The Watch Dogs movie is finally showing itself concretely through Ubisoft, it was about time! The serious stuff is finally starting, the fans are going to be happy.
Ubisoft is a hotbed of successful licenses. So, when a work works on consoles, it is tempting to offer adaptations on other mediums. One of the most emblematic cases is obviously the film Assassin's Creed from 2016, directed by Justin Kurzel. But now, it's another flagship work from the publisher that is trying its hand at 7e art. While the hope of seeing a new video game opus seems to be fading, the future of Watch Dogs will be written on the big screen. And, precisely, serious things are beginning for the project.
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Cameras rolling, Watch Dogs movie is getting ready
It's a surprising return for the license Watch Dogs. After three games, she is preparing to storm the cinemas in a film directed by the French Mathieu Turiwho you may have heard of for another adaptation since he will also be at the helm of the series A Plague Tale. Rather known for his dark aesthetic, often bordering on horror with a hint of Lovecraft, it is therefore a more modern and urban universe that he will this time tackle with the work of Ubisoft.
And, just like that, Turi enters the scene. Or rather, he actually sits behind the camera. Yesterday, Ubisoft shared a first image from the filming of the moviewhich officially begins. It is a sober image, a simple clapperboard, but it is the sign that the whole production machine is getting going. In addition to that of the director, the name of Daniele Massaccesi will also be highlighted. The film Watch Dogs The director of photography is thus offered by the man who already held this role for the last Matrix.
This adaptation of Watch Dogs is an opportunity to dive into the vast and tortuous universe created by Ubisoft. Tom Blyth and Sophie Wilde, seen respectively in Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Serpent and the Songbird and in Boy Swallows Universehave been confirmed in the cast. Both will therefore take part in this modern world, where technology has become a tool of surveillance and exacerbated control, which some are ready to thwart to restore a hint of justice. The film is not expected before 2026. However, with filming starting, we should have new information soon.