A fan filmed a brief conversation he had with the man who will be directing the Uncharted movie, David O. Russell about Nathan Fillion not being cast as Nathan Drake.
The reason that Nathan Fillion was snubbed for the title role in favor of Mark Wahlberg could be for a number of reasons but the main one was that the director does not even know who Nathan Fillion is! According to the man who posted the video on YouTube, he asked him before the video was shot whether he knew Nathan Fillion from TV shows like Firefly or Castle but he still didn’t know who he was.
Uncharted fanboys have wanted Nathan Fillion to portray Nathan Drake on the big-screen for years now but it does not look like that fantasy will ever come to light. Personally, I feel Nathan Fillion is perfect for the role as he not only looks like him. but he also has the same sense of humour and mannerisms as Nathan Drake. I guess Mark Wahlberg was chosen mainly because it will be a big-budget action movie and they needed a more recognisable star to sell the movie to the masses. If the director doesn’t know who Nathan Fillion is, then I doubt other people won’t know him either.
Here is the video of the fan’s conversation with David O. Russell:
Rich
December 21, 2010 at 6:51 AMWow, I’m not certain a worst cast could have been made here. I like Mark in many of his movies, but he looks, speaks and acts nothing like the character in the game. This could spell doom for many fans out there looking forward to this movie. I’m honestly shocked that Naughty Dog is on board with this casting.
Guest
December 22, 2010 at 9:14 AMI do think that Nathan Fillion will be good as Drake but he’s not young enough and neither is Mark Wahlberg. For me, if Fillion took on this role he would have to get into shape.
I think that Joe Mangeneillo should play Drake. He’s young, looks like him, he’s a good actor, in good shape and i’m guessing would be popular with the audience as he’s in True Blood. He’s brilliant for the part.
Check him out (take that however you want)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=&q=joe+manganiello