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First look at Mark Wahlberg as Victor "Goddamn" Sullivan
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FunkMiller
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A midget teenager playing Nate, and Marky Mark playing Sully. Written by the blokes who wrote Transformers The Last Knight, and Men In Black International.
Trash fire incoming.
Trash fire incoming.
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ExpandKong
Banned
wtf even is this movie
01011001
Banned
Punished Miku
Member
I think this movie will reveal very quickly that Uncharted never had a good story, or good characters.
If it's shot on location in some exotic locations and has good action, I'll watch it.
If it's shot on location in some exotic locations and has good action, I'll watch it.
The Alien
Banned
Im kinda thinking yiubare giving trash fires a good name. This movie gonna be shit. Hahahha
FunkMiller
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Salmon Snake
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I just can't phantom the reason for casting Marky Mark as Sullivan.
Punished Miku
Member
Only teenagers go to theaters now. They like Tom Holland. Marky Mark, despite not being a huge critical success (Departed was amazing), brings people to theaters to see transformers. Tom Holland also already has ties to Sony properties which will just make his future Spider Man appearances more bankable if this succeeds. Sony is probably the most cynical movie studio in existence in terms of profits, and they often have the most extreme product placement too. Watch some of the critical review of the new Ghostbusters and you'll see what I mean.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Adventure movies need to be fun, not Schindler's List.
They need likable characters that you can relate to, though.
And I don't see this yet with that casting.
Punished Miku
Member
That honestly might be another reason for casting everyone - so that they match the lead actor's height so it doesn't stick out.
They're both 5'8''
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
I bet they don’t even use the theme tune, which is one of the best in gaming, and much better than a majority of modern film themes.
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
Looks more like Mr. Belvedere to me.
DaleinCalgary
Member
I can't see a reason why they are making a movie about any video game.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
I think I should play Cloe.
I can't be worse than those two.
I can't be worse than those two.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Probably because they don’t understand the character well enough to just write him in as an already established character. Honestly, can’t say for sure. That Tom Holland was already in a Realm Reborn commercial. My guess is they need to get as many people onboard with this in order to recover all the money they spent.
I spent a good amount of time and money on the Uncharted series and I don’t care if I see this film or not. Did all those times I spent buying these games at launch pay for this movie to be made? I guess I don’t have a place to trash this. It could be good. It just isn’t really hitting me yet.
Fbh
Member
Terrible.
Way worse than Holland.
A movie with a different cast than the games, with actors that are quite different from the characters in the games, telling some original "young Drake" story that wasn't in the games is going to prove the games had bad plot and characters?
I'm guessing it's a combination of wanting to have young-ish actors to be able to milk this for a long time if its successful.
And, more importantly, that since it's a videogame movie they'll push hard for the teen and young adult audience and they think younger actors and characters will be more relatable for them.
Way worse than Holland.
A movie with a different cast than the games, with actors that are quite different from the characters in the games, telling some original "young Drake" story that wasn't in the games is going to prove the games had bad plot and characters?
I'm guessing it's a combination of wanting to have young-ish actors to be able to milk this for a long time if its successful.
And, more importantly, that since it's a videogame movie they'll push hard for the teen and young adult audience and they think younger actors and characters will be more relatable for them.
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regawdless
Banned
Huh, the Wahlburger is in this movie? As Sully? With his voice? Wow.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Bingo. Hollywood executives still think video games are just played by children and teenagers, even in 2020.
This should just be modern Indiana Jones - an action adventure film for a wide audience. Instead it’s going to be pitched at teenage boys, and will be as moronic, loud and badly written as the Transformers movies.
Loke
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Werewolf Jones
Member
Does Sully hate the Vietnamese too or nah?
borborygmus
Member
"Corporate" dudes with nothing but business degrees are undiscerning idiots. They only know buzzwords are are only capable of the most superficial reasoning imaginable. They'll cast anyone they think is popular and think they can just cover it up with makeup, costume design and CG. Most of them can't even tell the difference because they think of this kind of stuff as just nerd shit.
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
Yeah, the franchising angle is the only thing that makes any sort of sense, because as a whole... /facepalm.
Its a very odd trend to observe though especially if you're a fan of movies from all eras. Go back as comparatively recently as the 80's and well, just look at Raiders for example. That's a movie with a cast of adults! I don't believe for a second that a movie as good as that with a star as "hot" as Harrison Ford was back in '81 wouldn't be a smash hit, even if the lead was pushing 40!
Punished Miku
Member
Women are 58% of theater attendees, and casting Tom Holland is definitely to appeal to them. The trick is to cast for women, but not entirely alienate men.
Aguero9320
Member
Hope they have enough budget for inexplicably placed low walls to crouch behind...
This really does not need to exist.
This really does not need to exist.
Piku_Ringo
Banned
Don't insult the Max Payne franchise by calling that shit movie and this shithead by that name.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
? You think Holland is more appealing to women than say... Chris Evans or Ryan Reynolds... or any one of a number of older, better suited male actors? I don’t see Holland appealing to the male audience, either. Not in an Indiana Jones type role like this one.
I honestly think Sony only greenlit this as a vehicle for Holland, because they don’t get Uncharted’s actual appeal - which is, again, modern Indy.
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Salmon Snake
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Yeah I can't stand them either, except the first Silent Hill movie was okay.
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Punished Miku
Member
Yep. Younger women are obsessed with him. He's not cast to appeal to men. Most actors aren't. Just look at Thor in the comics versus the movie. Hemsworth treads that line perfectly though, and is 100% for women, but doesn't alienate men.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Hemsworth would have been an excellent bit of casting for Nate, to be honest.
As far as men are concerned, they would definitely have liked a (perceived) fully grown adult male playing Nate. Drake is the kind of character men want to identify with - completely impossible when played by such a youthful looking boy. They've shot themselves in the foot with this one. It's going to tank. And its such a shame, because Uncharted stories are a piece of piss to recreate, but the casting has to be spot on for it to work. Half of the game's popularity is how damn good Nolan North is, married with the character design.
The first game did have a good story, it was basically the Movie: Romancing The Stone.
Punished Miku
Member
Yep, anyone that can steal scenes from Alec Baldwin, DiCaprio and more is really good when given a movie that plays to his strengths (Uncharted wont).
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CRAIG667
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I can't see any reason someone would go their whole life getting mixed up between 'phantom' and 'fathom'
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Tripolygon
Banned
He does look the part especially when compared to Sully in Uncharted 4. Question is can he do a great job playing the character.
mikefrails
Banned
Listen, the movie and gaming gods gave us a half decent Sonic movie at the cost of every gaming movie for the next 10-15 years. We asked for this.
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StreetsofBeige
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They hiring Marky Mark as Sully or to promote Movember?