Sony has announced that director David O. Russell has signed on to make an Uncharted movie.<\/p>\n
The director’s name can be found adorning the credits for the likes of I ♥ Huckabees and Three Kings, as well as lesser know indie projects Flirting with Disaster and Spanking the Monkey.<\/p>\n
Russell was previously in negotiations to do the film, but ended up turning it down so that he could make a film adaptation of the 2009 novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Russell pulled out, however, when he learned that Natalie Portman would not be staring in the movie.<\/p>\n
Russell will not only direct the Uncharted movie, but according to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, he will also write the script.<\/p>\n “David is a tremendous choice to take on this film,” said Matt Tolmach, co-president of Sony-owned Columbia Pictures. “He’s equally adept at combining all the classic elements involved in this property: great character development, strong comedy, and amazing action sequences. He has a brilliant vision for this material and we know he will bring his original, unique voice to this adaptation.”<\/p>\n