Shawn Levy signs on to direct movie adaptation of best-selling video game, 'Uncharted'

Image from Hey U Guys

By Darian Scalamoni

            After years of cast members, directors and writers in and out, it seems that we finally have a director for the movie adaptation of Uncharted. According to Collider, Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, This Is Where I Leave You) is set to direct the film based on one of the best-selling video games for PlayStation over the years.

            The video game series just released its fourth game, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and the games focus on a famed scavenger and explorer named Nathan Drake as he travels the world to find historical artifacts and solve puzzles while fighting off bad guys. Joe Carnahan wrote the most recent script for the film and instead of directing, has other plans to direct Bad Boys for Life.

            Levy has been incredibly busy as a producer recently after serving as an executive producer on Netflix’s Stranger Things (along with directing a couple of episodes), producing the upcoming Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival as well as being an executive producer on the ABC sitcom, Last Man Standing starring Tim Allen. Levy has had experiences in both comedy and action so it seems that he could be a good choice for a film that needs to be filled with action but also provide perfect wit for a character like Nathan Drake. Having said that, Levy has directed some bad movies like Date Night and The Internship but also some underrated gems like This Is Where I Leave You and Real Steel.

            With Levy set as director, we just need a cast. Who do you guys want to see play Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie? Bradley Cooper? Chris Pratt? Nathan Fillion? Comment below and let us know who you’d like to see take on the lead role!