EXCLUSIVE: Directorial duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Adil & Bilall) have signed to direct a feature film adaptation of Riders Republic, the award-winning video game from French games giant Ubisoft.
The project, which seeks to bring the spills and thrills of the extreme sports-focused game to the big screen – is being developed and produced by Gaumont and Ubisoft Film & Television. Gaumont’s international sales arm is launching the project in Cannes.
The partners have also signed award-winning writer Noé Debré, whose credits include Cannes Palme d’Or Dheepan, Stillwater and The World Is Yours, for the screenplay adaptation.
Adil & Bilall broke out in their native Belgium in 2018 with hit Gangsta, and then gained international recognition with the third and fourth instalment of the Bad Boys franchise: Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) which together grossed over $830M at world box office.
With more than 10 million players worldwide, Riders Republic takes players to mountainous landscapes where they can experience the thrill of extreme sports and carve their own path to glory.
The feature adaptation will capture this action, with humor and spectacular stunts on the snow-covered slopes of the Alps.
Sidonie Dumas and Rémi Cervoni are producing for Gaumont alongside Jordan Cohen for Ubisoft Film & Television. Gérard Guillemot and Margaret Boykin are overseeing the project for Ubisoft, in coproduction with 10.80 Films’ Nabil Ben Yadir, and Adil & Bilall under their Los Morros banner.
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