The original Nathan Drake doesn't think Mark Wahlberg should play Sully in the Uncharted movie

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Nolan North has revealed that he doesn'šŸ“t see𓆉 Mark Wahlberg being a good fit for Sully in the Uncharted movie.  

North, a.k.a. the voice of Nathan Drake himself, made the comment in a recent episode of his YouTube series Retro Replay (seen below) that he's far more excited about the recently announced 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Last of Us HBO series

“I think the fact that they’re gonna make [澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:The Last of Us] a series is way better than making a movie out of anything," said North. "I think having the guy who did Chernobyl is the frigging elephant in the room that you need to get things done. I’m more excited about that – I gotta be honest – than I am about an šŸ…Uncharted movie. I love Mark Wahlberg but I don’t see him as Sully. I just don’t see that as Sully.”

Ouch. Sorry Marky Mark fans, but North reckoš’‰°ns he's a poor fit for Drake's father figure, who - admittedly - is far older in the Uncharted games than Wahlberg currently is, who was originally tapped to play the main man himself before the movie entered production hell. 

Troy Baker, who played Sam in 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, echoed Nolan's sentiments, and went even further by adding, “I don’t see [the Uncharted movie] happening aꦆt all.” 

Despite being one of the many 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²šŸ’ŸęŸ„čÆ¢:movies and TV shows delayedā™› by coronavirus, the Uncharted movie is still in production, with Tom Holland set to play a younger version of 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Naughty Dog's charismatic treasure hunter alongside Mark Wahlberg as his ladykiller mentor Sully and 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Antonio Banderas in a yet-to-be-revealed role. 

Judging by their conversation, it sounds like fan concerns about the movie are shared by the original cast, putting plenty of pressure on newly recruited director Ruben Fleischer. Here's hoping he can produce something a little better than 2018's Venom...

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