Ubisoft are branching out with the launch of Ubisoft Motion Pictures, a new division of the company to adapt its games into films and television programmes. Ubisoft already own Montreal-based visual effects house Hybride Technologies who have worked on Sin City, 300 (this is etc), Predators, Avatar, and… wait for it… Snakes on a Plane!
No projects have been announced for the new company but the recent success of the live action Assassin’s Creed: Lineage could be an indicator of things to come. Driver, Rainbow Six and Far Cry are other possible adaptations.
The recent Prince of Persia film was considered by some to be a flop even though it made $330 million at the box office as it cost over $200 million to make.
Source: Variety
cam the man
The quality of movies based on games has certainly improved over the last few years.
matthangzhou
Video game films made by a video games company. They can’t be any worse than those made by dedicated film studios surely? I recently re-watched Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Bros films, great fun.
hazelam
didn’t capcom produce the two live action street fighter movies?
aren’t they regarded as two of the worst video game movies? apart from uwe boll’s stuff of course.
Dan Lee
Gotta be Splinter Cell
TheByExQuiSiTe
Hey, buddy! I found out that one of the movies that should be made first is RAINBOW-SIX. Search google it’s buzzing
brillerment
Well would a Rainbow Six movie be based on the game, or the Tom Clancy book that the game is based on?
Stripeysocks
This is awesome :D i can’t wait to see what they make, the prince of persia film was pretty good imo!
philzy85
i thought PoP movie was amazing
Origami Killer
ye same here, i thought Prince of Persia was great :) it was all the people who had never played the game slating it
PoolieMike
I have to say, a $130 million profit is definitely a flop in my eyes.
GhostViper
CSI? Oh wait…
TheByExQuiSiTe
Hey, buddy! I found out that one of the movies that should be made first is RAINBOW-SIX. For years now the rights were sold but was never in mind to create the movie until now. Also, they recenlty signed a director.
shields_t
Lineage clearly passed me by completely, until now. Seems pretty good from the first 5 mins.
TheByExQuiSiTe
There is no secret Ubisoft would one day take one of their best master piece by Tom Clancy and transform it into a worldwide movie! The steps were already taken years ago but were never established until now. For exmaple: 1. Director for Rainbow Six movie signed (Checked) 2. Rumors buzzing for the new rainbow six game and a movie (Checked) 3. The rights to shoot the movie sold (Checked). That being said I am so excited to see the outcome of this experiment. Best wishes for Ubisoft and my best video game series RAINBOWSIX!!
Lordfloyd
The Far Cry movie is terrible…