Tom Holland struck gold when he was cast as Spider-Man, but letβs say his βPeter Tingleβ needs some work when it comes to choosing roles of the non-superhero variety.
After a string of recent missteps with projects like βChaos Walking,β βCherryβ and βThe Devil All the Time,β Holland has found himself at home with another action-heavy franchise in which heβs once again sent on a globe-trotting adventure under the tutelage of a quasi-father figure.
Sound familiar? Well, this time around heβs playing the wisecracking treasure-seeker Nathan Drake in the film adaptation of the massively popular video game series βUnchartedβ β think the physics-defying action of βTomb Raiderβ with a dash of Indiana Jones for the uninitiated.
The long-gestating project, which has been in development for over a decade, now finally has a trailer, which picks up with a young Drake long before we meet him in the video game franchise and on the hunt for a secret bounty.
Joining him is Mark Wahlberg as fellow treasure hunter and mentor Sully β notably missing the characterβs famous mustache β who was once attached to play Hollandβs part before aging out of the role and rejoining the cast back in 2019. The two join forces to pursue βthe greatest treasure never found,β which puts them in the crosshairs of a shadowy organization led by Antonio Banderas.
While the action takes place before gamers button-smashed their way through various exotic locales, a handful of moments from the trailer are lifted directly from iconic βUnchartedβ set pieces, including the clipβs final seconds that show Holland hanging precariously from a cargo plane.
The cast for the film, which is set to open in theaters Feb. 18, also includes βChilling Adventures of Sabrinaβ alum Tati Gabrielle as Braddock and βTruth or Dareβ star Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer.
Fans of the video game, which has spawned multiple sequels and spinoffs from developer Naughty Dog, naturally have a treasure trove of opinions about the trailer, with many noting some Spidey similarities.