Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Video Game Adaptation 'The Division'

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The 'Nightcrawler' actor will play the main character and serve as a producer in the movie version of 'Tom Clancy's The Division'.

June 3, 2016

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Jake Gyllenhaal has reportedly landed the lead role in an upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft's fastest-selling video game "Tom Clancy's The Division". According to Variety, the "Nightcrawler" actor will also serve as a producer for the new feature film.

The third-person shooter video game takes place in a dystopian New York City that becomes lawless in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic. A team of "black ops" officers is tasked with rebuilding their operations in Manhattan while investigating the nature of the outbreak and fending off criminals.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is no stranger to video game adaptation. Back in 2010, he led the big screen version of Ubisoft's "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" which got panned by critics but managed to rake in a descent $336 million worldwide.

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