Nolan North told Chris Pine he'd be the perfect star for an Uncharted movie

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The fabled Uncharted movie tells the story of a younger Nathan Drake played by Tom Holland, but if another adaptation were to adapt the video game series more directly, Nolan North wants Chris Pine to lead the cast.

Speaking to Fandom, North added that he's spoken to Pine directly, encouraging him to consider taking on the role of Nathan Drake should the opportunity arise.

"I actually got to watch Chris Pine work [on the set of Star Trek: Into Darkness] ... and finally one time in the makeup trailer I said, 'Hey, if a script called Uncharted ever comes across your agent's desk, you should take a good hard look at it, because I think you'd be the perfect character for it.'"

North then clarified that he considers a direct film adaptation of the Uncharted series' story redundant, pointing to the games' cinematic qualities. "Uncharted is a movie, and you're the star of that movie," he argued. "If they were doing a 1:1 [adaptation], Chris Pine's got the every-man quality, the charm, the humor."

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