It's official - Ubisoft's beleaguered Splinter Cell movie has been cancelled. As reported by The Direct, the movie - which was announced over a decade ago and was set to star Tom Hardy - has been canned because the production team "just couldn't get it right".

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell movie adaptation has been cancelled, according to one of the film's producers. As reported by The Direct, producer Basil Iwanyk confirmed the adaptation was no longer in production. Iwanyk signed on to the film in 2013.

Despite a recent spate of successful games-to-screen transitions—such as Fallout, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and Arcane—publisher Ubisoft continues its endless run of cinematic misfortune. The latest blow comes in the form of the long-planned Splinter Cell movie,

According to producer Basil Iwanyk, Ubisoft's 'Splinter Cell' movie has been scrapped because the creative team "just couldn't get it right".

Surprising no-one, Ubisoft’s Tom Hardy-led Splinter Cell movie isn’t happening. The Splinter Cell movie was announced in November 2012, with Hardy, at the time fresh from starring as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises,