Uncharted Can Be Tom Holland's Second Big Action Franchise
The new Uncharted movie is a big step up for the lead, Tom Holland, and it has the potential to become his second big action franchise. Holland does not have much presence in other movies as of late, but the successes of Uncharted and other blockbusters prove Holland is on his way to becoming an action star in his own right. With the Uncharted post-credits scene promising further adventures with Holland's Nathan Drake and his partner in crime, Victor Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg), it seems that an Uncharted franchise is very likely.
Holland has his Spider-Man movies to thank as his claim to fame though he has appeared as the wall-crawler in multiple MCU movies, as well as the Homecoming trilogy. Outside of Holland's MCU and Spider-Man films, his box office repertoire consists mostly of critical and commercial failures. The British actor's film career began in 2012 with a few minor roles, nothing like the blockbusters he would later star in. His Spider-Man debut in 2016's Captain America: Civil War excited MCU fans and was also marked by news of Holland's special Spider-Man audition. But Holland has struggled with replicating that success in his other acting ventures until now.
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Uncharted's popularity with casual audiences and its basis in multiple video games give Tom Holland an opportunity to create his second big action franchise. Longtime action star Harrison Ford has appeared in four Star Wars movies and four, soon to be five, Indiana Jones movies. Another popular action star, Vin Diesel, is credited for five installments of the Fast & Furious franchise and both of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. So far, Uncharted is a success, costing $120
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