"Uncharted," the famous game that is yet to be made into a movie as the flick will be entering production soon, will reportedly no longer star actor Mark Wahlberg. The actor has been attached to the planned film adaptation for the past five years but an official statement said that he will no longer play the lead role, Nathan Drake.
In the past, "Uncharted" has had a number of directors coming and going. Some of them are David O. Russell, Neil Burger, and Seth Gordon. However, Wahlberg has been the only actor linked to "Uncharted" for the past years. Fans assumed in the past that after Shawn Levy was officially named as the director of "Uncharted," Wahlberg will no longer be part of the flick. True enough, when Wahlberg was asked about being part of "Uncharted" while promoting his new film "Patriots Day," he said that he is no longer attached, We Got This Covered shared.
It is unclear what the reason is regarding Wahlberg no longer being attached to "Uncharted" or if he really was the first pick to play the role of Nathan Drake as there was never any confirmation regarding the matter. Some are saying that Wahlberg might have lost interest to play "Uncharted" or he has moved on to other projects considering the time that "Uncharted" has been up in the air.
More on "Uncharted," director Joe Carnahan is said to be currently working on the latest draft of the upcoming movie's screenplay, The Christian Times reported. Levy, on the other hand, reportedly has a lot of actors on his mind to take over the lead role of "Uncharted."
Levy shared in a statement, "I do have some people in mind and I've started some very secret, low-grade conversations and explorations of actors." The name of Nolan North is being thrown around regarding the person to play the role of Nathan Drake. Johnny Knoxville is also rumored to be the possible lead actor.
A June 2017 premiere was scheduled by Sony in the past but with the production not even starting yet, it is believed that "Uncharted" will be out by 2018. No other details are available as of this moment.
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