Since he first swung into the Marvel movies in 2016 with Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland’s had a fairly busy life. Not only has he been caught up in various Marvel movies and animated flicks, but he’s also about to don the half-tucked shirt of Naughty Dog’s Nathan Drake for Uncharted. That’s a lot of work for anyone, particularly when he had bounce between that and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming movie, Holland admitted that there was a bit of difficulty in transitioning from the teenage webhead to the more grounded Drake, especially in regards to their physicality. He recalled how, after going from Barcelona to Atlanta to shoot Home, producer Amy Pascal asked him why he was “walking like a man.” It was something he didn’t even realise he was doing, and it took some time to shape a true difference between his two protagonists. He also had to put himself in the right mindset between the two characters, as Drake is fairly cooler than Peter Parker. “Historically,” said Holland, “I’ve always sort of played the outsider who doesn’t particularly have many friends… Drake is the complete opposite, and that was something that took me a while to get used to.”
Going from one blockbuster to another, Holland opened up about how, even though he tried his best to not burnout, he came extremely close. While filming Uncharted, he knew he had to ask for a weekend off because “if not, I’m sort of going to fall apart.” Sony gave him that time off, and he was more than happy to praise the company for giving him the break that he almost didn’t realise he needed. And though it was “tough,” he still found working on both films pretty rewarding.
Uncharted’s hype is slowly growing as its February 18 releases draws closer. Looking back, Holland admitted that his first go-to memory of the film and the moment he’s most proudest of is its much publicized plane stunt. “The day I got hit by a car was pretty impressive,” he remembered. “I think it’s one of the best stunts in the movie…It’s a pretty cool thing when someone says, “How was your day today?” And I’m like, “’Hey, I got hit by a car 17 times.’”
Uncharted release date
After a long, long wait, Uncharted will release on February 17.
Uncharted has a release date of February 17 in Australia. While you wait, why not check out all the other sci-fi, horror and fantasy films releasing in Australia this year.
This article has been updated since it was first published.