Ever since the promotions for the upcoming Uncharted movie began, fans have been comparing the official posters, stills, trailers, and exclusive clips to the game franchise. Just before the film premiered in theaters, the creators decided to take it upon themselves to highlight the similarities between the action sequences in both the games and the film.
In an in-depth Uncharted featurette released by Sony, titled Creator to Creator: Uncharted, co-president of Naughty Dog Neil Druckmann, Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer, head of PlayStation productions Asad Qizilbash, and actor and executive producer Tom Holland sit down to compare the two mediums. They highlight different scenes from the games that have been replicated in the upcoming film, and also compare the fight choreography in both forms, confirming to fans that the film adaptation is in fact very close to the original games.
When creating the Uncharted games, Naughty Dog was able to use some advanced technology to narrate the story of Nathan Drake. Druckmann reveals that their approach when they first started the franchise was to “capture the feel of a summer blockbuster on the controller.” They studied various film franchises like Indiana Jones, Mission Impossible, and Die Hard to replicate the successful formula. However, when bringing the Uncharted franchise to cinema, the creators would have had to go the opposite route and study the games to ensure that things were accurate.
Qizilbash was quite impressed with the fight sequence on the pirate ships, which fans have seen a few glimpses of in the official Uncharted trailer. The hand-to-hand combat, in his opinion, was quite well done. Holland, on the other hand, revealed that the sequence, and many others, were replicated from the games. “There are moves in the film, which are stolen straight from the games,” he confirmed. While the actor speaks, several side-by-side clips from the games and the film play out, which point out the obvious similarities.
The one scene they all agree on is the epic Uncharted plane scene where Drake is seen hanging off of loose cargo in midair. It is perhaps one of the few scenes that anyone who has played Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will immediately recognize. Druckmann spoke about bringing that scene to life in the game and how it was a thrilling experience. But, having to transform that interactive scene into a film was obviously a challenge, but Druckman believes that the movie “pulled it off.”
Uncharted is now playing in theaters.
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