UNCHARTED Star Mark Wahlberg Compares The Video Game Movie To INDIANA JONES

Mark Wahlberg is currently doing the rounds to promote Neflix’s Spenser Confidential, and he’s been fielding questions about the upcoming Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake. The actor plays that character’s mentor Sully in Ruben Fleischer’s big screen adaptation of the hit video game franchise, and he’s now shed more light on what fans can expect.

“I start filming in about two weeks time,” he tells Collider, confirming that Uncharted is actually happening after countless delays. “It’s exciting because, without giving too much away, it’s more of an origin story. Meeting them, and Nathan becoming Nathan. Sully and him meeting, trying to not only get over on each other, but also starting to partner up and develop that relationship.”

“It’ll be very cool,” Wahlberg continued. “It’s the first time I’m in a movie that’s a movie. I felt like when I was reading it, I was reading Indiana Jones or Thomas Crown Affair. It’s got these great elements of these heist movies and adventure movies like I’ve never been a part of.”

While it’s not necessarily the Uncharted movie a lot of fans were hoping for, it definitely has some potential, and you have to believe Sony Pictures is already mulling over the future of the franchise.

However, in a separate interview with IGN, Wahlberg revealed that he’s currently only signed up to star in the one instalment. “Well, they’re thinking a lot but, you know what, I’m in for one right now so we’ll see.” That’s probably Hollywood-ese for “I’ll sign up for a sequel, but only if Sony gives me a pay rise,” but it’s hard to say how this first chapter is going to play out right now anyway.

After all, it could go either way with Fleischer at the helm, and video game adaptations remain as tricky to crack as ever (even with a hit like Sonic the Hedgehog).

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