Nolan North has become an icon thanks to his voice-acting work, bringing countless characters to life across movies, TV shows, and video games. In DC's Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, he plays both Amazo and Green Lantern Hal Jordan, stealing the show as only the veteran performer can.
We had the opportunity to catch up with North yesterday and asked about his cameo in 2022's Uncharted movie. The actor played Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's hit video game franchise, leaving Tom Holland with big shoes to fill (and the Spider-Man star did a pretty great job)
As well as confirming he'd return for a fifth game, North revealed that his cameo was originally going to serve as a passing of the torch, only for it to evolve into the memorable exchange he and Holland's Nate have when the adventurer washes up on a beach where his video game counterpart is taking a vacation.
"Well, I think I’d always come back," he tells us in the video above when we asked about a possible Uncharted 5. "I wouldn’t want to pass the torch to somebody else for the mo-cap suit. I think that would…well, it would be insane to do that. It’s too much fun. I don’t know if there are any plans for that, though."
"I think Tom did a great job with the film and I love the fact that they decided to explore where Nathan Drake was in his 20s. Speaking to producers, they said, ‘The games are movies in themselves. We don’t want to try and do a one-to-one adaptation, but where was he in his 20s?’ You get arguably one of the biggest box office stars in the world with Tom Holland and, right up there with him, Mark Wahlberg, and they’re both into it. They’re both professionals."
"It was fun. When we did the scene, the original idea was a waiter brings me a drink and as I go to grab it, Tom grabs it, and I’m like, ‘Hey, that’s mine!’ and he says, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it,'" North recalls. "We did it a couple of times, and I looked at it and said, ‘I don’t think this looks very good for Tom.’ It looks like he was taking it instead of me passing the torch. We did a couple of takes with me saying, ‘You look thirsty, kid,’ and it ended up being what it was."
"It was great fun. Of course I’d come back for a fifth game if that was possible. I’ve got a lot of other things in the works right now, including a couple more movies here. Exciting stuff."
Here's what his Uncharted cameo ended up looking like:
We'll bring you our full interview with North about his latest DC roles soon, though you can watch it now in the player above. Another Uncharted game would be nothing short of incredible, though the character did arguably get the perfect ending with that critically acclaimed fourth instalment.
As for North's Uncharted movie cameo, here's hoping we see him show up in the sequel too. That is still believed to be in the works at Sony Pictures, though it's been a while since we last heard anything about it, largely due to last year's Hollywood strikes.
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One is now available on Digital and arrives on 4K UHD in limited edition SteelBook packaging and Blu-ray starting January 23.
Parts Two and Three of the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy will debut later in 2024.
Based on DC's iconic comic book limited series 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, join DC Super Heroes from across the multiverse in the first of three parts of DC’s new animated film Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One, which marks the beginning of the end to the Tomorrowverse story arc.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the all-new, action-packed DC animated film features some of DC’s most famous Super Heroes from multiple universes including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, who come together to stop an impending threat of doom and destruction.