Goodbye David O' Russell, hello Neil Burger! Who, you say? Well, Burger most recently directed the film Limitless with Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, a film that Alex Navarro seemed to really enjoy, if only for the charms of Cooper. Burger didn't write that film, and his resume seems a little suspect, but hey, the guy seems to be a studio-player. While Russell is more of an indie type of guy only willing to do what he wants, Burger will get Fillion in and get the crowd-pleaser action/adventure film we all want. Hopefully. Or we'll just have a Tomb Raider on our hands.
 
Another thing this article points out is that there's still the issue of casting. Marky Mark is probably still out, but Burger could bring on Bradley Cooper to play the dashing Nathan Drake. If that's the case, how do you guys feel about a Bradley Cooper version of Drake?  Or does it absolutely have to be Nathan Fillion?
 
http://www.slashfilm.com/limitless-director-neil-burger-uncharted/

David O' Russell is good director but I really didn't like his idea of an Uncharted movie, Neil Burger though seems like a much better choice.

Just the existence of this movie is incredibly unnecessary...

I didn't really like Limitless, especially the ending disappointed me, but I'm happy to see they finally got rid of O'Russell.

I'd be okay with Bradley Cooper. It doesn't HAVE to be Fillion, although that would be the perfect choice.

@filipholm said:

Just the existence of this movie is incredibly unnecessary...

I agree with you it isn't necessary but even if the film will terrible, it's not like we lose anything, Naughty Dog will still continue to make amazing games and I guess a crappy movie is better than no movie. If anything if someone will watch the film and decide to play the game because of it, it will only help Naughty Dog and convince Sony to make more Uncharted games.

Bradley cooper would actually be okay for Nathan Drake but my dream is that Nolan North will play him.

does it absolutely have to be Nathan Fillion?

WHY are they making a movie of a game that already incredibly cinematic? They won't be able to achieve set-pieces as awesome as in the game and I doubt the story will be much better. There is absolutely NO reason to make this movie. Makes no fucking sense.

One problem I just thought about with the Fillion casting is that since he stars in Castle, it's incredibly hard to find time in his schedule to film it, so they'd have to wait until they're done filming this season of the show around next April to film Uncharted. Since this film seems to be on the fast-track, I don't really seem them waiting that long.

Nathan Fillion is such a good fit for the role, but I'm ok if they go with someone else as long as that someone else knows how to act and is enjoyable.

It will never be Fillion.

WHY are they making a movie of a game that already incredibly cinematic? They won't be able to achieve set-pieces as awesome as in the game and I doubt the story will be much better. There is absolutely NO reason to make this movie. Makes no fucking sense.

I could definitely see Bradley Cooper as Drake.

Just the existence of this movie is incredibly unnecessary...

i'd buy Cooper as Drake. He's a big enough star so the studio would be happy, he's played a likeable scoundrel type before (and well) and like Drake he has that ever present five o'clock shadow.

I'm not opposed to Bradley Cooper playing Nathan Drake actually.  
 
And I'm not even a huge fan of his or anything.  He just fits somehow. 
 
Still, Nathan Fillion would be my go-to-choice, just because he's fucking Mal.

Cooper has a lot of boyish charm with a touch of mischievousness.  I'd be on board for him in the role of Drake.   Now as for Neil Burger, well I've never seen any of his movies, so I can't say anything good or bad about him.  I just want to hear what his ideas for the character are.  If it is some completely other plot with the names of Drake, Elena and Sully tacked on, then he's gotta go, too. 

Cooper has a lot of boyish charm with a touch of mischievousness.  I'd be on board for him in the role of Drake.   Now as for Neil Burger, well I've never seen any of his movies, so I can't say anything good or bad about him.  I just want to hear what his ideas for the character are.  If it is some completely other plot with the names of Drake, Elena and Sully tacked on, then he's gotta go, too.