In the franchise The Division, where The Division 2 is the currently active game, a film is planned for Netflix. Now the director has spoken about it. He will deviate from the movies of the games, but stay true to the soul of the game.
Who is speaking? The speaker is the director David Leitch; he is known for action films like Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2. Currently, his new film “Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw” is upcoming.
On a promo tour, he spoke with GamesRadar about the Netflix film for “The Division.” The film has been announced for a long time, but it seems to be taking shape only now. Ubisoft had presented it again at E3 during the presentation of The Division 2.
They are still working on the script for the film adaptation of The Division 2
This is the current status: At the moment, the main actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain are already cast, but the script of the film is not yet completed.
Leitch says: “For the story, we have to deviate from the games because in those, players can choose their own path. We have to decide on a route and we are currently working on that script.”
This is Leitch’s view of the material: Leitch says: “From my perspective, the DNA of the game is great. The world is irresistible and the visuals are impressive, but the foundation of the game has this human side, this goodness. It’s about positivity, about rebooting humanity. We want to stay true to these things.”
This is what is still known about the film: The film is based on the plot of The Division 1. A virus breaks out in the near future on Black Friday.
sleeper agents are activated during the epidemic in New York City, where the virus has already killed millions of people.
The “Division” is humanity’s last hope for civilization not to plunge into chaos.
The film is set to be released on Netflix. If the script is still being worked on, it will probably take some time before we can expect it.
The players of The Division 2 had already joked about how closely the film would resemble the game and how a film about The Division might look:
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