Ubisoft continues to expand its key franchises into new media, and the next video game saga to hit the big screen (if nothing goes wrong) will be Watch Dogs. Something that, by the way, we already announced in iGamesNews almost ten years ago. The big difference is that now that project is already properly channeled.
The Deadline media has confirmed that the film branch of Ubisoft and the New Regency production company are moving forward with a project long imprisoned in the feared Hollywood limbo. In fact, the director of the film has already been decided: Mathieu Turi, who shot Hostile, will take responsibility behind the cameras. And not only that, since the first names of the cast are being considered. Starting by Sophie Wilde.
Sophie Wilde is easy to locate, since in a period of just three years the Australian actress has participated as a recurring actress in up to five television projects (Eden, Boy Eats Universe, Tom Jones) and up to three feature films with a special presence in tell me (Talk to me). In fact, she recently obtained a BAFTA nomination and won the statuette for best lead actress at the AACTAs. She is a full-fledged emerging star and, at the same time, with a record that fits very well with the pr ofile of video game protagonists.
What is Watch Dogs about? With three installments published between 2024 and 2020, it is a saga of action and open-world games with elements of stealth and a mechanic that sets it apart from all the substitutes of Grand Theft Auto: the possibility of hacking what is within our reach. A twist that retains all the elements typical of Ubisoft games and that gains strength through its protagonists, shadow rebels and anti-systems for a just cause.
About the movie Watch Dogs It is unknown so far whether any of the three installments will be adapted, set in the same universe or be a totally original bet inspired by the license. What we do know is that the script will be signed by Christie LeBlanc, to whom we owe the science fiction thriller Oxygen for Netflix, and that the production will be in the hands of Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann for New Regency and Margaret Boykin in representation of Ubisoft Film & Television.
For their part, the Gauls continue to expand their fronts both in video games and beyond: we expect television projects based on Assassin’s Creed, The Division, Splinter Cell, Far Cry, and they are even working on since 2019 in bringing the recently released Skull and Bones to the small screen. We are glad that Watch Dogs is taking shape (finally) and we hope it will take 10 more years to have new news about the rest of the initiatives.
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