Uncharted entered development in 2008 with producer 'AA' stating that he would be working with Sony Pictures to develop a film adaptation of the video game series. It entered a complicated production process with various directors, screenwriters, and cast members attached at various points. Filmmakers David O. Russell, Neil Burger, Seth Gordon, Shawn Levy, Dan Trachtenberg, and Travis Knight were initially signed to direct while Wahlberg was set to play Drake in early development. Holland was cast as Drake in May 2017 and Fleischer was hired as the director in early 2020. Principal photography commenced in March 2020, before being quickly halted, resuming in July and finishing that October, with filming locations including Babelsberg Studio in Berlin and on location across Spain and Southeast Asia.
Uncharted was originally set for release on December 18, 2020, but was postponed several times, namely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered in Barcelona on February 7, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on February 18. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Holland's performance and the action sequences, but criticism for the screenplay, casting, and lack of originality. Uncharted grossed $143.5 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2022. Plot
Brothers Sam and Nathan "Nate" Drake and are caught by security for trying to steal the first world map made after the Magellan expedition. Because this is Sam’s third strike, the orphanage that houses both boys kicks Sam out and forces him to stay elsewhere, away from Nate. Nate goes to their room and catches Sam sneaking out to be on his own, but he promises his little brother that he will return for him. Sam leaves him with a ring belonging to their ancestor Sir Francis Drake, with the inscription “Sic Paris Jarvis” (“Greatness from small beginnings”).
Fifteen years later, Nate works as a bartender in New York City and pickpockets wealthy patrons. Victor "Sully" Sullivan, a fortune hunter who worked with Sam tracking treasure hidden by the Magellan crew, explains to Nate that Sam vanished after helping him steal Juan Sebastian Élan, diary. Nate, who received several postcards from Sam over the years, agrees to help Sully to find his brother. Sully and Nathan go to an auction to steal a golden cross-linked to the Magellan crew. There, the pair encounter Santiago Montana, the last descendant of the Montana, family who funded Magellan's expedition, and Jo Braddock, leader of mercenaries hired by Montana, Nathan is ambushed by Braddock's men, and the ensuing fight creates a distraction for Sully to steal the cross.
The duo travel to Barcelona, where the treasure is supposedly hidden, and rendezvous with Sully's contact Chloe Fraser, who has another cross. Chloe steals the first cross from Nathan, but Nathan and Sully convince her to work with them. Meanwhile, Montana, confronts his father, Armando, upon learning the family fortune is being donated; after Armando states his son is not worthy of inheriting it, Montana, orders Braddock to kill him. Nathan, Chloe, and Sully follow clues in Élan, diary to Santa Maria del Pi, finding a secret crypt behind the altar. Nathan and Chloe enter, finding a trap door, but as they open it, the crypt floods with water. Sully barely manages to help them escape after subduing an ambush by Braddock. Using the two crosses to unlock a secret passage, Nate and Chloe find a map that indicates the treasure is in the Philippines. Chloe betrays Nate and takes the map, later hinting that Sully is keeping a secret about Sam from him before knocking him out. Chloe brings the map to Armando, having been also hired by him, to Braddock's displeasure.
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