Why An Uncharted Franchise Is Bad News For Indiana Jones
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Uncharted
It seems that Uncharted has its sights set on a movie franchise, but more of Tom Holland's Nathan Drake would be bad news for Indiana Jones. With the Uncharted movie's pseudo-faithful take on the beloved video game franchise teasing the possibility of a sequel, it seems likely that Tom Holland will return as Nathan Drake in order to give Uncharted a movie franchise. Uncharted's post-credits scenes offer hints for two separate potential storylines lifted from the games, and despite mixed reviews, it seems entirely possible that Uncharted is just the beginning of a new action-adventure franchise.
Despite its insensitive handling of the video game source material, the Uncharted movie managed to maintain the general spirit of the games, which is one of improbable set pieces, gravity-defying stunts, and hard-hitting brawls with gunplay mixed in. With their globe-spanning, treasure hunting stories, the Uncharted games lend themselves perfectly to movie adaptations, and there are many more stories for a potential movie franchise to explore. However, the possibility of an Uncharted franchise would be bad news for Indiana Jones.
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With another Indy sequel on the way, it's possible that Indiana Jones 5 will end Indy's story, but it's equally likely that the iconic franchise will continue on in some form. Given that both Indiana Jones and Uncharted are treasure-hunting adventure films, they'd find themselves in direct competition, and that's not good news for Indiana Jones. While Indy might currently have the better reputation of the two, it's not a franchise with a lot of options moving forward, and that's where Uncharted may well be the
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