Ubisoft starts production of "Watch Dogs" movie
Three open-world games are followed by a movie: Ubisoft has started production on a "Watch Dogs" movie.
Screenshot aus "Watch Dogs" (2014)
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Ubisoft has started production on a movie in the "Watch Dogs" universe. The French games publisher confirmed this in a post on X, which shows a clapperboard with the title "Watch Dogs" while a supposed hacker taps away on a blue-lit keyboard in the background.
The movie is being produced by New Regency. Ubisoft and New Regency announced the partnership for the "Watch Dogs" film back in 2016, since when it has been largely quiet around the production. At the beginning of June, the industry magazine Deadline was finally able to reveal some new details: According to it, actors Tom Blyth and Sophie Wilde will play roles in the film.
The video game template for the film is an open-world game that revolves around hackers: In the first part, released in 2014, main character Aiden Pearce runs through an open game world based on Chicago and can misappropriate the smartphones of other passers-by live thanks to hacking skills. This live hacking and the associated special abilities are an essential part of the action adventure. Pearce can steal money or manipulate traffic lights, for example.
The second part, which came onto the market just two years after part 1, also built on this game system. Part 3 added a new gimmick to the familiar "Watch Dogs" gameplay in 2020: players can turn any NPCs from the open game world in London into characters in "Watch Dogs Legion".
"Watch Dogs" future open
Whether and how the 'Watch Dogs' series will continue is not known. No new part has currently been announced. Developer studio Ubisoft Toronto last brought "Far Cry 6" to the market and has since mainly supported other studios in the development of games such as "Avatar Frontiers of Pandora" and "Star Wars Outlaws".
The film production indicates that Ubisoft has not yet given up on its "Watch Dogs" brand. Previous experience with video game adaptations clearly shows that the release of films and series can also lead to higher player numbers. This recently happened with "Fallout", for example - the role-playing game series celebrated a renaissance thanks to the Amazon series.
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