Just because a film has not been released yet doesn’t mean it’s too early for a studio to give the fans a feature on how they executed it. With the highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the popular video game Uncharted coming out in only a few weeks, Sony gave fans a brief look at how they pulled off the stunts shown in the trailer’s most exhilarating scene.
When Uncharted released its trailer last month, the scene that stood out in the limited footage shown was the clip of Tom Holland’s character, Nathan Drake, clinging for dear life onto the cargo that was barely attached to an airplane in midair. Even though the movie itself has not been released yet, the fans’ intrigue is so strong that they already want to know how they executed that scene. Lucky for them, Sony gave the people what they wanted.
Sony tweeted a brief featurette showing what went on behind the scenes as well as Holland’s thoughts on it. Holland talks about how long it took to complete the scene and how high off the ground he had to be to pull it off. To put a cherry on top, he said that it was the hardest action scene he’s ever done. Given that Holland has played the titular role of Spider-Man six times in the last six years, saying that this stunt was the hardest one he’s ever performed says a lot.
As exciting as this film looks, we have to remember studios that have previously made movies based on video game franchises have often failed to pull off capturing the aesthetic of the game itself while executing a good film. That’s because it’s tough to convert the structure of a video game to a film’s medium since they are two very different designs. Still, that hasn’t stopped Sony from trying it again with Uncharted. Given the franchise’s popularity and how cool the initial footage looks, they might be off to a good start.
Add in Holland and Mark Wahlberg as the film’s charismatic leads, and this may very well prove to be the turning point for live-action adaptations of video games. It would take a lot of moving parts, but as long as the writing, direction, and acting are all on point, Uncharted could be the start of a new era of movies based on video games. Given that the live-action adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog was received well by critics two years ago, perhaps this movie can build on that momentum.
Still, based on this specific genre’s history with film, the odds aren’t in Sony’s favor. This is something Wahlberg knows too well seeing how he previously starred in a live-action adaptation of the popular video game franchise Max Payne back in 2008, which was not received well at all. If history repeats itself, it might be best to think of new ways to convert video games into live-action, like a miniseries.
Uncharted is scheduled to be released in theaters on February 18th, 2022.
Source: Twitter/Sony Pictures
