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One of the least-expected titles in Ubisoft\u2019s game lineup, Riders Republic<\/a><\/em>, is getting a feature film adaptation, with Bad Boys for Life<\/em> directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah set to helm the project, Ubisoft announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Riders Republic<\/em> is a Ubisoft\u2019s 2021 extreme sports game that features mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and wingsuit flying in an open world that combines several landscapes in the Western United States into one location.<\/p>\n

In a news release, Ubisoft said the Riders Republic adaptation is \u201cpoised to be an electrifying action movie, delivering non-stop thrills, humor, and spectacular stunts on the snowy slopes of the Alps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adil and Bilall first made waves in their home country of Belgium with their 2018 hit Gangsta<\/em>, before achieving international acclaim with the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise \u2014 Bad Boys for Life<\/a><\/em> (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die<\/a><\/em> (2024) \u2014 which collectively earned over $830 million at the global box office.<\/p>\n

The script for Riders Republic<\/em> is being penned by award-winning screenwriter No\u00e9 Debr\u00e9 (Stillwater<\/em>, Zorro<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Ubisoft Film and Television is looking to bring Ubisoft\u2019s hit games to new entertainment platforms while creating original stories rooted in gaming culture. Its original series Mythic Quest<\/em><\/a> and Side Quest<\/em> are streaming on Apple TV Plus, with the animated Splinter Cell: Deathwatch<\/em><\/a> set to debut on Netflix in 2025. Ubisoft is also developing a Watch Dogs<\/em> live-action movie, which is slated for release in 2026.<\/p>\n

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One of the least-expected titles in Ubisoft\u2019s game lineup, Riders Republic, is getting a feature film adaptation, with Bad Boys for Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah set to helm the project, Ubisoft announced Wednesday. Riders Republic is a Ubisoft\u2019s 2021 extreme sports game that features mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and wingsuit flying in an open world that combines several landscapes in the Western United States into one location. In a news release, Ubisoft said the Riders Republic adaptation is \u201cpoised to be an electrifying action movie, delivering non-stop thrills, humor, and spectacular stunts on the snowy slopes of the Alps.\u201d Adil and Bilall first made waves in their home country of Belgium with their 2018 hit Gangsta, before achieving international acclaim with…<\/p>\n

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