After 10 years of waiting, this saga will be turned into a movie thanks to the French!

After adapting its games Assassin’s Creed and Werewolves Within, Ubisoft is returning to the cinema with one of its biggest video game licenses. The Watch Dogs game will definitely have the rights to a cinematic adaptation DeadlineAnd the French will be in charge!

A big fan of video games, especially Hideo Kojima, young director Mathieu Toure will direct the Franco-American film Watch Dogs. We already have films of the genre Hostile, Meander and Goulet Noir.

Project suspended due to strike

A 10-year project, the film is written by Christy LeBlanc (Oxygen) and Victoria Bata. Actress Sophie Wilde, previously seen in the horror film The Hand, is currently in talks to star in the adaptation.

A movie that Matthew Tour already spoke to us last November while promoting his horror film Gueules Noires.

“I have an American project that’s on hold because of the strike. We had the green light and were in the casting phase. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you what the game is yet, but I’m a little bummed… I’m very lucky to be working on it.”.

Put on hold due to the Hollywood strike, the Watch Dogs adaptation may be getting a reboot. We still don’t know anything about the history of the feature film.

What is Watch Dogs?

Released on May 27, 2014 and developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal branch, Watch Dogs is a third-person stealth action game and is rooted in our modern, always-connected society, where one click is all it takes to make friends and enemies. Aiden Pearce, the main character, is a hacker haunted by a tragic past and driven by a terrible thirst for revenge.

on its production, Watch Dogs Breaking Ubisoft’s record for the best-selling game on its first day of sale. According to the publisher, the game has sold more than 10 million copies. There are two “suites”: Watch Dogs 2 Released in 2016 and Watch Dogs: Legion Released in 2020.

A release date for the film adaptation of the game has not yet been announced.