Sony Pictures have formally announced that David O. Russel (I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings, Spanking the Monkey) will be both writing and directing the film based on Sony and Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed video game franchise.

The Uncharted games follow the story of Nate Drake, a descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake who goes in search of treasures in mythical lands like Eldorado and Shangri-La - Indiana Jones/Romancing the Stone style adventures that seem like a no-brainer for film adaptation so it's good to see some proven-talent attached.

No other names appear to be signed on to the project yet, but fans of the game are no doubt concocting their wishlists of actors to play Nate , Sully and Elana. Maybe some of the games' voice talent might get a crack at it (particulary Emily Rose as Elana and Claudia Black as Chloe).