Nathan Fillion's 'Uncharted' Fan Film Proves He’s the Best Choice to Play Nathan Drake

Nathan Fillion's 'Uncharted' Fan Film Proves He’s the Best Choice to Play Nathan Drake

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Uncharted games are great. Nathan Drake is a loveable rogue who talks, fights, and shoots his way out of trouble. There’s always a treasure, interpersonal drama, and criminal bad guys overcome by a supernatural threat in the third act. They’re also incredibly cinematic and should lend themselves to easy big-screen adaptation. Despite Hollywood’s enthusiasm, it’s never been able to get the project off the ground.

While the big studios were dragging their heels, Nathan Fillion, an actor you might know from a little show called Firefly, went ahead and just made a damn Uncharted fan film starring himself as Nathan Drake, and it’s excellent. Short of Nolan North—Drake’s video game voice actor—no other actor could capture the easy charm, glib grace, and lucky action of Drake, save a young Harrison Ford. But we’ve already seen those movies.