The “upcoming”Unchartedmovie, titledUncharted: Drake’s Fortune, hasn’t had the greatest pre-production experience in the world.
David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees,Three Kings)was originally set to directwith his buddyMark Wahlberg attached(the two had worked together on previous films), but dropped out in the middle of last year. Now,Neil Burger(Limitless,The Illusionist) is out, leaving the film director-free at the moment.
A pair of screenwriters, Marianne and Cormac Wibberley (National Treasure) are reportedly now completely rewriting the film. In a nutshell, it looks like it’ll end up like theHalomovie, with an endless revolving door of attached star power until the studio gets tired and pulls the plug.
Does anyone care anymore? I say just hire the writers of the first threeUnchartedgames, hire Nathan Fillion, and call it a day.
Wibberley duo to rewrite Drakes Fortune[Variety viaFlixist]
