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One of those filmmakers, however, is not like the others.
But back in 2010, Russell had yet to break through.
he screams at the actress before kicking a pile of papers off a desk.
De Niro being my father, Pesci being my uncle.
Its not going to be the watered-down version, thats for sure.
The casting impulses he had indicated thats what it was going to feel like.
It was like,Wait a second.
So we have a script we kind of like.
David wants to redevelop it.
Hes a bit of a wild man.
He wants to do a bit of a mob movie, our source says.
We dont have to be overly faithful to the video game.
But we dont want to alienate the gamers.
And thats not who Nathan Drake and Sully are in the game at all.
It feels super dangerous.
So basically it was like, No, we dont want to do that.
A spokesperson for Russell said the director was unavailable to comment for this story.
One ofUncharteds producers, Charles Roven, disputes the characterization that Russell was teeing up anything mafia-related.
Russell lasted less than six weeks on the project before producers and studio executives bounced him.
But that dismissal ultimately proved to be a blessing in disguise.
It worked out well for him, our source says.
