Victorian-era zombies are out and exotic fortune hunting is back in for director David O. Russell, as Sony has announced they’ve signed Russel to helm their Uncharted film adaptation after all.
Russell, you may recall, was originally in negotiations to direct the project, but decided not to commit so he could direct an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies instead. But when Natalie Portman, who was intended to star in that adaptation, had to drop out due to scheduling reasons, Russell quit the project as well, apparently allowing him to return to Uncharted.
Of particular note is that, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Russell will both direct and write the Uncharted movie. Since an earlier draft of the script was written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (with previous writing credits including Sahara, A Sound of Thunder, and Dylan Dog: Dead of Night), confirmation that Russell will also do a rewrite could, to be a little uncharitable, be considered particularly good news.
