It's a new day, fanboys, as there's a new writer-director coming aboard Sony's Uncharted

Variety reports that Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist) is stepping in for the previous writer-director, David O. Russell , who dropped out in May."Burger landed the offer after the studio and producers Avi Arad, Ari Arad, Charles Roven and Alex Gartner sparked to his new take on the pic, which Sony will now move forward with," according to the trade.

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Variety says it's unclear on whether or not Mark Wahlberg is still interested in playing Nathan Drake -- he was going to reteam with his frequent collaborator Russell until the latter exited over creative differences -- but how much do you wanna bet that Burger's Limitless star Bradley Cooper will become the new front runner?