For years, a who’s who of filmmakers and actors have tried to transform the hugely cinematic PlayStation game series Unexplored in a movie. The list of directors who were keen on the material included David O. Russell, Neil Burger, Dan Trachtenberg, and Travis Knight – and over the years names like Mark Wahlberg and Chris Pratt have been cast as potential stars to play the hunt. to the franchise treasure. hero, Nathan Drake.

Finally, the film was directed by director Ruben Fleischer (Venom, the land of zombies) with Tom Holland playing a young version of Drake in a sort of origin story for the character. Wahlberg was injured in the film as well – as Drake’s mentor and sidekick, Sully.

The first trailer for the film just hit the web, and while Holland doesn’t necessarily look like the old Drake from the games, the scope of the film, with its savage action, mysterious artifacts, and intense chases, feels as one of Unexplored PS4 games come to life. Looked:

Here’s the official synopsis for the film:

Based on one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed video game series of all time, Uncharted introduces audiences to street-smart youngster Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) and presents his first scavenger hunt adventure. with his crazy partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). In an action-adventure epic that spans the globe, the two embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure ever found” while hunting down clues that could lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

Could this be the first major video game movie? Dude, let’s hope so. Unexplored is scheduled to hit theaters on February 18.

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