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Ubisoft commissions live action short.

Ubisoft is paying Oscar-winning directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy $10m to make a live action film based on new game Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

The 'short' will be 20 minutes long and serve as a prequel, setting up the story for the US special forces squad, the Hollywood Reporter reported. Children of Men writer Tim Sexton is also on board.

Francois Alaux and herve de Crecy won Best Animated Short Film on Sunday night for their creation Logorama.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be released this autumn on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The live action film has no date.

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matrim83 #1 2 years ago

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Good waste of money there Ubi.
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ignatiusjreilly #2 2 years ago

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$10m for a 20 min short? Jeez.
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local_celebrity #3 2 years ago

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Money ill spent.

So this it what happens to all our DLC cash. Why not give us some freebies instead, you cunts?
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BobsUncle #4 2 years ago

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Fuck me $10m for an advert? Imagine the budget for the game!

Or imagine the cuts they made to pay for said advert.
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