Carnahan informed Variety that he’s not currently up to direct Uncharted, saying “I’m only on board to write the script.”
The reason being, Carnahan is actively gearing up to start rolling camera on Bad Boys 3 (with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles from the previous Bad Boys films) and Sony’s current production timeline for Uncharted conflicts with the studio’s schedule for the new Bad Boys movie.
The choice of Carnahan as screenwriter for Uncharted reads as a promising development for many of the same reasons that his involvement with Bad Boys 3 bodes well.
However, what the Uncharted movie does have is another screenwriter – one who will put together a fresh script draft for the film, at that.