Stephen Gaghan To Direct The Division

 

Undeterred by the critical drumming leveled at Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft Motion Pictures is beginning to make headway on its latest game-to-movie adaptation, The Division. After securing Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, Variety reports that Ubi has now finally found its director: Stephen Gaghan.

Best known for his recent work on Gold, the Matthew McConaughey-fronted adventure film that’s beginning to emerge as an Oscar dark horse, Gaghan will write and direct The Division for Ubisoft, though there are precious story details available at the moment.

First released in March of last year, The Division is a third-person shooter in which players take on the role of an agent fighting to keep some semblance of peace and order in a post-pandemic New York City. The Big Apple has been brought to its knees following a deadly outbreak, opening up a power vacuum for an array of ruthless gangs and thugs. With no government to call upon, the remnants of humanity form the Strategic Homeland Division, and that’s where your story begins.

Little is currently known about Ubisoft’s movie adaptation of The Division, but fans can rest assured that the project is moving forward. Other live-action features in the works include a Tom Hardy-led Splinter Cell movie. In related news, the former’s third expansion, Last Stand, is expected to launch across all platforms simultaneously later this year.