A number of weeks in the past, I began taking part in the Uncharted collection for the primary time in almost a decade, and no shock, they’re nonetheless a number of the greatest video video games ever made. However as I’ve been crossing the globe with Nathan Drake on his numerous adventures, I haven’t been capable of cease fascinated by the Uncharted 2 film, the long-overdue sequel to what some think about the greatest online game adaptation to date.
Significantly, the Tom Holland film made a ton of money on the field workplace throughout its 2022 theatrical run, had a respectable crucial response (we gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars in our evaluate), and was extra enjoyable than it needed to be. However right here we’re three years later with no subsequent journey, no new treasure to search out, and none of these beloved characters from the video games displaying up on the massive display screen. What provides?
The First Uncharted Film Was A Massive Hit, And We Ought to Have Had A Sequel By Now
It wasn’t simply online game followers like myself who flocked to theaters in February 2022 to see Uncharted, as the difference had a powerful opening weekend with $44 million domestically. And that practice simply saved going earlier than it ended with a complete of $407 million worldwide by the point every little thing was mentioned and executed, in keeping with Field Workplace Mojo. With numbers like that, you’ll have thought Sony could be champing on the bit to get a sequel on the way in which.
And I completely thought that might be the case. Nevertheless, three years later, Uncharted isn’t on the checklist of upcoming online game films, and followers of the video games (and the movie adaptation) are left questioning if the film goes to be in improvement hell for years to return, very like the primary movie was all these years in the past.
I Imply, The Uncharted Finish-Credit Sequence Completely Set Up A Franchise
Uncharted was one of many greatest motion films of 2022 and had an excellent ending that completely arrange a possible franchise. And no, I wasn’t all excited simply because Mark Wahlberg’s Victor “Sully” Sullivan had the character’s iconic mustache — extra as a result of it led to a method that was much like one thing pulled straight from the video games. After Victor saves Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake within the hilarious end-credits sequence and so they get ahold of the Nazi map, we’re left with an enormous cliffhanger the place we’re unsure who caught the duo.
Was it a brand new risk, somebody from the video games, or possibly Sam Drake, Nathan’s long-lost brother from the start of the film? I imply, both possibility is nice. And primarily based on what Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer instructed CinemaBlend forward of the movie’s launch, the character, first launched in 2016’s Uncharted: A Thief’s Finish, might be displaying up sooner or later. Precisely when is anyone’s guess.
However It is Not All Unhealthy Information, As I Simply Discovered Out Sony Began Growing A Sequel In 2024
Although nothing has been mentioned a few potential Uncharted 2 launch date, I’ve found that Sony Photos is at the least actively creating the undertaking. In June 2024, Selection reported that the studio revealed on the CineEurope commerce present that the online game adaptation was one of many initiatives within the works. No extra info was offered on the time, nevertheless it was the primary main improvement since Sony Photos CEO Tom Rothman referred to as Uncharted “a brand new film franchise for the corporate” in February 2022, per Deadline.
In December 2024, legendary producer Charles Roven instructed Deadline {that a} script was within the works, however once more, nothing substantial was revealed about it. We nonetheless don’t know if the primary movie’s screenwriters – Rafe Judkins, Artwork Marcum, and Matt Holloway – are engaged on the screenplay or if Sony is bringing in somebody new, however we’ll have to attend and see.
However It Sounds Like Tom Holland’s Spider-Man And Christopher Nolan Motion pictures Come First
Although Tom Holland took a break from appearing following the loopy one-two punch that was Spider-Man: No Approach Dwelling and Uncharted, the actor is again at it once more. In the identical interview with Deadline the place Charles Roven talked in regards to the Uncharted 2 script, he additionally made it sound like they’re in a little bit of a holding sample till Holland completes his work in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man 4 and Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey adaptation, that are each slated to open in July 2026.
With each of these initiatives having the potential to be the largest field workplace attracts of 2026 (a 12 months that’s stuffed with so many probably nice films), it is smart why Sony is sort of taking part in it sluggish and straightforward with Uncharted. However I guess we’ll begin to hear extra about potential launch dates, taking pictures schedules, and different particulars within the coming months and years.
There Are So Many Motion Set Items I Would Love To See Recreated On The Massive Display screen
There have been so many callbacks and references within the Uncharted film, however there’s a lot extra from the 4 principal video games (I by no means performed the PS Vita spinoffs) that I feel would make for some actually iconic moments on the massive display screen. From the practice sequence that opens Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves that absolutely wasn’t referenced in Mission: Inconceivable – Useless Reckoning to the sinking boat in Uncharted 3 Drake’s Deception to the Madagascar avenue chase in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish, there’s a seemingly countless checklist of prospects.
If You Have not, Go Again And Play These Video games
Although replaying the Uncharted video games has me sort of bummed out that we’re having to attend so lengthy for the subsequent film within the franchise, I can’t stress sufficient how a lot enjoyable I’m having taking part in these iconic Naughty Canine video games. Although the primary sport within the collection hasn’t aged all that nicely, the three subsequent mainline video games and Uncharted: The Misplaced Legacy are completely unimaginable.
And it’s not simply due to the good motion set items. The platforming sections, the varied puzzles, and the character arcs (just like the one shared by Nathan Drake and Elana Fisher) all make these not solely nice journey video games however unimaginable cinematic experiences that push the medium (and online game consoles) to their limits.
All in all, I’m going to be very excited when the Uncharted 2 film comes out and might be there as soon as once more on opening weekend. And who is aware of, possibly I’ll should play via the entire collection once more when that day comes.