As the trend of turning video games into movies gains momentum, it appears that Watch Dogs is gearing up to join the league. According to reports from Deadline, the Ubisoft video game Watch-Dogs is set to receive the live-action movie treatment.
Watch Dogs: Legion
Actress Sophie Wilde is in talks to star in the film. This live-action movie will be based on the hit Ubisoft video game and take place within the same universe we know from playing the game.
Sounds like a thrilling ride for fans! However, amidst this exciting news, some fans have a few concerns as well.
Live-Action Movie Adaptation of Watch Dogs in the Works
The popular video game Watch Dogs might be getting its own movie adaptation. According to a recent report, Ubisoft’s hacking adventure is being eyed for a live-action film. As per reports from Deadline, A24 horror hit Talk To Me actor...
Watch Dogs: Legion
Actress Sophie Wilde is in talks to star in the film. This live-action movie will be based on the hit Ubisoft video game and take place within the same universe we know from playing the game.
Sounds like a thrilling ride for fans! However, amidst this exciting news, some fans have a few concerns as well.
Live-Action Movie Adaptation of Watch Dogs in the Works
The popular video game Watch Dogs might be getting its own movie adaptation. According to a recent report, Ubisoft’s hacking adventure is being eyed for a live-action film. As per reports from Deadline, A24 horror hit Talk To Me actor...
- 3/9/2024
- by Prantik Prabal Roy
- FandomWire
The video game Watch Dogs is headed to the big screen, and Deadline reports today that Sophie Wilde, the breakout star of last year’s Talk to Me, is attached to lead the film’s cast.
New Regency is adapting the video game from Ubisoft. Mathieu Turi (The Deep Dark) is directing the Watch Dogs movie, written by Christie LeBlanc (Oxygen).
Deadline notes in their report today, “The film is set within the universe of Ubisoft’s blockbuster video game franchise of the same name, with over 50 million players.”
The site goes on to report, “The popular game is set in fictionalized versions of real-life cities, at various points in time, and follow different hacker protagonists who, while having different goals to achieve, find themselves involved with the criminal underworlds of their respective cities. The antagonists are usually corrupt companies, crime bosses, and rival hackers who take advantage of ctOS...
New Regency is adapting the video game from Ubisoft. Mathieu Turi (The Deep Dark) is directing the Watch Dogs movie, written by Christie LeBlanc (Oxygen).
Deadline notes in their report today, “The film is set within the universe of Ubisoft’s blockbuster video game franchise of the same name, with over 50 million players.”
The site goes on to report, “The popular game is set in fictionalized versions of real-life cities, at various points in time, and follow different hacker protagonists who, while having different goals to achieve, find themselves involved with the criminal underworlds of their respective cities. The antagonists are usually corrupt companies, crime bosses, and rival hackers who take advantage of ctOS...
- 3/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Following her breakout role in the A24 horror hit Talk To Me, Sophie Wilde has found her follow-up project as she is in talks to star in New Regency’s Watch Dogs, an adaptation of the popular UbiSoft hit video game. The film is set within the universe of Ubisoft’s blockbuster video game franchise of the same name, with over 50 million players.
The film is being directed by acclaimed French genre director Mathieu Turi, from an original screenplay written by Christie LeBlanc, known for writing the Netflix original sci-fi thriller Oxygen based on the 2016 Black List script O2, and revised by Victoria Bata.
Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann will produce for New Regency Pictures, alongside Margaret Boykin for Ubisoft Film & Television.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the popular game is set in fictionalized versions of real-life cities, at various points in time, and follow different hacker protagonists who,...
The film is being directed by acclaimed French genre director Mathieu Turi, from an original screenplay written by Christie LeBlanc, known for writing the Netflix original sci-fi thriller Oxygen based on the 2016 Black List script O2, and revised by Victoria Bata.
Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann will produce for New Regency Pictures, alongside Margaret Boykin for Ubisoft Film & Television.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the popular game is set in fictionalized versions of real-life cities, at various points in time, and follow different hacker protagonists who,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The Mythic Quest universe is expanding. Apple TV+ has ordered Mere Mortals, an eight-episode companion series from Mythic Quest star Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris and Katie McElhenney.
Mere Mortals, which will feature entirely new characters, will explore the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game at the center of Mythic Quest. The new series takes a page out of the departure episodes of Mythic Quest, including the upcoming episode “Sarian,” set to premiere Friday; last year’s “Everlight,”; season one’s “A Dark Quiet Death”; “Backstory!” from Mythic Quest season two; and, the standalone episode, “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.”
Mere Mortals is written by Burch, Harris and McElhenney. Mythic Quest creators Megan Ganz, Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day executive produce with EP and star David Hornsby, Nick Frenkel, Michael Rotenberg, Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin. Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft produce for Apple.
Mythic Quest...
Mere Mortals, which will feature entirely new characters, will explore the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game at the center of Mythic Quest. The new series takes a page out of the departure episodes of Mythic Quest, including the upcoming episode “Sarian,” set to premiere Friday; last year’s “Everlight,”; season one’s “A Dark Quiet Death”; “Backstory!” from Mythic Quest season two; and, the standalone episode, “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.”
Mere Mortals is written by Burch, Harris and McElhenney. Mythic Quest creators Megan Ganz, Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day executive produce with EP and star David Hornsby, Nick Frenkel, Michael Rotenberg, Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin. Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft produce for Apple.
Mythic Quest...
- 12/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Independent Film & Television Alliance today unveiled new details, as to the programming and speakers to be featured at this year’s American Film Market.
The AFM Sessions put on at the Loews Beach Hotel in Santa Monica as part of the 43rd edition of the industry’s only independently produced sales market will consist of 30+ panels bringing together over 100 speakers from November 2-5, including film industry thought leaders Howard Cohen (Roadside Attractions), Ashley Stern (Picture Perfect Federation), Martin Moszkowicz (Constantin Film), Jeff Annison (Legion M), Jeffrey Greenstein (Millennium Media) and George Hamilton (Protagonist Pictures). Programming highlights include:
Finance: Strategies for Today’s VOD Dominated World
Maxime Cottray, XYZ Films, Peter Graham, 120 dB Films (Principal), Deirdre Owens, Cast & Crew and Jeremy Kay, Screen International (Americas Editor).
Forecasting the Future for Independent Film
David Fannon, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment / Screen Media Ventures, Martin Moszkowicz, Constantin Film (President and Chairman), Ashley Stern, Picture Perfect Federation / Federation Entertainment of America (President) and Patrick Frater, Variety (Asia Editor).
Theatrical Marketplace Recovery for Independent Films
Howard Cohen, Roadside Attractions (Co-President & Co-Founder), Jeffrey Greenstein, Millennium Media (President), Scott Shooman, IFC Entertainment and Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, (International Features Editor).
Demystifying the Global VOD Landscape
Nick Isaak, Gravitas Ventures (VP of Sales), Peter Jarowey, Vertical Entertainment (Partner / CEO), Jason Pfardrescher, Well Go USA (EVP Digital Distribution), Kent Sanderson, Bleecker Street/ Decal and Stephanie Prange, Media Play News (Editor in Chief).
Inspiration is Everywhere: Accessing & Adapting Existing IP for the Screen
Margaret Boykin, Ubisoft Film & Television, Charles Hopkins, Concord Originals (Director of Development & Production) and James Vanderbilt, Project X Entertainment (Cco).
Independent Features with Big Profit Potential
Miranda Bailey, Cold Iron Pictures (CEO), Brian Beckmann, Arclight Films (CFO), George Hamilton, Protagonist Pictures (Cco), and Pip Ngo, XYZ Films (SVP of Sales & Acquisitions).
The Producer / Sales Agent Dynamic
Clay Epstein, Film Mode Entertainment (President), Delphine Perrier, Highland Film Group (COO), Mary Jane Skalski, Echo Lake Entertainment (President of Production / Producer), and Mimi Steinbaur, Radiant Films International (President & CEO).
The Innovators
Jeff Annison, Legion M (Co-Founder & President), Lindsey Ramey, Wattpad Webtoon Studios (Head of Global Film), Richard Botto, Stage 32 (Founder) and Alex Ferrari, Indie Film Hustle (Founder).
AFM’s programming will kick off the morning of November 2nd with the Finance Conference “The Risk Takers”, featuring Jason Cloth (Creative Wealth Media/Bron), Basil Iwanyk (Thunder Road Pictures), Laura Lewis (Rebelle Media), Milan Popelka (FilmNation), and Erich Schartzel (The Wall Street Journal), as previously announced.
Attendees will also be able to connect with Film Commissions, Government Agencies and Production Service Companies from more than 30 countries, who collectively are offering millions of dollars in production incentives, via AFM’s LocationEXPO. Exhibitors and LocationEXPO partners putting on presentations for participants include The Italian Trade Agency, The Polish Film Institute, The North Finland Film Commission and the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development.
This year’s installment of AFM will take place at the Loews Hotel and theatres throughout the city from November 1-6. More information on AFM’s current schedule and speakers, as well as its exhibitor list, can be found here and here, respectively. Check out the official poster for AFM 2022 above.
The AFM Sessions put on at the Loews Beach Hotel in Santa Monica as part of the 43rd edition of the industry’s only independently produced sales market will consist of 30+ panels bringing together over 100 speakers from November 2-5, including film industry thought leaders Howard Cohen (Roadside Attractions), Ashley Stern (Picture Perfect Federation), Martin Moszkowicz (Constantin Film), Jeff Annison (Legion M), Jeffrey Greenstein (Millennium Media) and George Hamilton (Protagonist Pictures). Programming highlights include:
Finance: Strategies for Today’s VOD Dominated World
Maxime Cottray, XYZ Films, Peter Graham, 120 dB Films (Principal), Deirdre Owens, Cast & Crew and Jeremy Kay, Screen International (Americas Editor).
Forecasting the Future for Independent Film
David Fannon, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment / Screen Media Ventures, Martin Moszkowicz, Constantin Film (President and Chairman), Ashley Stern, Picture Perfect Federation / Federation Entertainment of America (President) and Patrick Frater, Variety (Asia Editor).
Theatrical Marketplace Recovery for Independent Films
Howard Cohen, Roadside Attractions (Co-President & Co-Founder), Jeffrey Greenstein, Millennium Media (President), Scott Shooman, IFC Entertainment and Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, (International Features Editor).
Demystifying the Global VOD Landscape
Nick Isaak, Gravitas Ventures (VP of Sales), Peter Jarowey, Vertical Entertainment (Partner / CEO), Jason Pfardrescher, Well Go USA (EVP Digital Distribution), Kent Sanderson, Bleecker Street/ Decal and Stephanie Prange, Media Play News (Editor in Chief).
Inspiration is Everywhere: Accessing & Adapting Existing IP for the Screen
Margaret Boykin, Ubisoft Film & Television, Charles Hopkins, Concord Originals (Director of Development & Production) and James Vanderbilt, Project X Entertainment (Cco).
Independent Features with Big Profit Potential
Miranda Bailey, Cold Iron Pictures (CEO), Brian Beckmann, Arclight Films (CFO), George Hamilton, Protagonist Pictures (Cco), and Pip Ngo, XYZ Films (SVP of Sales & Acquisitions).
The Producer / Sales Agent Dynamic
Clay Epstein, Film Mode Entertainment (President), Delphine Perrier, Highland Film Group (COO), Mary Jane Skalski, Echo Lake Entertainment (President of Production / Producer), and Mimi Steinbaur, Radiant Films International (President & CEO).
The Innovators
Jeff Annison, Legion M (Co-Founder & President), Lindsey Ramey, Wattpad Webtoon Studios (Head of Global Film), Richard Botto, Stage 32 (Founder) and Alex Ferrari, Indie Film Hustle (Founder).
AFM’s programming will kick off the morning of November 2nd with the Finance Conference “The Risk Takers”, featuring Jason Cloth (Creative Wealth Media/Bron), Basil Iwanyk (Thunder Road Pictures), Laura Lewis (Rebelle Media), Milan Popelka (FilmNation), and Erich Schartzel (The Wall Street Journal), as previously announced.
Attendees will also be able to connect with Film Commissions, Government Agencies and Production Service Companies from more than 30 countries, who collectively are offering millions of dollars in production incentives, via AFM’s LocationEXPO. Exhibitors and LocationEXPO partners putting on presentations for participants include The Italian Trade Agency, The Polish Film Institute, The North Finland Film Commission and the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development.
This year’s installment of AFM will take place at the Loews Hotel and theatres throughout the city from November 1-6. More information on AFM’s current schedule and speakers, as well as its exhibitor list, can be found here and here, respectively. Check out the official poster for AFM 2022 above.
- 10/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
The American Film Market has announced more speakers set to descend on Santa Monica in early November for its first in-person event since 2019.
The latest panelists for Nov. 2 to 5 appearances include Howard Cohen, co-president of Roadside Attractions; Ashley Stern of the Picture Perfect Federation banner; Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz; Legion M co-founder Jeff Annison; Jeffrey Greenstein, president of Millennium Media; and George Hamilton, chief commercial officer at Protagonist Pictures.
AFM’s 43rd edition will take place at the Loews Beach Hotel and theaters across Santa Monica from Nov. 1 to 6. The Independent Film & Television Alliance has confirmed around 100 speakers for panels on film finance, the future of indie film producers, the recovery in the theatrical marketplace, and the global streaming space.
There’s also a panel on adapting IP for cross-platform screens, to include Margaret Boykin, vp of development at Ubisoft Film & Television,...
The American Film Market has announced more speakers set to descend on Santa Monica in early November for its first in-person event since 2019.
The latest panelists for Nov. 2 to 5 appearances include Howard Cohen, co-president of Roadside Attractions; Ashley Stern of the Picture Perfect Federation banner; Constantin Film CEO Martin Moszkowicz; Legion M co-founder Jeff Annison; Jeffrey Greenstein, president of Millennium Media; and George Hamilton, chief commercial officer at Protagonist Pictures.
AFM’s 43rd edition will take place at the Loews Beach Hotel and theaters across Santa Monica from Nov. 1 to 6. The Independent Film & Television Alliance has confirmed around 100 speakers for panels on film finance, the future of indie film producers, the recovery in the theatrical marketplace, and the global streaming space.
There’s also a panel on adapting IP for cross-platform screens, to include Margaret Boykin, vp of development at Ubisoft Film & Television,...
- 10/14/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Finance Conference runs November 2-5; AFM runs November 1-6.
Top executives from Constantin Film, Thunder Road, FilmNation, Millennium Media, and Protagonist Pictures will take part in 2022 AFM’s sessions, market heads said on Friday (October 14) as they also highlighted LocationEXPO.
The in-person 43rd edition of AFM in Santa Monica will host more than 30 sessions featuring more than 100 speakers from November 2-5 at the Loews Hotel. Market heads have brought the Finance Conference sessions back to the AFM hub after staging them at Fairmont Miramar for some years prior to the pandemic.
As previously announced, AFM programming will kick off with...
Top executives from Constantin Film, Thunder Road, FilmNation, Millennium Media, and Protagonist Pictures will take part in 2022 AFM’s sessions, market heads said on Friday (October 14) as they also highlighted LocationEXPO.
The in-person 43rd edition of AFM in Santa Monica will host more than 30 sessions featuring more than 100 speakers from November 2-5 at the Loews Hotel. Market heads have brought the Finance Conference sessions back to the AFM hub after staging them at Fairmont Miramar for some years prior to the pandemic.
As previously announced, AFM programming will kick off with...
- 10/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Ubisoft Film & Television announced today that it has appointed Jordan Cohen as Senior Director of European Live-Action Film and Television.
In his new role, he will oversee the creative development and production of the company’s European-based film and television projects, made for a global audience. He will be based in Paris, reporting to the film and television group in Los Angeles.
“Ubisoft is a global company with internationally known IP, so it’s a natural fit to expand our team and focus on creating live-action content for the pan-European market,” said Margaret Boykin, Vice President, Ubisoft Film & Television. “We’re thrilled to have Jordan join us, and confident that his experience and knowledge of the entertainment space in Europe will help us reach an even wider audience of gamers and non-gamers alike.”
“I’m excited to join the team at Ubisoft Film & Television. They’ve carved out a...
In his new role, he will oversee the creative development and production of the company’s European-based film and television projects, made for a global audience. He will be based in Paris, reporting to the film and television group in Los Angeles.
“Ubisoft is a global company with internationally known IP, so it’s a natural fit to expand our team and focus on creating live-action content for the pan-European market,” said Margaret Boykin, Vice President, Ubisoft Film & Television. “We’re thrilled to have Jordan join us, and confident that his experience and knowledge of the entertainment space in Europe will help us reach an even wider audience of gamers and non-gamers alike.”
“I’m excited to join the team at Ubisoft Film & Television. They’ve carved out a...
- 12/6/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
From “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” which pulled in $433 million globally in 2019, to “Sonic the Hedgehog,” which grossed $319.7 million worldwide last year before the pandemic shut down theaters, the message is clear: Gamers and nongamers alike are looking to explore their favorite video game characters and narratives in different mediums.
Gaming developers are getting in on the action as well, forming production arms to work with networks and Hollywood studios to build on their established franchises. Launched by Sony Interactive in 2019, PlayStation Prods. is developing a star-studded series based on its hit game “The Last of Us” with HBO. Activision Blizzard Studios was working on a film series based on its biggest IP, “Call of Duty,” although director Stefano Sollima said in an interview last year that after several delays, the project was “in limbo.”
Ubisoft Film & Television, a subsidiary of game publisher Ubisoft, is taking a different approach. It’s producing...
Gaming developers are getting in on the action as well, forming production arms to work with networks and Hollywood studios to build on their established franchises. Launched by Sony Interactive in 2019, PlayStation Prods. is developing a star-studded series based on its hit game “The Last of Us” with HBO. Activision Blizzard Studios was working on a film series based on its biggest IP, “Call of Duty,” although director Stefano Sollima said in an interview last year that after several delays, the project was “in limbo.”
Ubisoft Film & Television, a subsidiary of game publisher Ubisoft, is taking a different approach. It’s producing...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
Werewolves Within is the latest film from Josh Ruben and, after recently being acquired by IFC Films, we have a look at the brand new trailer! For those who missed it, here's the previous acquisition announcement:
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Werewolves Within from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me), and penned by screenwriter and bestselling author, Mishna Wolff (I’M Down) - based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub (This Is US), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Michael Chernus (Tommy/CBS), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is The New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs A Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler (True Detective). IFC Films will release the film theatrically on June 25th, 2021 and On Demand & Digital Platforms July 2nd,...
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Werewolves Within from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me), and penned by screenwriter and bestselling author, Mishna Wolff (I’M Down) - based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub (This Is US), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Michael Chernus (Tommy/CBS), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is The New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs A Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler (True Detective). IFC Films will release the film theatrically on June 25th, 2021 and On Demand & Digital Platforms July 2nd,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Werewolves Within is the latest film from Josh Ruben and, after recently being acquired by IFC Films, we have a look at the brand new teaser trailer! For those who missed it, here's the previous acquisition announcement:
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Werewolves Within from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me), and penned by screenwriter and bestselling author, Mishna Wolff (I’M Down) - based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub (This Is US), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Michael Chernus (Tommy/CBS), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is The New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs A Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler (True Detective). IFC Films will release the film theatrically on June 25th, 2021 and On Demand & Digital Platforms July 2nd,...
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Werewolves Within from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me), and penned by screenwriter and bestselling author, Mishna Wolff (I’M Down) - based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub (This Is US), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Michael Chernus (Tommy/CBS), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is The New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs A Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler (True Detective). IFC Films will release the film theatrically on June 25th, 2021 and On Demand & Digital Platforms July 2nd,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Mister Smith Entertainment has inked a series of international deals on its comedy-horror Werewolves Within following the culmination of last week’s virtual European Film Market.
As previously reported, the film was acquired by IFC for North America. Now, it has also sold to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Telepool), Italy (Bim), Spain, Latin America and Portugal (Diamond Films), Cis (Central Partnership), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Middle East (Jaguar Films), Singapore (Shaw Renters), Ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz) and Greece and Cyprus (Odeon S.A.).
Directed by Josh Ruben and written by screenwriter and author Mishna Wolff, the film is based on the virtual reality video game made by Ubisoft. After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily...
As previously reported, the film was acquired by IFC for North America. Now, it has also sold to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Telepool), Italy (Bim), Spain, Latin America and Portugal (Diamond Films), Cis (Central Partnership), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Middle East (Jaguar Films), Singapore (Shaw Renters), Ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz) and Greece and Cyprus (Odeon S.A.).
Directed by Josh Ruben and written by screenwriter and author Mishna Wolff, the film is based on the virtual reality video game made by Ubisoft. After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily...
- 3/16/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Whodunnit comedy horror film “Werewolves Within,” which was recently acquired by IFC for North American distribution, has been picked up by leading distributors in multiple territories. Mister Smith Entertainment is handling sales on the title, which is based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub (“This Is Us”).
With some territories still in negotiation, the film has been sold to Signature Entertainment in the U.K.; Kismet in Australia/New Zealand; Telepool in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Bim in Italy; Diamond Films in Spain, Latin America, and Portugal; Central Partnership for Cis; Just Entertainment in Benelux; Mislabel for Scandinavia; Jaguar Films in the Middle East; Shaw Renters in Singapore; Blitz in Ex-Yugoslavia; and Odeon S.A. in Greece and Cyprus.
Mister Smith Entertainment’s CEO David Garrett stated: “The fantastic response from international distributors is a sign of renewed confidence in the marketplace,...
With some territories still in negotiation, the film has been sold to Signature Entertainment in the U.K.; Kismet in Australia/New Zealand; Telepool in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Bim in Italy; Diamond Films in Spain, Latin America, and Portugal; Central Partnership for Cis; Just Entertainment in Benelux; Mislabel for Scandinavia; Jaguar Films in the Middle East; Shaw Renters in Singapore; Blitz in Ex-Yugoslavia; and Odeon S.A. in Greece and Cyprus.
Mister Smith Entertainment’s CEO David Garrett stated: “The fantastic response from international distributors is a sign of renewed confidence in the marketplace,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
UK, German-speaking Europe, Latin America among buyers.
Mister Smith Entertainment’s David Garrett hailed a “renewed confidence in the marketplace” as he announced a raft of major territory sales from the virtual EFM on the completed title Werewolves Within.
Josh Ruben’s comedy horror has gone to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Telepool), Italy (Bim), and Spain, Latin America, and Portugal (Diamond Films).
Deals have also closed in Cis (Central Partnership), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Middle East (Jaguar Films), Singapore (Shaw Renters), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Greece and Cyprus (Odeon S.A....
Mister Smith Entertainment’s David Garrett hailed a “renewed confidence in the marketplace” as he announced a raft of major territory sales from the virtual EFM on the completed title Werewolves Within.
Josh Ruben’s comedy horror has gone to the UK (Signature Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Telepool), Italy (Bim), and Spain, Latin America, and Portugal (Diamond Films).
Deals have also closed in Cis (Central Partnership), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Middle East (Jaguar Films), Singapore (Shaw Renters), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Greece and Cyprus (Odeon S.A....
- 3/16/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rob Letterman, coming off last summer’s Pokémon Detective Pikachu, has been attached to direct a movie at Netflix adapted from the Ubisoft video game Beyond Good & Evil, Deadline has confirmed. Like Pikachu, the plan is to make a hybrid live-action/CG pic. The project is in early development.
The video game, first released in 2003, is a space adventure in which the player controls Jade, an investigative reporter who exposes a conspiracy that threatens her planet. A sequel game is in the works.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film & Television, which is behind Apple TV+’s series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet and a film adaptation of Rabbids set up at Lionsgate.
Letterman’s directing credits also include Gulliver’s Travels and 2015’s Goosebumps, both with Jack Black. Pikachu, which starred Ryan Reynolds, grossed $433 million worldwide.
THR was the first to report the Letterman news.
Jason Bateman In...
The video game, first released in 2003, is a space adventure in which the player controls Jade, an investigative reporter who exposes a conspiracy that threatens her planet. A sequel game is in the works.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film & Television, which is behind Apple TV+’s series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet and a film adaptation of Rabbids set up at Lionsgate.
Letterman’s directing credits also include Gulliver’s Travels and 2015’s Goosebumps, both with Jack Black. Pikachu, which starred Ryan Reynolds, grossed $433 million worldwide.
THR was the first to report the Letterman news.
Jason Bateman In...
- 7/31/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Cult Ubisoft video game Beyond Good & Evil is getting the movie treatment at Netflix.
Rob Letterman, who directed Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, is on board to helm the hybrid live-action/animated feature.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin are producing for Ubisoft Film & Television.
Beyond takes place in the 25th century on a remote mining planet that is under alien attack. The military rulers that promised to defend the population may be in league with the invaders. In this environment, a young photojournalist named Jade is recruited to be part of an underground resistance movement.
The game was launched in 2003 to decidedly mixed ...
Rob Letterman, who directed Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, is on board to helm the hybrid live-action/animated feature.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin are producing for Ubisoft Film & Television.
Beyond takes place in the 25th century on a remote mining planet that is under alien attack. The military rulers that promised to defend the population may be in league with the invaders. In this environment, a young photojournalist named Jade is recruited to be part of an underground resistance movement.
The game was launched in 2003 to decidedly mixed ...
- 7/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cult Ubisoft video game Beyond Good & Evil is getting the movie treatment at Netflix.
Rob Letterman, who directed Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, is on board to helm the hybrid live-action/animated feature.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin are producing for Ubisoft Film & Television.
Beyond takes place in the 25th century on a remote mining planet that is under alien attack. The military rulers that promised to defend the population may be in league with the invaders. In this environment, a young photojournalist named Jade is recruited to be part of an underground resistance movement.
The game was launched in 2003 to decidedly mixed ...
Rob Letterman, who directed Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, is on board to helm the hybrid live-action/animated feature.
Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin are producing for Ubisoft Film & Television.
Beyond takes place in the 25th century on a remote mining planet that is under alien attack. The military rulers that promised to defend the population may be in league with the invaders. In this environment, a young photojournalist named Jade is recruited to be part of an underground resistance movement.
The game was launched in 2003 to decidedly mixed ...
- 7/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Michaela Watkins and Cheyenne Jackson along with seven others have rounded out the cast of Werewolves Within, the Ubisoft Film & Television horror comedy based on the company’s virtual reality video game. Production is now underway in upstate New York.
Sam Richardson (Veep) and Michael Chernus (Tommy) have already been set in the pic, being directed by Josh Ruben. The cast now includes Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon) and Jackson (American Horror Story) along with Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is the New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows) and Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll).
Playing off the game, the movie revolves around the shenanigans that ensue when a massive blizzard isolates a small Vermont town, causing simmering resentments to boil over as the oddball townspeople are one by one picked off by a mysterious creature.
Sam Richardson (Veep) and Michael Chernus (Tommy) have already been set in the pic, being directed by Josh Ruben. The cast now includes Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon) and Jackson (American Horror Story) along with Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is the New Black), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows) and Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll).
Playing off the game, the movie revolves around the shenanigans that ensue when a massive blizzard isolates a small Vermont town, causing simmering resentments to boil over as the oddball townspeople are one by one picked off by a mysterious creature.
- 2/12/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Chernus has joined the cast in Werewolves Within, the horror comedy being directed by Scare Me helmer Josh Ruben. The film, based on Ubisoft’s virtual reality video game, was adapted by screenwriter and author Mishna Wolff and stars Veep‘s Sam Richardson.
The Werewolves Within game is set in a fictitious medieval town where a werewolf is attacking the townspeople, and players must guess who among them is the werewolf in disguise. The plot of the movie: Shenanigans ensue when a massive blizzard isolates a small Vermont town, causing simmering resentments to boil over as the oddball townspeople are one by one picked off by a mysterious creature.
Chernus will play Pete, who is married to Trish but does not share her beliefs as staunchly. He considers himself a charmer, but just comes off as an overly friendly sleaze who can get a bit handsy especially after a glass of merlot.
The Werewolves Within game is set in a fictitious medieval town where a werewolf is attacking the townspeople, and players must guess who among them is the werewolf in disguise. The plot of the movie: Shenanigans ensue when a massive blizzard isolates a small Vermont town, causing simmering resentments to boil over as the oddball townspeople are one by one picked off by a mysterious creature.
Chernus will play Pete, who is married to Trish but does not share her beliefs as staunchly. He considers himself a charmer, but just comes off as an overly friendly sleaze who can get a bit handsy especially after a glass of merlot.
- 2/11/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Through Ubisoft's Film and Television Fellowship program, Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo have been put in charge of film and television adaptations of two of Ubisoft's games, Werewolf Within and Child of Light respectively. Applications are open as of the first of November for any women with an interest in screenwriting! This is a great opportunity for women writers, and I strongly urge you to read on if you've got an interest in both games and writing.
November 1, 2018 – Today the film and television division of Ubisoft is happy to announce script deals for the two recipients of the company’s Women’s Film and Television Fellowship, Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo.
Last summer, Ubisoft announced a paid fellowship program specifically designed to illuminate female voices within the entertainment industry. In its inaugural program, Wolff and Huo had the opportunity to explore Ubisoft’s extensive library for potential development over...
November 1, 2018 – Today the film and television division of Ubisoft is happy to announce script deals for the two recipients of the company’s Women’s Film and Television Fellowship, Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo.
Last summer, Ubisoft announced a paid fellowship program specifically designed to illuminate female voices within the entertainment industry. In its inaugural program, Wolff and Huo had the opportunity to explore Ubisoft’s extensive library for potential development over...
- 11/3/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Amber Hall)
- Cinelinx
Ubisoft is working on scripts for a “Child of Light” live-action television show and a “Werewolves Within” movie, the company told Variety. Both video game adaptations are products of the company’s inaugural Women’s Film and Television Fellowship.
“We were so thrilled with the outcome of this fellowship, it is exactly what we wanted,” Margaret Boykin, director of film development, told Variety. “We were so lucky to work with these two women.”
The fellowship, which continues this fall with a new duo of female screenwriters, kicked off last summer when Ubisoft announced the paid program specifically designed to “illuminate female voices within the entertainment industry.”
Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo were selected as the first two in the program and were given access to Ubisoft’s massive library of properties. After each selected a property for potential development — one for TV and another for film — they spent six months...
“We were so thrilled with the outcome of this fellowship, it is exactly what we wanted,” Margaret Boykin, director of film development, told Variety. “We were so lucky to work with these two women.”
The fellowship, which continues this fall with a new duo of female screenwriters, kicked off last summer when Ubisoft announced the paid program specifically designed to “illuminate female voices within the entertainment industry.”
Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo were selected as the first two in the program and were given access to Ubisoft’s massive library of properties. After each selected a property for potential development — one for TV and another for film — they spent six months...
- 10/30/2018
- by Brian Crecente
- Variety Film + TV
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