"Tom Clancy's The Division" by publisher Ubisoft is setting up for the big screen with "Nightcrawler" actor Jake Gyllenhaal as producer. Jake Gyllenhaal is also set to star in "Tom Clancy's The Division."
'Tom Clancy's The Division' Shows Up With Phenomenal Sales
Citing Variety, Ubisoft took to setting "Tom Clancy's The Division" on live action film, buoyed by the success of the third-person shooter franchise. "Tom Clancy's The Division" was released on March 8 this year and reached $330 million in sales within the first five days of availability.
To date, "Tom Clancy's The Division" is one of the best-selling games for Ubisoft. With such an early and sizeable following for "Tom Clancy's The Division," Ubisoft and Jake Gyllenhaal seem to have their work cut out for them.
'Tom Clancy's The Division' Game Success Expected To Set The Bar For Film Adaptation
Expectations should run high for the translation of "Tom Clancy's The Division" onto live action movie. Luckily, "Tom Clancy's The Division" is not the first time Jake Gyllenhaal is venturing into film adaptations of video games .
Fans would recall that Jake Gyllenhaal starred in "Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time." Jake Gyllenhaal in "Tom Clancy's The Division" is one more A-list celebrity on Ubisoft's current roster, joining the likes of Michael Fassbender ("Assassin's Creed") and Tom Hardy ("Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell").
Nerdist reports that "Tom Clancy's The Division" is set in futuristic New York. When chaos and disorder broke out because a smallpox epidemic, government agents from the Strategic Homeland Division strove to restore security and order.
Progress On 'Tom Clancy's The Division' Film So Far
According to Nerdist, "Tom Clancy's The Division" may bring Jake Gyllenhaal in as a member of the agency. If so, Jake Gyllenhaal will be seen jumping through hoops set by the same people his character is sworn to protect in "Tom Clancy's The Division."
A target release is still up in the air as Ubisoft is now on the hunt for a "Tom Clancy's The Division" film scriptwriter and one other actor to star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Once these are set up Ubisoft will make "Tom Clancy's The Division" available to major film studios.
