Summary

Mark Wahlberg is returning as Sully forUncharted 2 , and the video game subsequence breaks a surprising seven - year streak for the doer . Wahlberg spent many years trying to make anUnchartedvideo biz movie where he would asterisk as Nathan Drake , but the long ontogeny led to him switching roles as Tom Holland pace into the lead . Once the first movie eventually come in 2022 , it promptly became a monolithic box bureau strike , allowing Sony to denote thatUncharted 2is fall out . Details on the subsequence ’s chronicle are still under wrapping , but Wahlberg has reassert his Sully is coming back .

Uncharted 2represents a rather important movie in Mark Wahlberg ’s career . The first movie ’s success all but insure that he would render , especially sinceUncharted ’s endingfinally fancy him mutant Sully ’s signature mustache . However , the actor also suggest at his potential retirement , drawing head about whetherSully would need to be recastif Wahlberg did not come back . Those concerns are start with Mark Wahlberg definitively factoring intoUncharted 2 ’s plans . It also means the picture show will be responsible for soften what is presently a seven - year streak .

After Uncharted ’s mixed response , Mark Wahlberg ’s update on the sequel already proves that Uncharted 2 will attempt to repair one key return .

Mark Walhberg as Sully in Uncharted next to Sully wearing a tuxedo in Uncharted 4

Uncharted 2 Will Be Mark Wahlberg’s First Sequel Since 2017

He Had Two Sequels The Same Year

It is somewhat surprising to note that Mark Wahlberg has not been in any sequel since 2017 . The year saw himplay the lead role in two sequels , Daddy ’s Home 2andTransformers : The Last Knight . Neither movie was well - received by critics or audiences , while box office receipts omit for both installments equate to the anterior debut in the several franchise . Wahlberg has spend the years since the two dashing hopes starring in a mixture of small moving-picture show and potential franchise starters . However , Uncharted 2will be his first continuation since 2017 when it releases .

Although Mark Wahlberg was part of several franchises beforeUncharted , all of them wrapped up by the time the video biz adaptation came . Uncharted 2is only Mark Wahlberg ’s fourth sequelof his entire career . Ted 2was his first in 2015 , and then he double down on franchises in 2017 withDaddy ’s HomeandTransformers . After ask a break from these other franchise , Uncharted 2is an opportunity for Mark Wahlberg to make another subsequence at last . It ’s a seven - year gap decent now , but it could extend to eight or nine year by the time the continuation hits theaters .

Mark Wahlberg ’s Transformers enfranchisement debut in transformer : Age of Extinction is a sequel to the original trilogy , but it was the first entry of a relaunch for the franchise star him .

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Uncharted 2 Can Break Mark Wahlberg’s Sequel Slump

His Sequels Have Never Hit

It ’s unknown how intentional Mark Wahlberg ’s sequel gap was , butUncharted 2could be the successful sequel he ’s been look for for . All ofWahlberg ’s previous sequels have received harsh reviewsand did not do as well at the box part . This can be seen through the loge office total and Rotten Tomatoes scores for each of the thespian ’s anterior sequels .

Mark Wahlberg Sequels

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Previous Film ’s RT Scores

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Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan from Uncharted

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Previous Film ’s Box Office

Ted 2

44 % Critics / 50 % consultation

Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan in Uncharted pointing a pistol offscreen

68 % critic / 73 % Audience

$ 215.9 Million

$ 549.4 Million

Uncharted 2

Transformers : The Last Knight

16 % critic / 43 % Audience

18 % Critics / 50 % Audience

$ 605.4 Million

$ 1.1 Billion

Daddy ’s Home 2

30 % Critics / 49 % Audience

21 % Critics / 51 % Audience

$ 180.6 Million

$ 242.8 Million

If there was ever a sequel that could help Mark Wahlberg ’s curse , Uncharted 2should be it . There is room for the sequel to have a much stronger vital reaction afterUncharted ’s 40 % Rotten Tomatoes scotch , even if the 90 % consultation score will be tougher to vanquish . Meanwhile , the $ 407 million loge office performance could be top with more action , bigger Colorado - star , and more friendly release conditions . That should makeUncharted 2a great option for Mark Wahlberg to break his sequel drought .