So a 15-minute Uncharted fan film starring Nathan
Fillion just dropped on the Internet a few days ago. And it’s fantastic!
Look, I’m not much of a
gamer. Thus, I’m familiar with the video game and its lead character, Nathan
Drake, only by reputation. However, I’m
a huge fan of Nathan Fillion – a funny, delightful actor with serious geek
cred. So this Uncharted short elated me.
For years, fans have been
clamoring for Nathan Fillion to portray Nathan Drake in a live-action film,
believing he’s a perfect fit for the role.
Now, I don’t have an in-depth understanding of who Nathan Drake is, but
if I’m not mistaken, he’s supposed to be a dogged, quippy, down-to-earth Indiana
Jones analogue. For whatever my perception is worth, I think that, indeed, Fillion proves the notion that he
would make a spot-on live-action Nathan Drake correct in this short film.
Actually, an
Uncharted live-action is now currently in development (development hell?). But Tom Holland – Spidey himself – is set to
play Nathan Drake. Hence, this fan film is
probably the closest thing we’ll ever get to seeing Nathan Fillion headline an
Uncharted film adaptation. Still, it would truly be amazing if this will have the same effect on Nathan Fillion’s
Uncharted hopes as the “leaked” test footage had for Ryan Reynold’s
Deadpool years ago, wherein the enthusiastic Internet response basically led to that movie getting green-lit.
Nathan Fillion was a joy to watch as
Richard Castle, who is probably the character he’ll be most remembered for by most people. But for much of geekdom, he’s more beloved for his brief stint as
Malcolm Reynolds in
Firefly. And, seriously, he thrives most in such kind of roles – the charming, badass, wisecracking action-adventure hero. This is further made apparent in this short, as Nathan Drake fits that mold. Moreover, it can be seen that he has the faculties and charisma to be a Chris Pratt if he had landed the right gigs. (On a side note, Brendan Fraser also displayed thus in
The Mummy movies. It’s unfortunate his career never exploded off it.)
As of writing, the full film is
available for free on Youtube. Hopefully,
it won’t be taken down. (Please don’t be a killjoy, Sony.)
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