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The actors who form thecast of theUnchartedmovieare generally much younger than their secret plan counterpart , but the dynamics between them all are largely the same . However , there ’s a character who is n’t introduced in the plot series until 2016’sUncharted 4 : A Thief ’s Endwho has already made his debut in the movie universe . While it makes common sense for Sony to include the figure in question much rather in the movies , a big alteration means his reunification with Tom Holland ’s Nathan Drake will miss the gravitas it had in the games .

Tom Holland ’s Uncharted explores avarice and trueness , but what does the Uncharted ending mean , and how does it set up more of Nathan Drake ’s story ?

Nathan Drake Thought His Brother Was Dead In The Uncharted Games

Holland’s Drake doesn’t hold the same belief in the Uncharted movie

In the Naughty Dog biz serial , Nathan Drake does n’t mention his sometime blood brother Sam until the fourth installment . WhenUncharted 4 : Thief ’s Endwas released , the studio apartment retroactively devote Nathan a brother who the story ’s hoagie thought had die during a prison escape . In the 2022 flick adaption , Nathan is n’t just aware his brother is alive but has been receiving postcards from him the entire time .

Samuel Drake is played by Troy Baker inUncharted 4 : A stealer ’s ending , the same actor who played Joel Miller in bothThe Last of Usgames .

TheUnchartedmovie was right to include Sam Drake as soon as they did , as his randomly appear in the games without ever being mentioned , while surprising , was a little unrealistic . introduce Sam to the audience as part of Nathan ’s origin write up yield the unseasoned Drake an interesting and believable reason regarding why he wants to explore the world . However , not having Holland ’s Drake thinking his blood brother was dead was a misguided additionto the adaptation .

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The Uncharted Movie Changes The Backstory Of Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake

The movie’s Nathan Drake has never been to prison

The movie let in a flashback to the puerility of the Drake brothers , which is largely coherent with the same sequence in the fourthUnchartedgame , butUncharted ’s post - credits scenesshow Sam in prison house alone . InA Thief ’s End , Nathan and Sam escape prison house together , only for Sam to seemingly diminish to his last when the brothers are so close to success . Before their reunion , this dramatic moment was the last time Nathan laid eyes on Sam , making it a core memory for the game series ' agonist .

Although it ’s potential the prison escape scene could make it intoUncharted 2 , affect Sam ’s death at that point would be a petty inert .

In theUnchartedmovie , Sam impart Nathan behind in the orphans' asylum after adjudge , " I ’ll occur back for you , Nate . I promise . " Fifteen years go by without Sam fulfilling his promise , but he does keep in jot . This retcons a big part of Nathan ’s history , as his life experience by the clock time of the movie is much less than that of his game twin . Althoughit ’s potential the prison house safety valve scene could make it intoUncharted 2 , feigning Sam ’s death at that item would be a fiddling inert .

Nathan Drake in the games in front of Nathan and Sully in the movie

The Uncharted Movies Game Changes Reduce The Impact Of Nathan’s Big Reunion

The Uncharted movie has already ruined Sam’s big reveal

While Holland ’s Drake does n’t eff his comrade is incarcerated , the audience notice out about Sam ’s creation long before those who played the original game . So , even when Nathan ’s fraternal movie reunification inevitably takes station , it wo n’t be as effective . In the games , it ’s been fifteen yr since the prison interruption , and Nathan is roughly 50 years honest-to-god . In theUnchartedmovie , while it ’s still been 15 years since they last encounter , Nathan does n’t conceive Sam is drained , and he ’s also had a much less storied adventuring calling . Holland ’s Drake is in his mid - twenties , so Sam has also missed much less .

Although Uncharted did well at the box office , a sequel could present the probability to delve further into the source textile of the games .

When the Drake brothers meet again in the moving-picture show enfranchisement , the scene will still be rewarding , but it wo n’t hail tight to the reveal inA Thief ’s End . Everything from their origin , divvy up history , and age all contributed to the emotion of the cutscene in the biz . In addition , the Nathan Drake in the game is an established character by that point , so see out such a surprising objet d’art of info that precede the first game is thrilling . Holland ’s Drake is just one movie in . As such , it ’s more difficult to be too invest in his character ’s truncatedUnchartedpast .

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Unchartedcan be stream on Hulu , butUncharted2hasn’t yet been confirm .

Uncharted is a prequel to the telecasting games it takes its inspiration from , bring home the bacon backstory into Nathan Drake and how he crossed path with Victor " Sully " Sullivan , who becomes a Quaker and mentor .

A custom image of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie against the backdrop of a screenshot from the Uncharted 4 game

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Uncharted is a prequel to the video games it takes its inspiration from, providing backstory into Nathan Drake and how he crossed paths with Victor “Sully” Sullivan, who becomes a friend and mentor.