 

[MykonosFan]

The long, tumultuous nature of this project can only yield good results.

 

[BossAttack]

It's dead, Jim.

 

[BAD]

Who's still asking for this video game adaptation in particular?

 

[Kyle Barrett]

That's an incredible bummer. I was very much on board with Trachtenberg.

 

[scitek]

Paging Andy Serkis.

 

[DailyCalmSpirit]

Aw, this sucks. Was a pretty decent fit.

 

[M. Wallace]

Shame, was excited for Dan.

 

[jack_package_200]

I doubt the movie is happening.

Its set for a December 2020 release. With this and the Cruella Deville movie getting delayed, I think the herd running away from the film of 2020.


I am of course referring to Denis Villenueve's upcoming kino masterpiece Dune

 

[Jessie]

I can smell the Rotten Tomatoes score from here

 

[Wallace Wells]

This film is going to be doomed forever in development hell

 

[Nakenorm]

Welp.

 

[Maquiladora]

This is terrible news for the project. Dan is amazing and I would have been very confident in him pulling off something fun and special. Now...ehhhhhh. They should probably just cancel it.

Still excited to see whatever Dan does next.

 

[John Dunbar]

a lot of cynics in here. this will turn out great like fassbender's assassin's creed.

 

[Dust]

Perfect movie for Uwe Boll.

 

[Proven]

What's more doomed this movie or the doom movie with the rock.

Hope it turns out well but idk

 

[MadMod]

Very odd, if this franchise took off, he could have been a renown director. Must be some trouble going on, maybe he didn't want to wait for the production to begin cause its taken so long.

 

[Tyaren]

Aww...I am really looking forward to this movie, but its delays and this news does not fill me with a lot of confidence that its going to actually happen, or if it does, that it is going to be good.

 

[tucah]

Rough week for Tom

 

[nsilvias]

i dont think it could have worked tbh.
nathan drakes voice actor is what sells the character

 

[modiz]

Title should add this is moving to Playstation Productions.
I am pretty sure it wasn't under that before

 

[Spehornoob]

a lot of cynics in there. this will turn out great like fassbender's assassin's creed.

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Oh God No.

 

[janusff]

Bummer about Dan

 

[jett]

I don't understand why the keep trying to make this work.

 

[Braaier]

Not surprising. Not sure this will ever be made

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Bail out, Tom. Bail out and run, for your career's sake.

 

[Jessie]

Title should add this is moving to Playstation Productions.

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But Avi Arad is still attached. His track record is a series of misses and the occasional bullseye.

 

[Jiraiya]

i dont think it could have worked tbh.
nathan drakes voice actor is what sells the character

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Drake didn't always sound like a middle aged man.

 

[Bundy]

This film is going to be doomed forever in development hell

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With PlayStation Productions handling it now, it won't. Gonna be interesting to watch who will replace Trachtenberg.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I don't understand why the keep trying to make this work.

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Because if it's just a dumb, fun adventure movie it could make a lot of bank.

 

[HockeyBird]

Disney wanted 50% of the profits.

 

[WinFonda]

Title should add this is moving to Playstation Productions.
I am pretty sure it wasn't under that before

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true, that means this is almost assuredly going to happen... one way or another

 

[luca]

I doubt the movie is happening.

Its set for a December 2020 release. With this and the Cruella Deville movie getting delayed, I think the herd running away from the film of 2020.


I am of course referring to Denis Villenueve's upcoming kino masterpiece Dune

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You're in my eternal good graces.

To Shai-Hulud and our valuable spice!

Still a bummer this director exited, hopefully they can find someone adequate as a replacement cause I want this to be a good adventurous movie.

 

[Strangelove_77]

a lot of cynics in there. this will turn out great like fassbender's assassin's creed.

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That was good?

 

[Whompa]

I seriously cannot see Tom Holland as Nathan Drake at all...it feels so miscast.

 

[Dale Copper]

You think this movie would be so easy to get off the ground, but Sony Pictures is just....

 

[PlanetSmasher]

You think this movie would be so easy to get off the ground, but Sony Pictures is just....

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And these are the dinguses who think they can handle Spider-Man on their own.

 

[Temascos]

Now I love the Uncharted series, but at this point isn't this massively late for a movie adaptation of a game? Is it worth it at this point?

 

[Deleted member 864]

You think this movie would be so easy to get off the ground, but Sony Pictures is just....

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Yep lol.

 

[KtotheRoc]

Not giving me a lot of faith in Sony being able to run a movie studio when they can't even make a goddamn Uncharted movie.

 

[jerf]

Jesus, this isn't rocket science. Make an Adventures of Tin Tin movie with an Uncharted skin. Let Nolan North voice Drake, bing bang fucking done. Could of been on the 3rd Uncharted movie by now if they didn't insist on being so damn obtuse about it.

 

[RedStep]

Brett Ratner is sitting impatiently by the phone.

Not giving me a lot of faith in Sony being able to run a movie studio when they can't even make a goddamn Uncharted movie.

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To be fair, these are... uncharted waters here. Nobody has successfully melded a rogueish anti-hero, a colorful cast of characters, and a globetrotting search for treasure before in cinema. They need time to figure out the formula.

 

[jack_package_200]

Even if the director hadn't dropped out, I don't get how anyone expected it to be good.

 

[Deleted member 4976]

Just kill it. It's not gonna be good.

 

[Deleted member 8593]

I trust Sony Pictures with all properties that they're in charge of, no need to worry. 👍🏼

 

[Drencrom]

Oh ffs, Dan was perfect for this project. Just cancel this.

 

[Sulik2]

Sony Pictures just seems incompetent.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Why do they insist on adapting games to movies and vice versa? Just keep each art or masterpeice away from each other to keep its high value and fame.

 

[kurahador]

Poor Tom Holland watching his career crash and burn the past few days.