Uncharted Nathan Fillion Should Have Been Cast As Sully

Uncharted: Nathan Fillion Should Have Been Cast As Sully

Nathan Fillion was a long-time fan favorite to play Nathan Drake, but he also would have been a great casting for Sully in the Uncharted movie.

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Uncharted Nathan Fillion Should Have Been Cast As Sully

The Uncharted movie’s first trailer offers a much closer look at Mark Wahlberg’s Victor “Sully” Sullivan, but it’s a role that would actually have been perfect for Nathan Fillion. Since the rise of the Uncharted franchise in the ’00s, Fillion was always a clear fan favorite to play protagonist Nathan Drake in any potential adaptation. The reason why is abundantly clear to fans of the game – Fillion not only looks uncannily like the treasure-hunting protagonist, but he also perfectly embodies the character’s snarky charm and quick-witted goofiness.

When it was confirmed that the Uncharted movie is a prequel to the games and Tom Holland was officially cast in the role of Nathan Drake, it quashed any hopes of the fantasy casting of Fillion. It was also announced that Mark Wahlberg would be starring alongside Holland as Drake’s mentor and best friend Victor Sullivan. Casting two Hollywood megastars to lead the adaptation is undoubtedly a smart move, as the pair offer a great deal of box office appeal, but those who spent over a decade hoping for Fillion to appear in an Uncharted adaptation still understandably felt let down.

The casting of Sully could have perhaps been better handled though. From the trailer, it’s already clear that the Uncharted movie will retcon some of the games’ timeline (not to mention that Wahlberg’s Sully doesn’t even have a mustache), so the film could have gone in another direction for the casting of Drake’s mentor. That is to say, they could have cast Fillion in the role as a nod to the fans who had always hoped to see the actor in an Uncharted movie.

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Uncharted Nathan Fillion Should Have Been Cast As Sully

Obviously, Victor Sullivan and Nathan Drake are two very different characters, but the latter models himself on the former, who acts as a sort of father figure to the younger treasure hunter. While the character of Drake was perfect for a younger Fillion, playing Sully is still well within the actor’s wheelhouse. Given Uncharted’s status as a prequel and that Holland’s Nathan Drake is younger than the video game character, Fillion is around the perfect age to play a younger Sully, which would have been a nice way for Sony to acknowledge the love that fans have for the actor.

While it’s clear that Fillion wouldn’t have worked as Drake in the Uncharted movie that the studio opted to make, the campaign for the actor to be cast in the role was so persistent and widespread that his casting in the film would have further piqued the interest of long-time fans. The hypothetical casting of Fillion as Sully would not only accommodate Holland’s Drake and subvert fans’ expectations, but it could have served as a theoretical passing of the torch, with Fillion – who played Drake in a popular 2018 Uncharted fan film – acting as a mentor to the prequel’s younger version. It wouldn’t have been exactly what some fans were hoping for, but it certainly would have shown reverence to their unwavering support for an Uncharted movie.

Of course, there are always more considerations when casting a film than simply giving the fans what they want. Fillion’s casting in an Uncharted film has been championed for so long that it would likely have been seen as too predictable, and despite early backlash over the eventual casting of Holland and Wahlberg, Uncharted’s full trailer has got fans excited for the upcoming film. The simple fact is: Nathan Fillion was never cast as Drake, but having him appear in Uncharted as Sully still could have been a nice way for Sony to acknowledge the fantasy casting.

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