Report: Assassin's Creed movie rights pursued by Sony

Sony Pictures is reportedly in the final stages of snatching up the rights to produce a movie based on the Assassin's Creed franchise.

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Sony Pictures is reportedly entering final negotiations to adapt the Assassin's Creed series into a feature movie. Ubisoft had been shopping its most popular properties to various Hollywood production houses, gaining the interest of some studios including Universal. Ubisoft wants to more creative control of their properties than is usual for deals of this kind, and that was apparently a key factor for Sony leading the pack.

Variety reports that the deal sounds like a snug fit for both companies. Sony Pictures is adding more video game properties to its slate, having already penned deals for Uncharted and InFamous adaptations. Ubisoft, meanwhile, is aiming to have its other properties like Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon make it to the big screen. Ubisoft and Sony did not confirm the deal, but sources claim it's moving forward.

As video game properties go, Assassin's Creed seems ideal for a movie. A historical epic starring Ezio (i.e. Renaissance Batman) certainly has potential, and the series carries more than enough crazy mythology to fuel a plot. Then again, mileage may vary, as Disney's big-budget Prince of Persia adaptation fizzled after holding similar promise.

Ubisoft is aggressively pushing into different entertainment media, having recently opened a film and television division and announcing a Raving Rabbids TV series on Nickelodeon. Ubisoft and Sony are expected to co-produce and co-finance the Assassin's Creed movie.

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    October 20, 2011 7:15 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Report: Assassin's Creed movie rights pursued by Sony.

    Sony Pictures is reportedly in the final stages of snatching up the rights to produce a movie based on the Assassin's Creed franchise.

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      October 20, 2011 7:35 AM

      I will accept no one else but Vin Diesel as Ezio.

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      October 20, 2011 11:26 AM

      So do they just get Kristen Bell for it? I mean the character is pretty much her anyway.

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        October 20, 2011 12:06 PM

        it'd be disappointing if they didn't.

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      October 20, 2011 3:01 PM

      The PoP movie may not have matched Disney's "Pirates", but it is the 2nd highest grossing "Video Game" movie all-time (behind the first "Tomb Raider"), and it did gross over $350 million worldwide (on a $200 million budget).

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      January 17, 2012 5:07 PM

      I really hope they contact 3run for the parkour stunts and shit.

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