Sony and Ubisoft announce the long rumored Assassin's Creed movie will be occurring after both companies signed a deal to allow the production for the movie to start.
Ubisoft initially had stated they wanted to form their own movie studio after having issues with Hollywood studios either rejecting the offers or wanting to change the story to fit their goals.
Their brand new Ubisoft Motion Pictures studio will be working together with Sony Pictures on the project. Ubisoft will have total creative control in return for the marketing and distribution costs to be covered by Sony.
Based on early info for the potential movie, it appears the story revolves more around a guild of assassin's than just 1 main assassin.
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Indeed, Sony has spearheaded the campaign to turn Assassin's Creed into an interactive tale of a time-spanning assassin's guild into a decidedly less-interactive version of that same thing.
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No other details regarding the story or when the film could be potentially released but work is expected to start once both sides finalize the deal.
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