A live-action
Uncharted movie has been in the works for quite some time and gone through a multitude of incarnations. However, it seems that the iteration that we're on is set in stone and will actually come to fruition. Tom Holland (
Spider-Man: Far From Home) will play Nathan Drake. Travis Knight (
Bumblebee) will direct —
having joined the project back in September.
A new report by
Variety has announced that Mark Wahlberg will play the role of Victor Sullivan — who's better known as Sully. Wahlberg quite well-known, the following are a couple of examples of films that the actor starred in:
The Departed,
Transformers: The Last Knight, The Fighter, Patriots Day, and
Mile 22.
In the popular games of which the movie is based, Sully is a mentor of Nathan Drake's and it seems that the movie version of the character will be no different as the report describes him as
"an American treasure hunter, fortune seeker and businessman, as well as a friend, mentor and father figure to Drake."
While Wahlberg likely wouldn't be your first choice of actor to play Sully, it's worth remembering that the
Uncharted movie will be an origin story of sorts and focus on a younger Nathan Drake as he's first introduced to the world of treasure hunting.
Uncharted is expected to hit theaters on December 18th, 2020.