Nathan Fillion wants your help landing lead in Uncharted film

Eew him? He’d do well I reckon but I just don’t like him.

Generic wisecracker character in a generic tomb raider ripoff game with a second rate Indiana Jones story. He should know that high production values in a video game doesn’t make it an interesting IP that will translate into a decent movie.

Damn, I am just finding out how much I dislike Uncharted.

He was clearly the inspiration for the humor style in Nathan Drake. Naughty Dog is a fan of firefly(thats why they wired Greg Edmonson, the composer of Firefly/Serenity they said so in the making of)
The type of action/comedy necessary for a Uncharted movie is perfect for Nathan Fillion.

Rise up Browncoats and make this happen.

Making movies from video games is the worst idea ever.

I like him and his behaviour, Serenity was hilarious – RISE!

If Nathan Fillion wants a favour, I’m happy to oblige. Unless it’s sexual, in which case I’ll lend him Psychotext.

He sort of looks the part but at the same time he also looks abit older then you’d imagine Nate to be.

But i’m sure ND would love to have him play the part.

Nooooo!

Edit: He ruined “Halo 3: ODST” already.

I’d prefer Keanu Reeves for this role.

Hes perfect for the role. I dont think the movie will be good…o well, at least the games were amazing *leers at #2*

Hes perfect for the role hell ND pretty much copy and pasted Mal Reynolds from Firefly when they were creating UC.

Without the voice, it’s not Nathan Drake. They should have Nolan North do it.

ok so how exactly can we hlp him? simply follow?

me and DJ Deathstar were having this conversation at the weekend. I could imagine him or Jenson Ackles playing the part

@8 he added so much to ODST. C’mon V’ronica.

Bruce Campbell = Oscar potential.

Anyone else = Weak ass videogame movie.

@8

Keanu Reeves fuck off seriously????? he would be just about the last person i’d choose for the role jesus. He can only play one character ‘emotionally disconnected guy’ (other than in Bill and Ted)

Keanu Reeves can’t really play anything. It says a lot about an actor that the movie he’s the most credited for is the one that has the fewest lines.

He’s really good at saying the word “Whoa” though. You can build a career on that, apparently.

Ignoring the name similarity and the lack of star power I think he’d be perfect for the role!

Gotta be Nolan North. All about the voice, the movement, the character. He may not LOOK like Nathan Drake, but I’d rather see the real deal than some imposter.

@2: A second rate Indiana Jones story? Are you kidding? The story in both Uncharted games are superior to any Indiana Jones flick.

Please, God… Don’t let this movie come out unless it’s at least half-good the game was.

@15 you are kidding right?

“Unless it’s sexual, in which case I’ll lend him Psychotext.”

Wouldn’t touch him with your bargepole, let alone mine.

@21

Full disclosure: I didn’t make it past the beginning part in Uncharted 1, after the boat part, the tutorial level ripped straight out of a tomb raider game (exact same game mechanics, animation, environment, everything). The back and forth with the old guy that was supposed to be witty actually pissed me off it was so contrived. Total buzzkill.

So maybe the story is good, but I doubt it. The character Nathan Drake has to be the safest, most obvious, least creative character in any IP in any entertainment medium.

Keanu Reeves is a cool guy, but a fucking terrible actor. I can…wait…I don’t want to imagine how much he will rape the role of Spike Spiegel in the Cowboy Bebop movie (Hollywood…random racial slur here).

Nathan Drake was indeed modeled after Mal Reynolds in behavior and slightly in looks. Fillion may be a bit older than Drake, but he can still pull it off. Harrison Ford was 39 when he first appeared as Indiana Jones, after all (Fillion is 39).

As for Mr. Grumpypants who went on a rant about how much he hates Uncharted…WAH BOO HOO! Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but your bitter tirade screams butthurt jealousy.

Also, Bruce Campbell as Sully! I’ve been screaming for it since I first popped the Drake’s Fortune disc into the slot and fell in love with the best tomb raiding series this console generation (my opinion, at least).

“Bruce Campbell = Oscar potential.

Anyone else = Weak ass videogame movie.”

DSB has said the smartest thing in this whole thread.

@3 “He was clearly the inspiration for the humor style in Nathan Drake.”

Wise-cracking accidental heroes are far from the most original concept ever invented, in television, video games, or *any* medium.

I seem to remember that Naughty Dog approached Mr Fillion to be the voice of Drake for the first game, but for whatever reason he declined. How ironic.

He doesn’t even look the part! WTF

Jeez guys do any of you realise that there. Are a limit on human personalities? Its. Not this infinite void of untapped eccentricness. Honestly, these personalities are the most interesting in character development especially for a leading character. Would you. Rather see a. Emo guy throwing. Wise cracks at people? I wouldn’t, people kill me. With this “oh be original in personality in a story” the story is already struggling to be original. Its hard to make a characters that original.

Then again we can always go to emo leaders again like in final fantasy 7 or 8.lol

@29: Because acting is soooo much about looking like the character. Remember Prince of Persia? Any of the Resident Evil games? Yeah, exactly.

Nathan is perfect.

@25 I felt the exact same way you do. I should probably mention I don’t own a PS3, and I was playing it at my brothers place, but I gave up on it before I got an hour into it. Funnily enough I got the same caustic response you just did for writing as much

Not that I think game characters need to be deep or anything, but saying that the original Uncharted game is somehow on par with something like Indiana Jones is something that can only be taken seriously in the strange and terrible world of religious fanboy extremism.

And Indy is pretty tough to beat in my opinion.

@25

But he still rocks and obviously it worked!

Anyways, would be awesome to have this guy as Nathan Drake. I love him from Firefly/Serenity!

@DSB
Instead of making generalized statements, why don’t you share why you feel Uncharted isn’t on par with Indiana Jones? They share similarities in humor, in taking liberties with creating stories based on real legends and artifacts. Not to mention both Indiana Jones and Uncharted flirt with Nazis. Elena Fischer provides a strong heroin role comparable to that of the one played by Karen Allen in Raiders and Crystal Skulls. Not to mention Sully’s blunt, bitter, and perverse swindler antics also add a good amount of comedy while at the same time a voice of reason to Nathan Drake’s cocky, wreckless demeanor.

Both Indiana Jones and Uncharted are driven by a shared sense of adventure, whimsical comedy, and cliche, yet likeable, characters.

@34

Take away the showcase production values and the PS3 exclusivity, and we wouldn’t be discussing an Uncharted movie.

The fact that you’re trying to argue that Uncharted is on par with Indy is paranormally sad. Nathan Drake is an average, generic adventure guy (he’s flawed!), barely worthy of TV show starring Nathan Fillion, cancelled after 6 episodes, at best.

I like Nate Fillion. He’s at his best when paired with Joss Whedon IMO, but I think he’d make a good Drake.

He’s got charm and a unique style, and playing Drake would require something more than a generic pretty boy actor.

@ 30 – I have to disagree with you on the limited personalities thing. There are definitely no, i repeat no limits on the variance of human personality. Each of us is totally different. Even if you were to go so far as to limit the amount of personality types (which i do not believe because personality CANNOT be typefied) our individual experiences would shape that broad “type” into a unique personality/general state of mind/world view. I also think that games and movies should stay away from each other. Far away.

@34 Because it’s a pointless argument. If you can’t see it for what it is, why would I waste my time trying to map it out? I don’t have to convert every fanboy to my point of view.

I actually did write a long post doing just that, but it’s a hopeless endeavor. Your account of Indiana Jones has nothing to do with the character itself, and even if that comparison was valid, why would it be impressive that they ripped off characters from a movie? Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

Nathan Drake is a gung ho douchebag, whereas Indiana Jones is in fact a laconic, slightly bitter, quite nerdy loner, who happens to find a meaning in life searching for the worlds greatest treasures.

It’s worlds apart, and I don’t fancy going toe to toe with frothing hordes of fanboys. Clearly criticism isn’t an option when it comes to that franchise.

@37 I agree and I disagree. Game characters are in a world of their own. Mario basically has no personality, and people love the hell out of him.

I think Grim Fandango goes far to show how much can be done with videogame characters in just one game, though.

@38

An interesting video game character worthy of expanding on in a movie: York from Deadly Premonition. There should be a movie for that game, and Fillion should be campaigning for that role.

Sorry but from a character development stand point personalities are fairly limited when your looking at things of interest. Not every personality is interesting, especially for a story. And, a lot of personalities boil down to identical states when trying to captivate an. Audience. For instance in an action flick the main character. Generally holds the same trait as the next which is being a badass. You can create different settings for them to thrive in and interact but it always boils down to them making that. Arrogant untouchable mark. And in required genres trying to change that comes out being stupid. How can you have a leader with out the leader trait? Or the emo without the. Emotions. Personalities can change within a character but still being restricted to the environment for which their in.

Everything is about execution and especially when your developing. A. Specific. Focus of a character.

@40 So what? That doesn’t mean we have to like them. I’ll take an originally executed character over the same generic archetype over and over and over and over.

And when practically every single character in a video game is either 1) a wise cracking every-man, 2) A bald muscle-head, or 3) an angst ridden teenagers, those archetypes especially grate.

@38
You really cant judge the games story and character by an hour or 2 of gameplay and a wikipedia page or review.
Im definitely not a fanboy of Uncharted. I played through the first Uncharted twice to make sure i wasnt missing anything and i didnt see exactly what people were going crazy about. When Uncharted 2 was announced, i couldnt have cared less. My wife bought Uncharted2 for my birthday (even though i told her i didnt want it). OMG what a brilliant game. They really developed the characters and gave them such complimenting characteristics. You really have to play through it.
From what you and Madeira seem to describe Drake as, you obviously need to play the game to see that you are completely missing everything. Drake is a very deep character with really detailed characteristics that sets him apart from other game characters. I wont say Uncharted 2 is better than any Indiana Jones movie (well maybe crystal skull) but it definitely is up there with movie quality. Calling those who like Uncharted 2 hording fanboys because of preference is the same thing that i see you as for Indiana Jones. When arguing about Indiana Jones superiority, you remind me of those arguing over which is better between Star Trek and Star Wars (i prefer star wars mythos but enjoy Star Trek in general equally). Comparing franchises that have similarities is all fine and dandy but discrediting a franchise to make your preference sound better isnt.

Also to the people who haven’t played uncharted 1 or 2. The character is different then indie. Indie is an. Archeologist/treasure hunter Nathan drake is a Pirate/ninja. They are different in design and can only be appreciated. For the character progression. So its. Hard to. Hear your arguement out on the character if you are being bias in the game. It doesn’t take a fanboy to appreciate the work Naughty Dog did in uncharted

@42 I have no problem with people taking a different point of view on a game, but when any ammount of criticism leads to any ammount of guys saying things that simply aren’t true, like “OMG this is just like Indiana Jones” then I think it’s appropriate to talk about hordes of fanboys, because it simply isn’t sensible. Last time I mentioned my experience with Uncharted, I was accused of being out to slander the game and promote the sinister Xbox agenda. It’s sickening, really.

I didn’t play through the whole game, so I could just be seeing the tip of the iceberg, but what I saw wasn’t original even in the slightest. It was a Tomb Raider game with some very tacky dialogue, easy yet laborious puzzles, and which made me walk away because I was bored out of my skull.

Nobody mentioned Uncharted 2, though.

Indiana Jones is widely recognized as one of the greatest action heroes in film history – Anyone has a right to challenge that, but this is widely recognized by people who are a lot more qualified to judge the way a character is constructed, as opposed to silly arguments of preference like Star Trek or Star Wars.

Nate Drake is more John Mclaine then Indy anyway, NDS vision for UC when they first sat down was Die Hard on an island so the Indy comparisions are a bit pointless. Also Indy hasnt had a good game in years probably never will again so UC is the closest thing we will get and id say it replicates that feel of an Indy movie quite well.

Indy rules though especally that theme music gets me everytime.

@Madeira
I forgot the part where you admitted to only playing the very beginning of the game and basing your opinion of the entire game just to the first 15 minutes. See, you’re the one focusing on production values and console exclusivity. A great game is a great game, no matter what format it’s played. Let’s leave the opinions to those who’ve actually PLAYED it.

@DSB
I asked for your detailed opinion on why you feel the way you do about it, not some generalized response, or some unrelated bickering on fanboyism, or even arrogance as if your opinion is worth more than anyone else’s (hate to break it to you, it isn’t, though it obviously is more than people like Madeira who haven’t actually played it). Are you so insecure that you remain in defense mode?

Hell, your response doesn’t even discuss anything I actually stated in my post directed to you. Indiana Jones and Nathan Drake are obviously different people with different personalities, different goals, different motives, yet share the love of adventure and discovery, be it, as you so interestingly put, Indy’s desire to find meaning in life through each quest or Drake’s desire to know the truth of his lineage and seeking fortune as a glorified grave robber. Uncharted might not be original, but neither was Indiana Jones (I guess movies of its type didn’t exist before 1981 heh).

I personally view Uncharted as the Indiana Jones franchise of gaming, a void that not even Tomb Raider could fill, because of the lore it presents, the relics of time forgotten and worlds supernatural, as well as the vivid characters who enrich the story with humor. I can respect that you feel differently, as you should respect that my opinion differs from yours.

Also, I don’t appreciate you lumping me in with fanboys you’ve had dealings with in the past, or fabricating words and putting them into my mouth. I bring good points to a discussion and you choose to take a pompous stance of feigned superiority.

@46 Any similarities that Indiana Jones and Nathan Drake have with each other are superficial at best. Their personalities are *completely* different.

@46 I’m just saying, your argument has no hold in reality. Those characters aren’t alike, and even if they were, they’d be cloned off of a movie – How is that impressive?

But okay…

The writing fails from the get go. Leeching clichéd comebacks off of 1980′s action movies just isn’t funny, and it certainly isn’t clever. “Are you okay?” “Yeah. Nothing a bit of therapy can’t fix” – Really? Fair enough, it’s something you’re allowed to do in games, but it’s still disappointing.

It’s miles from offering the same kind of multi-faceted protagonist as Indiana Jones – A laconic, nerdy loner, who desperately seeks the worlds most exquisite treasures, but feels a little stressed out by all the crap that happens to him during his quest, and that personal ambivalence lends him a bit of humanity, not least coupled with his anarchistic phase in the second movie, and his daddy issues in the third, compared to Nathan Drakes predictable, shallow, testosterony doucheness.

Where Indiana Jones gets into absurd, funny and sometimes absurd situations, Nathan Drake just jumps around a little and solves some riddles and shoots at a few bad guys. That’s not a great application for a character, and it highlights a lot of the differences between videogames and movies.

Gameplaywise I didn’t see one point where Uncharted stands out from Tomb Raider. It has tighter combat, but was more repetitive than it was rewarding, and frankly I liked the run and gun of Tomb Raider better. Like I said I gave up on it because I felt like it was wasting my time, so I’m not pretending to be an omniescent reviewer. That was just my experience with the game.

I didn’t play more than an hour, as stated above. It was boring the hell out of me.

@47

EXACTLY! However, DSB seems to think I am saying the characters are carbon copies. [rolls eyes]

@48

Apparently your reading comprehension skills must be shit, because you can’t seem to understand anything I’ve actually said.

@49 Right. That’s nevertheless my experience with the game.

Take it or leave it, sourpuss.