It's taken 11 years, but the Watch Dogs movie has finally started filming

Jul. 4, 2024



Watch Dogs is in production

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It’s taken more than a whole decade, but the Watch Dogs movie has finally started filming.

The film is so far shrouded in mystery, but Ubisoft shared a cryptic behind-the-scenes glimpse on Twitter, captioned “Lights_Camera_Action.exe” In the image, which you can see below, a mystery person can be seen sitting at a computer.

While plot details are unknown, we do know thatThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesactorTom Blyth will staroppositeTalk to Me’s Sophie Wilde in the movie. Mathieu Turi directs.

This is far from the only video game movie in development – this year brings with it the Borderlands film, while we also have the likes of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 and a Minecraft movie to get excited about.

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Watch Dogs doesn’t yet have a release date. While you wait, check out our guide to all the otherupcoming video game movieson the way.

I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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