The big picture
- Tom Blyth and Sophie Wilde will star in the adaptation of the video game 'Watch Dogs'.
- Emerging as a rising star, Blyth has several upcoming projects, including a Western series and a war film adaptation.
- Movie 'Watch Dogs' directed by Mathieu Turi, produced by New Regency and based on the popular video game series by Ubisoft.
Tom Blyth he already emerged as the future dictator of Panem in last year's prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Birds and the Snakes, and now the up-and-comer has found his next big film project. Blyth will star alongside him Sophie Wilde in the next New Regency film watch dogs, according to the deadline. The film will be an adaptation of the popular video game series of the same name from developer Ubisoft.
The roles of Blyth and Wilde have not been finalized, but the film will continue the recent streak of high-profile video game adaptations. The original watch dogs The game was released in 2014. It was set in a near-future Chicago where almost every aspect of the city's electronic network was connected and hackable, allowing the player to control bridges, traffic lights, security cameras, and a variety of from other machines while creating. way through a story of action and adventure. The first game was followed by a sequel, Watch Dogs 2, set in San Francisco, and a third game, Watch Dogs: Legion, set in London. The premise seems to be a solid movie story and the games themselves have over 50 million players combined.
watch dogs will be directed by Mathieu Turi, known for the 2020 French science fiction film meander Turi will direct from an original script by Christie LeBlanc and reviews by party Victoria Bata. The producers of the film include Yariv Milchanthe president and CEO of New Regency, Natalie Lehmannpresident of New Regency Film and Television, and Margaret Boykinthe head of content for Ubisoft's film and television division.
Blyth raised her profile in 'Songbirds and Snakes'
London-born Blyth had some minor roles in films such as 2010's Robin Hood i blessing, but it was his performance The ballad of the birds and the snakes which led him to general success. Blyth's portrait of a young Coriolanus Snow, who would become the future tyrannical president of Panem in The Hunger Games series, garnered mostly positive reviews. Next to Rachel Zegler as his eventual love interest Lucy Gray Baird, the duo helped The ballad of the birds and the snakes grossing over $330 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of just $100 million.
watch dogs it's not the only project on Blyth's plate, as he also stars as the outlaw billy the boy on MGM+'s Western series billy the boy The second part of season 2 premiered a few days ago on the platform. Beyond that, Blyth will also star in alonsgide Russell Tovey i Amy Forsyth in the movie Country clothes and an adaptation of the war film A farewell to arms.
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