In some news that should surprise no one in particular, the big screen version of Uncharted has been dropped from Sony’s release schedule according to ComingSoon.

The movie was set for release in June 30th 2017, but with only a screenwriter in place it seemed highly unlikely they’d reach that target. Joe Carnahan, who is writing the script, has said he would like to direct but is currently tied up with Bad Boys For Life with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Carnahan did tweet out though that he’s happy with how the script is progressing:

The opening scene for UNCHARTED…at least in script form, is really, REALLY GOOD. — Joe Carnahan (@carnojoe) September 2, 2016

Sony have been trying to get an Uncharted movie off the ground since 2009 when David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) was attached to direct with Mark Wahlberg, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Neil Burger (Limitless) jumped on board but eventually left the project with Seth Gordon (King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) taking over. Since then the script has been re-written by Marianne and Cormac Wibberley (Charlie’s Angels) and Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty).

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