Sony Pictures is said to be on the verge of finalising a deal with Ubisoft that will see it bring the Assassin's Creed franchise to the big screen.
The film production firm won the Assassin’s Creed movie rights following a bidding war with other Hollywood studios including Universal, and is now in the closing stages of negotiations to adapt and distribute the popular series for cinema, Variety reports.
The site suggests Sony will likely co-produce and co-finance the production with Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures.
A Ubisoft spokesperson said: "As we've stated before, Ubisoft is actively looking for film opportunities for our top brands. There is high interest from top Hollywood studios to collaborate on these brands."
Sony registered 16 Assassin’s Creed movie domain names on October 20, shortly before the Variety story was published, according to Fusible.