With Wahlberg off the film, the role of Nathan Drake remains vacant, and once again the internet campaigns for various actors can begin. And of all the actors being considered (by fans, not necessarily the studio), Nathan Fillion had the most vocal support, and Burger is aware of that.
“I’ve seen a little bit of that, yes.” Burger told CraveOnline when asked about the internet campaign supporting Fillion. “That was brought to my attention. So, you know, I think he’s a good actor. I think there’s a lot of really good actors who don’t even look like [Nathan Drake] who could play it! Where we are right now is that we’re literally starting from scratch on the screenplay, and I think that once we finish it, then we’ll go to actors and see who’s available and who’s right for the parts. Whenever that happens.”
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