Nathan Drake Channels Nathan Fillion in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
1UP posted this video on Game Videos several days ago, yet somehow it wasn’t until this morning, while watching the latest episode of CoOp, that I came across it. Maybe that’s because I don’t own a PlayStation 3 — and not because I don’t want to, but because like most writers I am dirt poor. But I am a huge fan of Naughty Dog Studios, and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is the easily the game I am most excited to play when I finally do pick up a PS3. So it’s no surprise that the recent string of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves media is of particular interest to me. I’ve been gobbling up all I can, and after watching this trailer let me tell you:
This game looks amazing.
Uncharted is probably the closest I’ll ever come to playing as Malcolm Reynolds in a video game, mostly due to how much the protagonist, Nathan Drake (voiced by Nolan North), manages to channel the essence of Nathan Fillion as Malcolm Reynolds. What’s more, Greg Edmonson — the man responsible for the music from Firefly — scored Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, which really helps complete the whole Firefly vibe. All that’s missing is an insect/bird-shaped spaceship and Summer Glau going “monkey shit at the wrong word.”
My unhealthy love for Firefly/Serenity aside, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves boasts slick animation, great voice acting, and diverse gameplay — all of which are evident in this trailer. In less than six minutes, we see Nathan Drake engage in bone-shattering hand-to-hand combat, explosive firefights, and acrophobia-inducing exploration.
Yeah, I’ll be splurging for a PlayStation 3 in time to play this game.
This trailer makes me want to play this game. And I don’t usually play things with guns or without rainbows.
We want Nathan Fillion to be cast as Nathan Drake!
Yes! NATHAN FILLION is the BEST choice to play Nathan Drake! He’s got action hero written all over him, with the biceps to prove it. He’s extremely bright, clever, funny, sexy, young, hot, and devilishly handsome. And he wants this role as much as we want it for him!
It’s his turn to be the next powerful leading man on the big screen. He’s an up-and-coming A-List movie star with muscle and heat and he’s a-comin’ to take over feature films! I feel it! Grab him while you can for the Uncharted franchise. Because he’ll also make the best Indiana Jones when they re-boot those movies!!
In his campaign to be Nathan Drake, we Browncoats and Castillions firmly support our Captain Nathan Fillion!
For Hire on film Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune: Nathan Fillion, Journeyman actor. Previous experience in action film and television as leading man; Firefly, Serenity as Mal Reynolds. Sheriff Bill Pardy in the film Slither. Richard Castle on Castle. In short, the fans want Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake!!