Sorry, Firefly fans – Nathan Fillion won't be playing Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted film.

Bostonian Mark Wahlberg will be taking the reigns, the actor confirmed Wednesday in an interview with MTV. Director David O. Russell has already started writing the script and they hope to start shooting next year, Wahlberg said.

"David is one of the best writer/directors I've ever worked with," Wahlberg said. "The idea that he has is just insane. So hopefully we'll be making that movie this summer."

Wahlberg added that he and Russell have been in touch with Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro about parts in the film. De Niro could play Nathan Drake's father while Pesci plays his uncle – two characters that have yet to appear in the Uncharted games.

Wahlberg has some experience with videogame movies. In 2008, he starred in an adaptation of Max Payne that was critically panned. His most recent picture, upcoming biographical sports film The Fighter, is also directed by Russell.

The Uncharted film, based on the Naughty Dog-developed game series for PlayStation 3, was announced in 2009 but hasn't progressed much since then. It's good to hear that the movie is actually happening, even if Wahlberg isn't exactly our first choice to play the lead.

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