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'Assassin's Creed' Movie Rights Acquired By Sony


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Earlier this year, videogame development and publishing company Ubisoft [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/05/16/assassins-creed-splinter-cell-ghost-recon-movies/"]announced interest[/url] in bringing a few of their popular titles to the big screen. They were so interested, in fact, that they decided to fly out to Hollywood – Ubisoft is a French company – and start seeking out development partners. Company heads claimed that they had several meetings with interested studios already lined-up, but at the time, it wasn't immediately clear who was actually involved.

According to [url="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118044759?refCatId=13"]Variety[/url], it looks like Sony Pictures are on the cusp of finalizing a deal to adapt the popular "[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/assassins-creed/"]Assassin's Creed[/url]" games into a film franchise.

Both Ubisoft and Sony are still tight-lipped about the details, with the game studio reiterating that they are "actively looking for film opportunities for our top brands," but had "no specific news to share at this time." According to Variety's source, Sony has already landed the deal for the adaptation, beating out other big contenders like Universal.

Sony of course already has a deep appreciation and investment in the videogame space, given their PlayStation brand. The company is already at work developing some of their own popular gaming franchises like "Uncharted." The last real news out on that project had director David O. Russell [url="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/05/27/david-o-russell-walks-away-from-uncharted-film/"]walking away[/url] from the project which has [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/11/24/mark-wahlberg-uncharted-drakes-fortune-movie/"]Mark Wahlberg[/url] cast in the leading role.

Ubisoft has worked diligently to bring their franchises into other media, forming Ubisoft Motion Pictures back in May. The company is already at work on a television adaptation of their "Raving Rabbids" franchise in collaboration with Nickelodeon. Division head Jean-Julien Baronnet previously stated that the company was also interested in seeing the "Splinter Cell" and "Ghost Recon" franchises – both under the Tom Clancy moniker – receive the film treatment.

The "Assassin's Creed" series is about to release its fourth iteration, "Assassin's Creed: Revelations" on November 15. The games focus on Desmond Miles, an everyman who is forced by a secret organization to plug into the Animus, a device that allows Miles to access the memories of his assassin ancestors. Previously set in locations such as the Middle East's Crusade's period and 16th century Italy, the upcoming game takes place in Constantinople.

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