Uncharted Movie Director Reveals His Favorite Easter Egg

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The director of Sony’s Uncharted adaptation, Ruben Fleischer, has spoken about his favorite Easter egg from the film. Uncharted, which stars Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Though the film’s timeline differs considerably from that of the games, Fleischer still managed to get some clever nods to the source material—particularly as it relates to Nathan Drake.

Though the film focuses on a younger Nathan Drake, it still includes a few characters from his formative years in the video games, such as Chloe Frazer (played by Sophia Ali), who went on to star in her own spinoff, The Lost Legacy. Fans have wondered just how much of the original story will be left intact by the film. It does still include Nathan Drake’s death-defying stunts, though, as he falls out of a cargo plane similarly to the opening of Uncharted: Drake’s Deception, so it’s clear the creative team of the film understands the game at its heart.

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Fleischer spoke to Screen Rant in an exclusive interview to promote the film, where he talked about the effort he made to appeal to fans of the game. He also spoke about trying to use some of Nathan Drake’s lines from the game, specifically “Oh, crap!” and “Well, well, well.” Check out his full quote here:

“We tried to use a lot of Nate's language from the video games or lines. "Oh crap" is something that he's notorious for saying, and that's actually the first line of the film, as well as, I believe, the last line in the film. But we also have a moment when they're trapped in a well and Nate says, "Well, well, well," which is a homage to the video games, which is my favorite Easter