Sony Pictures decides to stop pre-production and shooting plans for the film for six weeks. It will be then when they rethink when to start
Sony Pictures has decided to pause production of the Uncharted-based film because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Asian giant, aware of the severity of the pandemic, will extend for a period of six weeks its plan to start filming the film, which was to begin filming in Berlin this April.
Executives involved in company decision-making believe that, at this time, the safety of all parties involved should be put ahead of everything; despite the fact that this implies the —th — delay of the film.
The information, advanced by Variety, does not venture to point to the release date of this film adaptation of the Naughty Dog saga, which remains at the moment on March 5, 2021. Not surprisingly, it will be Sony Pictures who maintains or modify this position in the calendar.
Although everything seemed to be on track for the Uncharted film to materialize with Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Tati Gabrielle, Sophia Ali and Ruben Fleischer, a new impediment is undesirably presented in the reimagination of Nathan Drake's adventures in the seventh art.
Naughty Dog Beyond Video Games: The Last of Us Series
Naughty Dog has been in the news recently for confirmation of The Last of Us series. In this case, it will be the British network HBO who will take charge of its adaptation with Craig Mazin, creator of the Chernobyl series, in the role of showrunner; although it will have Evan Wells, president of Naughty Dog, and Neil Druckmann, creative director of The Last of Us Part II, in the creative work. There is no estimated date for the premiere of said series, but it was indicated that it will do so "soon".
If all goes well, The Last of Us Part II will be released this May 29 exclusively for PlayStation 4; one of the most important productions of Sony now that the console faces its final stretch of life. It will then be PS5 who takes center stage in late 2020. Regarding the Uncharted saga, Naughty Dog has left the doors open to new episodes in the future.
