The dogs are on the loose and they’re ready to shake things up asMathieu Turi’sWatch Dogsis now officially in production. The announcement came via a social media post that shows a clapper board on the set of the live-action feature adaptation of the fan-favorite video game series that started with 2014’sWatch Dogs. While there aren’t any shots of the leading stars attached to the production, we imagine thatSophie Wilde, who celebrated a career breakthrough in A24’s horror hitTalk to Me, andThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Tom Blythearen’t far from the cameras.
The original game comes fromUbisoftand allows players to hack into Chicago’s electronic grid and choose chaos while controlling traffic lights, bridges, security cameras, and more. But on a deeper level,Watch Dogsis all about exposinggovernment corruptionand putting the power back in the hands of the little people. There’s also the big bad ctOS (central Operating System), which works as an all-knowing network that holds all the private information of the civilians living in The Windy City. Using their incredible skills, the first-playerhackersreally put the hurt on those who use their positions of power for greed and personal gain.
Presuming that the live-action feature isn’t shooting forfranchise territory, it will have plenty of material to pull from, as there are three games in the series, withWatch Dogs 2, transporting players to San Francisco, andWatch Dogs: Legionhopping across the pond to London. With this, we can presume the movie to be a globe-trotting adventure for Wilde and Blythe’s characters and anyone else who jots their names onto the call sheets. There’s also a possibility that the under-wraps plot will branch out from thevideo gamesand dip into the books and comic book miniseries that have acted as spin-offs.
‘Watch Dogs’ Is The Latest Ubisoft Game Shifted Into An On-Screen Project
Video games turned on-screen adaptations are all the rage these days and Ubisoft has long been on the train of giving their players another reason to head to the cinema. Back in 2016, filmmakerJustin Kurzeltapped stars likeMichael Fassbender and Brendan Gleesonfor a feature-length take on the uber-popularAssassin’s Creed, with other titles includingPrince of Persia: The Sands of TimeandThe Divisionmaking the crossover withJake Gyllenhaalin the leading spot. Along withWatch Dogs, Ubisoft has also paired with major studios to back other upcoming projects, including a cinematic makeover of the fan-favoriteBeyond Good & Evil.
Check out the first picture to come from the set ofWatch Dogsabove and stay tuned to Collider for more information surrounding Ubisoft’s latest game come to life.
