Following news that Sony is going to create a live-action movie adaptation to the hit video game "Uncharted," a series of leaked email from the giant studio company has been posted online by WikiLeaks.
According to Game Spot the exchange of emails featured Sony Execs planning the movie adaptation.
"Chief among the changes were adjustments that dialed back the film's 'buddy movie' nature to make it more clearly 'Drake's story,'" Jonathan Kadin of Columbia Pictures said in the email adressed to Amy Pascal.
In addition, "We've added more to Elena's story with Drake so their relationship feels like the primary relationship in the story."
And while the "Uncharted" live-action movie adaptation would delve on the origin story of Nathan Drake, his love story with Elena would also be the main focus of the plot.
"It's also worth noting that the Nate and Elena relationship is a lot sexier and more fun than the Nic Cage-Diane Kruger relationship in National Treasure," an email comparing the planned "Uncharted" movie wot "National Treasure" said. "A lot more!! The romantic tension in National Treasure was pretty lame."
"National Treasure is fun no doubt, but Uncharted takes the action adventure movie to a more grounded, contemporary and visceral level, and we need to do that given what audiences have been exposed to since the National Treasure movies," he added. "So, we'll get the kids for sure, but we'll have a movie that can be strong enough--and 'cool' enough--for adults."
Furthermore, an email reportedly dated May 2014 claimed that Sony Execs are eyeing on "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth to play Nathan Drake, Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum was also mentioned.
And while there hasn't been any actors confirmed to play the lead role, Director Seth Gordon, who replaced David O. Russell, told Zap2It that he is aiming for a 2015 production.
"I think very early next year. That's the plan," he said. "That's like tomorrow, essentially, because the prep is so complicated for the movie."
He also added that the shooting locations will be "very international" and "all over the world."
"Uncharted" live-action movie has been reportedly slated for a summer 2016 release date.
