Ubisoft Motion Pictures
 | |
| Division | |
| Industry |
Film Television |
| Founded | January 2011 |
| Headquarters | Rennes, France |
Key people |
Yves Guillemot (Chairman) Gerard Guillemot (CEO) |
| Parent | Ubisoft |
| Website | Ubisoft Motion Pictures official Website |
Ubisoft Motion Pictures is a division of the French global video game publisher and developer Ubisoft. It is a film and television production company responsible for the adaptations' creative control of their games.[1]
History
On July 2008, Ubisoft acquired the Quebec-based visual effects studio Hybride Technologies.[2]
Ubisoft Motion Pictures was created in January 2011 as a division of Ubisoft. The studio's first production, Rabbids Invasion, began broadcasting in August 2013.
In December 2013, the French theme park Futuroscope opened the Raving Rabbids-based attraction ''Les Lapins Cretins', produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Jora Vision and Futuroscope
In September 2015, Ubisoft Motion Pictures announced that they will produce a "next-generation" theme park to be built in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by 2020, based on Ubisoft's intellectual property.[3]
In November 2016, GameSpot reports that Ubisoft are in talks with Netflix for TV series based on their video games.[4]
Productions
Television series
| Year | Title | Co-production | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | Rabbids Invasion | TeamTO, France Télévisions and Nickelodeon Productions | Nickelodeon (Episodes 1–34, 40–44), Nicktoons (Episodes 35–39, 45–Present), France 3 and Kix |
| TBA | Watch Dogs | TBA | Netflix [5] |
Films
| Year | Title | Co-production with | Distributor(s) | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed | Regency Enterprises, DMC Films, Alpha Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and RatPac-Dune Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | $130–200 million | TBA |
| TBA | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | New Regency and Thunder Road[6] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Rabbids | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios | Columbia Pictures | TBA | TBA | |
| Watch Dogs | New Regency | Columbia Pictures and 20th Century Fox | TBA | TBA | |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | Platinum Dunes | Warner Bros. Pictures | TBA | TBA | |
| Far Cry[7] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Assassin's Creed 2[8] | New Regency and DMC Films | 20th Century Fox | TBA | TBA | |
| Tom Clancy's The Division[9] | Nine Stories Productions and Freckle Films[10] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
References
- ↑ Ubisoft launches film, TV shingle
- ↑ "Ubisoft achète Hybride Technologies | Michel Munger | Économie". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ "Ubisoft Film Division to Launch Theme Park in Malaysia". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie (November 8, 2016). "Ubisoft in Talks With Netflix for a Series, CEO Says". GameSpot.
- ↑ Monica M. (14 November 2016). "Netflix And Ubisoft In Talks To Make 'Assassin's Creed', 'Watch Dogs', And 'Tom Clancy' TV Series". Jobs n Hire. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ New Regency, Ubisoft Set Producer Basil Iwanyk To Steer ‘Splinter Cell’
- ↑ "Ubisoft To Make Movies Based on 'Watch Dogs,' 'Far Cry,' 'Rabbids' (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ↑ "Assassin's Creed Movie Sequel Coming, Fassbender on Board - Report". gamespot.com.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (June 1, 2016). "Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Ubisoft's 'The Division' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/02/the-division-film-officially-announced-with-gyllenhaal-and-chastain-in-lead-roles