It seems that the adaptation of the video game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is on fire in the media. After David O. Russel's (The Fighter) statement that said he would like to have Amy Adams (Junebug) or Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation) to play Helena, the female lead in the movie, the project gained something that changed his classification from RUMOUR to IT CAN BE DONE.
In the Oscars, Mark Wahlberg (The Departed), the actor who's set to play Nathan Drake, the male lead, said that Eva Mendes (The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans) and Scarlett Johansson are both under consideration to play Helena. Well... Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson or Eva Mendes? It's not easy to choose... Let's see all them:
Amy Adams - She's 36, which may be her biggest problem, in the way that when the movie will be filming, she will have 37 or even 38 and she may not look THAT SEXY. Plus, in spite of being a 3 times Oscar-nominee actress (Junebug, Doubt and The Fighter), Adams is not seen as a "movie atraction" in the way that her name isn't able to bring a lot of people to the theatres, specially the younger audiences.
Eva Mendes - Mendes may suffer from the same biggest problem of Amy Adams: the age. Eva Mendes is also 36 at the moment, which means she may be a little old for the role of sexy chick in Uncharted. There another thing: Mendes isn't a critically acclaimed actress and her best movie are only a couple of above average action movies, which means a lot if they are hiring her, or maybe it doesn't mean nothing... Anyway, Mendes isn't a safe choice for the role.
Scarlett Johansson - Scarlett is only 26 and she's one of the sexiest actresses on Earth and people love her. The age issue isn't a problem for Miss Johansson and she's seen as a serious actress with a big couple of very good movies under her belt. In Iron Man 2, she showed she can do action, she's a profitable actress (specially if you look at her 2 last movies) and she's loved by the majority of critics. Plus, Scarlett has some physical similarities with the video game character...
In the Oscars, Mark Wahlberg (The Departed), the actor who's set to play Nathan Drake, the male lead, said that Eva Mendes (The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans) and Scarlett Johansson are both under consideration to play Helena. Well... Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson or Eva Mendes? It's not easy to choose... Let's see all them:
Amy Adams - She's 36, which may be her biggest problem, in the way that when the movie will be filming, she will have 37 or even 38 and she may not look THAT SEXY. Plus, in spite of being a 3 times Oscar-nominee actress (Junebug, Doubt and The Fighter), Adams is not seen as a "movie atraction" in the way that her name isn't able to bring a lot of people to the theatres, specially the younger audiences.
Eva Mendes - Mendes may suffer from the same biggest problem of Amy Adams: the age. Eva Mendes is also 36 at the moment, which means she may be a little old for the role of sexy chick in Uncharted. There another thing: Mendes isn't a critically acclaimed actress and her best movie are only a couple of above average action movies, which means a lot if they are hiring her, or maybe it doesn't mean nothing... Anyway, Mendes isn't a safe choice for the role.
Scarlett Johansson - Scarlett is only 26 and she's one of the sexiest actresses on Earth and people love her. The age issue isn't a problem for Miss Johansson and she's seen as a serious actress with a big couple of very good movies under her belt. In Iron Man 2, she showed she can do action, she's a profitable actress (specially if you look at her 2 last movies) and she's loved by the majority of critics. Plus, Scarlett has some physical similarities with the video game character...
So, which seems to be the "safest" choice to play Elena? Who will look beautiful in a potencial All-Star cast composed by Mark Wahlberg, Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver) and Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) and being directed by David O. Russell?(DeNiro and Pesci seem to be ONLY rumoured for this project, but it seems that there's no official NO)
I think Scarlett Johansson fits well between these men... but she can thank God for Amy Adams being 10 years older than her, in spite of being a good choice in my opinion.
I think Scarlett Johansson fits well between these men... but she can thank God for Amy Adams being 10 years older than her, in spite of being a good choice in my opinion.
The adaptation of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune will be directed and written by David O. Russell and it is set to have a 2013 release. Remember that David O. Russell never had a movie under 60% in Rotten Tomatoes and that he is an Academy Award nominee director for The Fighter.
This project seems quite interesting and promising... I'll keep an eye on it!
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