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Ubisoft Film & Television

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Ubisoft Entertainment Film & Television
FormerlyUbisoft Motion Pictures
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm industry
Founded27 January 2011; 12 years ago (2011-01-27)
Headquarters
Key people
  • Gérard Guillemot (CEO)
  • Hélène Juguet (Managing Director, French branch)
  • Jason Altman (Head of Film & Television, US branch)
ParentUbisoft
Websiteubisoft.com/en-us/entertainment/film-tv

Ubisoft Film & Television (formerly known as Ubisoft Motion Pictures) is a French-American film and television production company and a subsidiary of video game publisher Ubisoft based in Montreuil and Los Angeles. The company was founded on 27 January 2011, and is in charge of producing films and television shows based on Ubisoft franchises and inspired by Ubisoft's worlds and gaming culture.

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Ubisoft

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Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis

Montreuil, sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois, is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the Métropole du Grand Paris. With a population of 111,367 as of 2020, Montreuil is the third most populous suburb of Paris after Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Denis. It is located north of Paris's Bois de Vincennes, on the border with Val-de-Marne.

Los Angeles

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History

Ubisoft Film & Television was created as Ubisoft Motion Pictures in January 2011 as the film production branch of the video game company Ubisoft. Its mission is to bring Ubisoft's games into new areas of entertainment and share original stories set in the world, culture, and community of gaming.

In 2012 and 2013, Ubisoft Film & Television announced a whole lineup of movie adaptations, including Assassin's Creed.[1] On the TV side, the studio released its first kids' show Rabbids Invasion in 2013. The show, which premiered on Nickelodeon and France 3, was renewed for a second season in December 2013 and a third one in 2015. A fourth season was announced in July 2018 and was broadcast on Netflix worldwide.[2]

Following the success of Rabbids Invasion, Ubisoft Film & Television and the French theme park Futuroscope opened the Raving Rabbids–based attraction The Time Machine in December 2013. The attraction, which has been awarded the Themed Entertainment Association Award[3] for "Outstanding Achievement" in 2014, takes visitors for a trip through the great moments in History.

The company's first feature film, Assassin's Creed, opened in theaters in 2016 and starred Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. The same year, GameSpot reported that Ubisoft is in talks with Netflix for a TV series based on their video games.[4]

Tom Clancy's The Division is in development as a feature film for Netflix with David Leitch, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jessica Chastain attached. Additional feature films in development include Just Dance, Rabbids, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, executively produced by Michael Bay for Warner Bros.

The studio has greatly expanded its TV series lineup. Several animated projects[5] were announced in September 2019 and a first live action TV series was launched: Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet on Apple TV+. This project is also the first not to be attached to any Ubisoft game franchise. The series, which stars an ensemble cast that includes Rob McElhenney and F. Murray Abraham, has been renewed for a second season.[6]

In June 2021, Netflix announced it had picked up Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix from Adi Shankar as well as the Splinter Cell and Far Cry animated series during the Geeked Week.[7]

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Assassin's Creed (film)

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Assassin's Creed is a 2016 dystopian science fiction action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender, as well as Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood—a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins—active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Abstergo, the Templar Order of the modern-day, from finding the Apple and using it to enslave humanity.

Nickelodeon

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France 3

France 3

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Netflix

Netflix

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Futuroscope

Futuroscope

Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope, formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques. It has several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world.

Michael Fassbender

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Marion Cotillard

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Marion Cotillard is a French actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award, a Lumières Award and two César Awards. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010, and was promoted to Officer in 2016. She has served as a spokeswoman for Greenpeace since 2001.

David Leitch

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Jake Gyllenhaal

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Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

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Just Dance (video game series)

Just Dance (video game series)

Just Dance is a rhythm game series developed and published by Ubisoft. The original Just Dance game was released on the Wii in 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Michael Bay

Michael Bay

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Productions

Films

Released

Title Year Franchise Co-producers Distributor(s) Budget Gross
Assassin's Creed 2016 Assassin's Creed New Regency
DMC Film
The Kennedy/Marshall Company 		20th Century Fox $130 million $240.7 million
Werewolves Within 2021 Werewolves Within Vanishing Angle IFC Films $6.5 million $869,606[8]

Upcoming

Title Year Franchise Co-producers Distributor(s)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon[9] TBA Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Bay Films
Platinum Dunes 		Warner Bros. Pictures
Tom Clancy's The Division[10] TBA Tom Clancy's The Division Nine Stories Productions
Freckle Films
87North Productions[11] 		Netflix[12]
Rabbids[13] TBA Raving Rabbids Mandeville Films[13]
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios 		Lionsgate[13]
Just Dance[14] TBA Just Dance Olive Bridge Entertainment[14] Screen Gems
Beyond Good & Evil[15] TBA Beyond Good & Evil TBA Netflix
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell[16] TBA Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell New Regency
Thunder Road Films 		Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Live-action series

Released

Title Year Co-producers Network(s)
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet[17][18][19] 2020–present RCG Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Lionsgate 		Apple TV+

Upcoming

Title Franchise Co-producers Network(s)
Untitled live-action Assassin's Creed series Assassin's Creed TBA Netflix
Child of Light[20] Child of Light TBA TBA
Untitled live-action Driver series[21] Driver TBA Binge
Skull & Bones[22] Skull and Bones Atlas Entertainment TBA

Animated series

Released

Long-Form
Title Year Series Co-Producers Network(s)
Rabbids Invasion 2013-2022 Rabbids TeamTO
Supamonks
Anima
France Télévisions
CNC 		France 3 (France)
Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Netflix (Worldwide)
Short-Form
Title Year Series Network(s)
Rabbids Short Stories 2019 Rabbids YouTube

Upcoming

Title Franchise Network
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix[23] Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Netflix[23]
Far Cry[24] Far Cry Netflix[23]
Hungry Shark Squad[5] Hungry Shark TBA
Untitled Cyber Mysteries tween series[5] Inspired by Watch Dogs TBA
Untitled comedy-adventure series[5] Inspired by Rayman TBA
Untitled Assassin's Creed anime series Assassin's Creed Netflix
Untitled sketch comedy series about video game culture[5] TBA TBA
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell[25] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Netflix[23]

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Assassin's Creed (film)

Assassin's Creed (film)

Assassin's Creed is a 2016 dystopian science fiction action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender, as well as Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood—a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins—active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Abstergo, the Templar Order of the modern-day, from finding the Apple and using it to enslave humanity.

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond, and Corey May, the Assassin's Creed video game series depicts a fictional millennia-old struggle between the Order of Assassins, who fight for peace and free will, and the Knights Templar, who desire peace through order and control. The series features historical fiction, science fiction, and fictional characters intertwined with real-world historical events and historical figures. In most games, players control a historical Assassin while also playing as an Assassin Initiate or someone caught in the Assassin–Templar conflict in the present-day framing story. Considered a spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series, Assassin's Creed took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol, based on the historical Hashashin sect of the medieval Middle East.

Regency Enterprises

Regency Enterprises

Regency Enterprises is an American entertainment company formed by Arnon Milchan. It was founded in 1982 as the successor to Regency International Pictures.

IFC Films

IFC Films

IFC Films is an American film production and distribution company based in New York. It is an offshoot of IFC owned by AMC Networks. It distributes mainly independent films under its own name, select foreign films and documentaries under its Sundance Selects label and genre films under its IFC Midnight label. It operates the IFC Center.

Platinum Dunes

Platinum Dunes

Platinum Dunes is an American film and television production company founded in 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. It is mainly known for producing horror films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Purge, Ouija and A Quiet Place.

Nine Stories Productions

Nine Stories Productions

Nine Stories Productions is a New York-based film, theater and television production company founded by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker in 2015. Nine Stories has a first-look deal with Bold Films, the company behind Whiplash, Drive, and Nightcrawler, the latter of which Gyllenhaal starred in and produced. Gyllenhaal won an Independent Spirit Award for producing Nightcrawler and was an executive producer on David Ayer's End of Watch. Marker produced Cary Fukunaga's critically acclaimed child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation and was an executive producer on Academy Award nominated The Kids Are All Right.

Freckle Films

Freckle Films

Freckle Films is an American film and television production company. It is owned by Jessica Chastain.

87North Productions

87North Productions

87North Productions is an American film production company focused on the production of action films and founded by David Leitch and Kelly McCormick. Their credited productions include Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk and Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt which Leitch directed. In television, Leitch and McCormick have several projects in development, including My Friend Pedro, based on the popular video game series.

Netflix

Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it operates the over-the-top subscription video on-demand service Netflix brand, which includes original films and television series commissioned or acquired by the company, and third-party content licensed from other distributors. Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association—having become the first streaming company to become a member.

Mandeville Films

Mandeville Films

Mandeville Films is an American film production company headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1995 by film producer David Hoberman, the company re-formed as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002 after a short hiatus for three years, with Hoberman and Todd Lieberman as partners and co-owners.

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios is an American production company and animation studio, formed by Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, John Harvatine IV, and Eric Towner. It was established in 2011 following the partnership of Stoopid Monkey, which had been founded in 2005, and Buddy Systems Studios. It is one of the producers of the Adult Swim animated television series Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum as well as SuperMansion on the streaming service Crackle and Buddy Thunderstruck on Netflix.

Lionsgate

Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc.

Source: "Ubisoft Film & Television", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft_Film_&_Television.

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