Sony Pictures confirms 'Uncharted 2' sequel

We can now consider it official. Sony Pictures has confirmed that the sequel is in development Uncharted 2.

Studio executive Steven O'Dell announced the news during Sony's presentation at the 2024 CineEurope show, listing the sequel to the video game adaptation Uncharted as one of the studio's next projects (via Variety).

A continuation of Uncharted It's been under discussion for a while, but this is the first time Sony has acknowledged it's happening. The return of Tom Holland y Mark Wahlberg as Nathan Drake and Victor “Sully” Sullivan, respectively.

The first film struck gold with a worldwide box office of $139 million on opening weekend in 2022, prompting Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman to call Uncharted “a new hit film franchise.” to the company”. By 2023, Charles Roven, another Sony executive, revealed that he is interested in making another installment of Unchartedwhich will continue the adventures of Nathan Drake and Sully.

More recently, this past February, Wahlberg revealed that Uncharted 2 had the script written and ready. In the same instance, the actor reported having received a call from Sony Pictures to let him know to start growing his mustache.

In Uncharted, Nathan Drake (Holland) is recruited by treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Wahlberg) to find a coveted fortune.

The film, which in this market was titled Uncharted: Off the Mapwas conceived as a prequel to the timeline known in video games, hence Holland was cast as Nathan, whom we see on his way to becoming the well-known treasure hunter, alongside Sully.

The post-credits scene of the 2022 feature film left the door open for future installments. It is in it where Wahlberg appears with a mustache, suggesting that the next film would take place in another time period.

Uncharted (2022) became a success among the public and commercially, with 90% approval from the audience on RT, and a global box office of $407 million dollars, although critics were not convinced with the film and It posted a 40% approval rating on the same specialized site.

The popular Sony PlayStation saga debuted in 2007, following the adventures of Nathan Drake. The inspiration to conceive this story as a prequel comes from a sequence of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, which follows the young thief during his first meeting with who would become his mentor, Victor Sullivan, aka Sully (Wahlberg). The game was acclaimed by critics and obtained outstanding scores that classified it as “a masterpiece.” the saga has sold more than 41 million copies to date.