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Director David O. Russell (THREE KINGS, THE FIGHTER) has been tapped to helm the big screen adaptation of UNCHARTED (directing and writing the screenplay), the popular Indiana Jones-like video game. But who will play the hero of the story, Nathan Drake? If you’ve ever played the game (two have been released so far), you may have already noticed that the lead character looks rather similar to FIREFLY and CASTLE hero Nathan Fillion, who has so much fanboy street cred it’s insane. When my buddy Adam Hughes first showed me UNCHARTED, I immediately said “That guy looks like Nathan Fillion.” Well it appears as if the man himself isn’t at all opposed to the idea of taking on the role of Nathan Drake. One day after the announcement of Russell directing, on October 9, none other than @NathanFillion tweeted the following:
If ever there was a Twitter campaign, let this be it. Rise, ye Browncoats. Rise, ye Castillions. RISE!
Nathan Drake in the game
“Browncoats” is of course a reference to the hardcore fans of Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY and SERENITY, and “Castillions” is referring to fans of the series CASTLE. Since then the Twitter account The_Browncoats has been actively pushing for various website to encourage the idea of Fillion playing Nathan Drake on the big screen… an idea we’re very comfortable with, and supportive of. Nathan is no stranger to the world of video games, being an avid gamer himself, and also at one point providing voices for both HALO 3 and HALO: REACH. Certain fans are also suggesting Joe Flanagan play Nathan Drake, and if you’ve ever seen his work on STARGATE: ATLANTIS, you probably know he’s pretty close to the look of Drake as well.
Now in the grand scheme of Hollywood and movie studios, what does this all mean? Absolutely nothing. Casting for UNCHARTED: DRAKE’S FORTUNE could go in just about any direction, and we wouldn’t put it above the studio to go after the biggest name they could get. But choosing someone along the line of Nathan Fillion could prove very smart. CASTLE is doing well for ABC, and the FIREFLY fandom is still incredibly strong. The guy has plenty of fans out there, and for once it would be nice to see the obvious choice for a role actually get that role. How do you feel about the idea of Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake? Let us know in the comments below!
And just for fun (in case you’ve never seen it), here’s a short video of Nolan North, the man behind the voice and motion-capture work in the UNCHARTED games.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
We want Nathan Fillion to be cast as Nathan Drake!
Yes! NATHAN FILLION is the BEST choice to play Nathan Drake! He’s got action hero written all over him, with the biceps to prove it. He’s extremely bright, clever, funny, sexy, young, hot, and devilishly handsome. And he wants this role as much as we want it for him!
It’s his turn to be the next powerful leading man on the big screen. He’s an up-and-coming A-List movie star with muscle and heat and he’s a-comin’ to take over feature films! I feel it! Grab him while you can for the Uncharted franchise. Because he’ll also make the best Indiana Jones when they re-boot those movies!!
In his campaign to be Nathan Drake, we Browncoats and Castillions firmly support our Captain Nathan Fillion!
For Hire on film Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune: Nathan Fillion, Journeyman actor. Previous experience in action film and television as leading man; Firefly, Serenity as Mal Reynolds. Sheriff Bill Pardy in the film Slither. Richard Castle on Castle. In short, the fans want Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake!!