Ubisoft in talks with Warner Bros., Paramount on Splinter Cell movie

[Heisenberg]

Tom Clancy's no stranger to films, so it's not the most surprising news to hear that his Splinter Cell line of video games may be getting the cinematic treatment. Deadline reports that Ubisoft is in talks with both Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures over the potential for a film tie-in (though talks with the former are said to have fizzled already).

It's unclear which game, if any, the film would follow. It's also important to note that deals like this don't always pan out (we're looking at you, Uncharted and BioShock films). And even if the film rights were optioned by a film studio, there's then no guarantee that a script would be written or a film made. What we're trying to say is: take all of this with a Bonneville Salt Flats-sized grain of ... well, you know.

Source: Report: Ubisoft in talks with Warner Bros., Paramount on Splinter Cell movie deal | Joystiq

This would be a pretty sweet film I must say and in regards to Splinter Cell, I can't wait for the next game (Splinter Cell: Blacklist) that will be released next March. And now we know why Ironside isn't playing Sam. Movie tie-in. Why couldn't they just make a new character and make Sam his superior so Ironside could still play him? But remember that there was a teaser trailer for a Splinter Cell movie on the special disc in the steelbook edition of Chaos Theory back in 2005 and nothing came from it so who knows here.

Anyway, I'm still waiting for a Halo movie.

 

[TheOneKnownAsFetter]

I would mark HARD for this.

I've always said that Splinter Cell would be a awesome game franchise for movies. I've always been a huge Splinter Cell fan since my dad bought me the first one WAY back, and I've bought each one in the series since. I have to say Double Agent was my favorite just cause of it's online multiplayer

 

[Deadd2009]

Splinter Cell Movie Sneaks Back To The Shadows After Being Canceled

"Just couldn't get it right, script-wise, budget-wise."

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10 years after the fact