“Uncharted” movie finally arrives
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Uncharted, based on the popular video game series, is finally hitting cinemas after a 14-year production process plagued by delays

Premise: Nathan Drake and his mentor Sully go up against ruthless treasure hunter, Moncada (Antonio Banderas, below) in search for lost fortune in gold from voyages of Ferdinand Magellan, 1480-1521

Series creator Amy Hennig (left)

   
TIMELINE
2008: Work begins on movie, after success of first game
2010-20: Half-a-dozen directors sign on but later exit project. Many script rewrites
2010: Mark Wahlberg tipped to play Nathan Drake
2014: Wahlberg exits
2017: Tom Holland (left) cast as Drake
2019: Wahlberg (inset left) returns to play sidekick Sully
2020: Ruben Fleischer directs filming in Berlin, but production is hit by Covid-19 shutdowns
Feb 10, 2022: Movie opens

UNCHARTED GAMES (main canon) 
Year Title      Format Sales
2007 Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune  PS3 4m+
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves  PS3 7m+
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception PS3 6m+
2011 Uncharted: Golden Abyss  PS Vita 0.5m+ 
2015 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection*  PS4 5m+
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End PS4 15m+ 
2017 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy†  PS4 1m+
2022 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection‡  PS5/PC n/a

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*Remastered versions of Uncharted 1,2 and 3. †Standalone expansion for Uncharted 4. ‡Remastered version of Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy Sources: Sony Pictures, Naughty Dog, Wikipedia Pictures: Sony, Creative Commons © GRAPHIC NEWS