While that lingering sense of familiarity could be attributed to the prominence of similar chase scenes throughout the Uncharted games, this particular chase is strangely similar to a rooftop scramble in Uncharted 3 starring a very young Nathan Drake. It initially feels like a pretty standard action sequence, but Uncharted fans might be left with the feeling that it all seems strangely familiar. There’s a very brief scene about midway through the Uncharted trailer that sees Nathan chase Chloe across rooftops.
Like so many of the other video game callbacks featured in the Uncharted movie trailer, it’s not entirely clear if the movie will retain all of the plot details associated with the in-game version of this scene or if it’s a simple nod to the striking visuals of the moment. Regardless, that shot is clearly taken from a nearly identical sequence in Uncharted 4 in which Nathan discovers Captain Avery’s ship. It’s such a nice shot that they used it twice: once during the actual trailer and once during that weird “preview of the preview you’re about to watch” opening that we’ve all begrudgingly accepted is a part of modern trailer culture for reasons nobody seems to understand. One of the most visually striking moments in the Uncharted movie trailer sees Nathan emerge from the water and gawk at a ship mysteriously marooned in the middle of a cave.
Regardless, it’s interesting to see how much the Uncharted movie appears to be pulling from Uncharted 4 both in terms of plot points and design concepts. It certainly seems like that’s also roughly what’s happening during the “party scene” featured in the trailer, but it’s not entirely clear if that scene is intended to be an exact recreation of the auction scene from Uncharted 4. There’s a great sequence in Uncharted 4 that sees Nathan, Sam, and Sully infiltrate an auction to try to secure an artifact. While “a scene featuring the attractive main cast in their formal wear” is hardly an unusual concept for an adventure movie like Uncharted, the soiree we see in this trailer might just be a callback to a memorable scene from the games. While I doubt that will be the only song the movies pull from the games, I’m fascinated to see (or hear) how much love the incredible Uncharted soundtracks get in this adaptation.
In fact, there’s a moment in the very beginning of the trailer when we briefly hear a piano theme that certainly seems to be a slightly slowed-down version of “Nate’s Theme” from the Uncharted games. While Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” dominates the Uncharted movie trailer (which is understandable given how relatively rare it is to hear Zeppelin music in a movie trailer), Uncharted fans may have heard a few more familiar sound scattered throughout the preview.
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