David O. Russell is working on his Oscar campaign for The Fighter right now, but that doesn’t mean that he isn’t still excited about the Uncharted movie. He gave some hints as to what he’s imaginging with the movie and it doesn’t sound too much like the game series and the tale of misfit fortune hunters for hire.
“I think if we take that family dynamic that we have in The Fighter, and put that in terms of a grander stage, with a crime family that metes out justice in the world of art and antiquities. If you’re the head of a museum, or head of state, you’ve got to deal with them, and they’re badass,” described Russell. “They’re like the Sopranos in some ways, but they have great taste, and they have a sense of justice. I would love to do that with Mark [Wahlberg], Robert De Niro, and a couple of hot women, it could be very thrilling.”
When asked about pleasing gamers, Russell responded, “I don’t think that you can please everybody, but I will tell you this – I won’t make it unless I can make a great movie. I don’t think there are too many games you can play through that make you go – ‘Well that’ll make a great movie.’ There’s not a lot of references on it, so I don’t think there’s a blueprint that says you must directly translate the game to the screen. Games are awesome because you’re playing them, so that’s just a whole other thing. I’m shooting things down and climbing over cliffs, climbing through rooms, of course you have that in an action picture, but if you don’t have the characters, and the whole world that’s really bizarre, I don’t think you have a movie that really grabs you by the throat.”
“I want the gamers to be happy. I have total respect for the game. My kid loves playing it, I love playing it, he added. I just want to create a world that takes it to another level, that’s another amazing world that’s more cinematic.”
When asked why Uncharted was the game movie for him, he responded, “Because it’s centered around a family, and I like the combination of criminals and truth. These guys they’re tough but they’re working on this crazy case, and they can’t do it without truth. I think that’s cool.”
Source: IGN
