Dan Trachtenberg’s the new man in charge
Nathan Drake’s silver screen aspirations can’t be killed by something as trivial as once-director Shawn Levy pulling out of the production. The long-awaitedUnchartedfilm has a new visionary leader, the man who was largely responsible for one of 2016’s sleeper success movies.
Dan Trachtenberg has signed on as the new director forUncharted. This will be Trachtenberg’s sophomore feature-length film, as his only other major movie credit as a director comes from10 Cloverfield Lane.
Although he may not have many big titles on his résumé, Trachtenberg has already proven his knack for storytelling. He expertly paced out10 Cloverfield Lane‘s claustrophobic paranoia, turning it into a film that leaves the viewer every bit as trapped as the protagonists. It remains to be seen if he can perform the same tricks with an expansive action thriller likeUncharted.
This development doesn’t signal an imminent start to production forUncharted, though. Nathan Drake actor Tom Holland has a summer press tour forSpider-Man: Far From Hometo tend to, and Sony hasn’t yet figured out the dates he’ll be available.Spider-Manis obviously the bigger priority in this situation. But, if everything goes well,Unchartedmight enter production before the end of the year.
