The 20-year-old actor will be seen portraying the role of young Nathan Drake, in what will be redrafted as a prequel to the treasure-hunting action storyline in the Naughty Dog video game for PlayStation, reported Deadline.
The film will be directed by Shawn Levy of the "Stranger Things" fame.
The plot will be inspired by a sequence in the third iteration of the video game that focused on the young thief Drake, and his first encounter with the professional rogue, Sullivan.
Sony Pictures will now set a new scribe to draft the storyline that captures the protagonist Nathan as he grows into a treasure hunter, who made the game a top seller.