Fans had something to be happy about when Sony Pictures announced that David O. Russell would be leaving the Uncharted movie adaptation and that Limitless director Neil Burger would be taking his place instead. Though David O. Russell is a talented director, it seems that his take on the game would leave no correlation between the two, outside of the same title and a witty character named Nathan Drake. Now with Neil Burger onboard, the director has started to speak about his vision of the movie.

 We’re re-writing the script from scratch, and I’m just jumping into that literally right now, about to close the deal and leap off. Until the screenplay is written you never know who’s going to be acting in it or not. But there are a lot of good actors out there who even look like Nathan Drake and who could do it. 

This means that Neil and the folks at Sony Pictures are back to square one with the project and throwing away the family plot elements that Mr. Russell wanted to introduce. Chances are that Mark Walhberg, who was previously attached to star as the film hero Nathan Drake, will probably be out as well. Many rumors are indicating towards Limitless, A-Team, and Hangover actor Bradley Cooper as the new leading man, though there is no real substance to go off of.

 Mainly we’re beginning from scratch and going back to the videogame… It’s really one of the most cinematic videogames, and one that has really developed characters. So, you know, there’s a lot of cool, really intense things that, if they work for the film’s story, I want to use them. 

[Via SlashFilm]