#September2011
‘Uncharted’ Originally Had Tolkien-esque Elements. Bullet Dodged!
I love me some Uncharted. Like, love me. I love me some Lord of the Rings. Originally these two beauties were going to collide in the original premise of Uncharted. It never happened, gritty grunting shooters causing Sony to demand “realistic” games, whatever that means.
Such did not pass!
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‘Uncharted’ Film Now Headed Up By ‘Limitless’ Director Neil Burger.
I sighed a big sigh of relief when David O. Russel and his Marky Mark-powered film adaptation of Uncharted fell apart and went down the toilet. The man tapped to replace O. Russel and Funky Bunch is Neil Burger, who recently directed Limitless.
David O. Russell Quits On The ‘Uncharted Movie’, Praise Everything.
I like David O. Russell. I like Mark Walhberg. What I didn’t like was contemplating an adaptation of one of my favorite video game franchises of the generation, Uncharted, starring the Funky Bunch. Now I’m hoping I don’t have to sweat that anymore, since O. Russel has dropped off the project. This totally means no Wahlberg. Right? Right?!
Let’s State Obvious Things: Naughty Dog’s Uncharted to Be A Franchise
Hey, let’s churn some obvious bullshit and pass it off as news!
Via Kotaku:
[Uncharted 2] doesn’t conclude the story at all. The expectation with Uncharted 2 is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it.
Wait, really? This news blows my mind for two reasons:
1) I thought middle installments of stories always conclude the tale.
2) I always thought they didn’t make sequels to successful franchises because they didn’t want to milk it to death.
Seriously, this is staggering news. As a non-snarky aside, I can’t wait for Uncharted 2. The original game is still my favorite PS3-exclusive. It doesn’t pioneer anything, but it executes on so many levels with bonerfying proficiency. Hilarious typical wise-ass lead, beautiful visuals, addictive and challenging gameplay, the quinessential shotgun of fury. Every game should have a shotgun of fury. It’s scientifically established the shotgun is the coolest gun in any video game. Ever.
But seriously Naughty Dog, this is good news. But could you take a break and give me a PS3 Jak and Daxter? I’ll sell my nana to you. And my dad.
