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DeNiro, Pesci Reunion for Movie Made from Video Game

DeNiro, Pesci Reunion for Movie Made from Video Game

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Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci may finally be reuniting.

There’s a plan afoot for them to co-star in “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.”

David O. Russell–who’s just about to release “The Fighter”–has been developing a film from the popular video game.

Russell also may have Mark Wahlberg on board for the Columbia Pictures film.

Right now, the script is being composed from scratch. Word is the actual video game didn’t have much there aside from a concept and a name.

Russell didn’t fork over any plot points at last night’s premiere of “The Fighter.” But sources say the story will have something to do with antiquities dealers in New York.

DeNiro and Pesci famously teamed up in five movies: GoodFellas, Casino, Once Upon a Time in America, A Bronx Tale, and Raging Bull.

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.

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37 Comments

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  2. Simon Stewart

    I will watch this movie if Nathan Fillion is cast as Nathan Drake. Without this casting, I will neither go to the cinema nor buy the BD.

  3. Sam

    Nathan Fillion should be in this movie. Period

  4. Emily

    Nathan Fillion should get the part. I feel like Wahlberg is getting the part handed to him because he has a bigger name. The thing is that this movie should be marketed towards the gamers who have already spent a ton of money on the games, they are the people who would go see this movie. It also has the potential to reach mass audiences, as the storyline is reminiscent of the old Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider Plots. Nathan has been gunning for the role, getting fans to even come to his aid. An actor who wants a role that badly should at least be considered, and Nathan has proven he has the acting chops for the role. Nathan already has a large fanbase that most likely has also played the game. The right choice is obvious, but obviously the director is going for big name draws over trying to create a new, unique action hero and franchise as Naughty Dog did with the Uncharted Games. In my opinion, things are no looking that great for the Uncharted movie. Also…. why do we even NEED a movie of this? Playing the games is like playing interactive movies, they’re brilliant. This is further proof that I should give up all faith in hollywood’s creativity.

  5. xsesh

    we want Nathan Filloin to play Drake Wahlberg wouldn’t fit in that part

  6. Matt

    Personally I think Nathan Fillion should play Nathan Drake. First and foremost he kinda looks like him, second he is a great actor, third he sounds uncannily like him, and fourth the character was loosely based off one his most famous and loved characters, Malcolm Reynolds. It’s not like he is not experienced or not well known. He has been the starring role in many movies and shows along with big names actors like Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass.

  7. Bryce

    How about Nathan Fillion and not marky mark.

  8. Kashable

    Plzzzzzzzzz NATHAN FILLION is the only person who would make me go watch this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. wil

    Nathan Fillon for Nathan Drake!!!

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  22. Kcat10

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    We Browncoats & Castillions are obeying @NathanFillion’s Mission Directive: Campaign for him to be Nathan Drake!

    Here is Nathan’s tweet: “If ever there was a Twitter campaign, let this be it. Rise, ye Browncoats. Rise, ye Castillions. RISE! http://j.mp/aEGe79

    Let him see that we have RISEN!

    Please write your desires in on each of the sites gathered here for you. Let’s do everything in our power to help Nathan Fillion become the A-list leading man movie star he deserves to be! We all want to make very sure he is spared any more pain in his career such as he, and we, suffered with the demise of Firefly and Serenity. Let’s steadfastly support him with our collective might, mind and strength. Show our Captain how beloved he truly is. We are Browncoats and Castillions. We have the power to put our Big Damn Hero up where he belongs, and keep him there. Thank you, and God bless you all for everything you do to help him.

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    Yes! NATHAN FILLION is the BEST choice to play Nathan Drake! He’s got action hero written all over him, with the biceps to prove it. He’s extremely handsome, bright, clever, sexy, hot, young and devilishly funny. And he wants this role as much as we want it for him!

    It’s his turn to be the next powerful leading man on the big screen. We Browncoats and Castillions are determined to get him up where he belongs, and keep him there. He has single-handedly transformed the term “geek” into “sexgod.” He’s an up-and-coming A-list movie star with muscle and heat and he’s a-comin’ to take over feature films! I feel it! Grab him while you can for the Uncharted franchise. Because he’ll also make the best Indiana Jones when they re-boot those movies!!

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  25. Well now,

    “Word is the actual video game didn’t have much there aside from a concept and a name.”

    You obviously have nobody saying any words Roger Friedman, because Drake’s Fortune has a better script and story than most movies these days. Word is you need to do your research. That’s the WORD.

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  34. Chris

    I have to call BS on this one; It’d be too damaging to the franchise to cause confusion with actors who are much older than the current source material and identity Sony/Naughty Dog have created. Russell would be doing a disservice to fans if he were to change that very specific dynamic and may risk losing support of the very fanbase Sony is trying to attract with the movie.

    - AllThingsUNCHARTED.com

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  37. Ummm

    Maybe you guys should pick up a copy of Uncharted 1 or 2 (preferably both) – and you’ll see it has more to it then most movies nowadays.

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