Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Madagascar’s jeep chase almost featured a stunt that became famous during Sean Connery’s sixth outing as James Bond (I mean, why not, Drake looks pretty sharp with a dinner shirt after all).
The acrobatics in question comes from the 1971 film Diamonds are Forever, where Sean Connery’s Bond tilts his vehicle on two wheels to go through a narrow gap (something those who chase, of course, can’t get) .
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“We actually prototyped doing this [during A Thief’s End’s jeep chase]”, reflected the co-leading designer of Uncharted 4, Kurt Margenau, during a recent talk with Couch Soup. However, as those who have played the game will know, this idea did not come to an end.
But wait, there’s more.
It turns out that James Bond wasn’t the only source of inspiration for the epic Naughty Dog chase scene. Bad Boys can also take some of the credit for Nathan Drake’s frantic driving (and I guess Shoreline).
“[The team were thinking] how we got on the roof or how we would crash through it, ”Margenau explained while referring to Michael Bay films.
“[We were] taking all the craziest things out of the movies. “
You can see the full chat with Marganu below. Couch Soup strives to keep Nathan Drake alive.
Earlier in the series, Couch Soup also had Nathan Drake actor Nolan North as a guest. Here, North talked more about Amy Hennig’s departure from Naughty Dog and the success of the live-action Uncharted film adaptation.