Mission: Impossible 7 director denies Uncharted 2 influences
Is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 inspired by Uncharted 2? Well, according to the director, “not remotely.”
M:I7is full of jaw-dropping, exhilarating set pieces: the Rome car chase, Grace and Gabriel’s Venice sword fight, the real-life base jump from a motorbike, and best of all,everythingthat happens on the train.
As the train unstoppably speeds towards a steep drop-off at the end of the tracks, Ethan Hunt and Grace are forced to sprint, leap, and climb their way to safety through a gauntlet of deadly obstacles. In one scene, they’re left dangling as debris plummets past their bodies within an inch of taking their lives.
If you’ve played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the similarities are obvious, with Nathan Drake having to climb a train that derails over a cliff – but according to Christopher McQuarrie, it wasn’t “remotely” inspired by the acclaimed game.
Bruce Straley, a co-director of Uncharted 2, took to Twitter to respond to fans’ comparisons of the two sequences. “The sincerest form of flattery!” he tweeted, alongside a winking emoji.
The tweet has been viewed more than 1.1 million times, with several fans praising both set pieces – however, McQuarrie has already confirmed that he wasn’t inspired by the game.
OnThreads, the filmmaker was asked if he’d ever played or was influenced by Uncharted “for that scene, because that’s all I thought about,” and he responded: “Not remotely. I honestly know very little about the world.”
Another user told him he’d love the games, and he replied: “I used the word [uncharted] in the literal sense in a post years ago and have been hearing that ever since. Games are just something I know nothing about.”
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