If you haven't read already, Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) is hinted to be playing Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie. In an interview with Nolan North in the UK PlayStation Magazine he said this:
“Jackman is who I’d like to see. I think the producers would like to see Jackman too, because he has that tough guy exterior, but [...] there’s also a lot going on behind his eyes. A lot of emotion and sensitivity on that brusque exterior, and he has great comic timing. He’s a phenomenal actor. I just hope I get a part on the movie so I can work with Hugh.”
However Nolan also commented on his will to be Drake in the movie as well stating :
“I would love to do the movie, obviously I’d love to do it as Nathan Drake [...] but I’ve done film and television and I understand the reality of the business.”
He then went on to say he just plain hopes to get a part in the movie at all. To be honest Hollywood does suck in certain ways because of the "reality of the business." Nothing against Hugh Jackman, he is one of my favorite actors, but is it the right choice? On the positive side you will get a solid performance for sure and obvioulsy draw in all his fans immidiatly and have massive press coverage for that very reason.
On the other hand your going to be paying him a ton of money, have higher hopes of the movie being good, and not a whole lot of originality. Let alone if you put in Nolan North, your bringing in new talent to the industry and by all means he could blow us away as he loves the franchise as is. Your more closely related to the game as he will sound the same, and he even did the animation acting in the game. Lets not forget he is supposed to be younger and have a softer voice.
I guess if they can pay Nicholas Cage to do three National Treasure movies, they can afford Hugh Jackman. With that being said I want to see Nolan North take the roll, give the man a chance. If that doesn't happen then I'll be more than excited to hear Hugh Jackman taking the roll. Its alot better than some of the rumors floating around recently...
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