Uncharted, the film adaptation of Naughty Dog’s acclaimed video game series, is due out in theaters on February 18, and star Tom Holland has been taking part in the film’s press cycle leading up to its release. Holland, famous for portraying Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has been having a stellar run of success following last December’s release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, with the film officially beating James Cameron’s Avatar as the third highest grossing film at the domestic box-office.
February now brings Uncharted for Holland, who portrays protagonist Nathan Drake alongside Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, which depicts the character’s early years of treasure hunting before the events of the games. The film has had a tumultuous development cycle, with an assortment of filmmakers attached to the project on and off for several years, before Ruben Fleisher, who previously directed the first Venom starring Tom Hardy, was assigned to helm the project.
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While speaking with IGN, Holland spoke at length about the making of the film, the vote of confidence he received from Nolan North, who portrays Nathan Drake in the original Uncharted game series, and what to expect of future of this potential film franchise. During this interview, Holland also spoke at length about other video games he had been playing while on set as well as ones he is looking forward to.
The first game Holland notes is The Last of Us, Naughty Dog’s other popular franchise, which itself is receiving the live-action treatment with The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal portraying Joel and Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey playing Ellie. Holland also talked at length about his excitement for Avalanche
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