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Watch_Dogs to Receive Feature Film In Collaboration with Sony Picture Entertainment and New Regency

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While it is not uncommon for big-name games to receive theatrical adaptations, it isn’t too common for one to be announced before the game has faced public criticism through a physical release of the game. However during the Sony Computer Entertainment press conference at Gamescom, Ubisoft confirmed that their film and television division Ubisoft Motion Pictures will be collaborating with both Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency on development on a feature film adaptation of Watch_Dogs.

Watch Dogs centres on Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker bent on revenge and inflicting his own brand of justice after a violent family tragedy.  Using all of his skills, Pearce hacks into Chicago’s Central Operating System (ctOS), which controls the city’s infrastructure, including security cameras, traffic lights, and public transportation, as well as databases containing key information on the city’s residents.  In the game, Pearce turns the entire city of Chicago into his ultimate weapon.

Jean-Julien Baronnet |  Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft Motion Pictures

Since both Sony and Ubisoft have movie and video game branches, this deal creates exceptional opportunities for us to merge the realms of the story-based cinematic experience with the interaction of the video game. In addition, Sony Pictures and New Regency have deep production expertise and are letting us maintain a strong creative voice in the film’s development. Together, we’re confident we can deliver a movie that builds upon the excitement that the game is already generating.

Hannah Minghella | President of Production for Columbia Pictures

The themes and open gameplay of ‘Watch Dogs’ lends itself perfectly to the big screen. The game has intense action and adventure, but the story focuses on information and the control of information, which we think will lead to an exciting thriller.  It has tremendous potential as a motion picture and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work closely with Ubisoft’s internal creative team on the development of the project.

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