Matt Ryan, the actor who portrayedAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagprotagonist Edward Kenway, seems to have gotten into legal trouble with Ubisoft. The voice actor has indicated that some past behavior apparently got him in hot water, leading to a threat of a lawsuit fromAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagdeveloper Ubisoft.
Video game developers and publishers being litigiousis nothing new, but it’s fairly rare to hear about lawsuits being aimed at their own performers. However, those involved with a game’s development have to take care to not violate any non-disclosure agreements they may have signed.
From the sound of it, that may be what happened here. In a recent video at an autograph signing, a fan asksMatt Ryanwhether anAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremaster is coming out. Ryan initially simply responded that he didn’t know, but the fan continued asking, bringing up a prior video where Ryan had seemingly teased the possibility of a remaster being in the works. Ryan looks notably embarrassed at that point, and explains that he didn’t know he was being recorded when that exchange occurred, and was being “free and open” with the fan. Before he goes back to signing autographs, he notes that “the company” threatened to sue him, presumably referring to Ubisoft, and reiterates, “I say nothing.”
Edward Kenway Voice Actor’s Prior Statement
In the aforementioned video clip, which broke in late June 2025, Ryan was signing an autograph for another fan, and asked them if they had finished playingAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. The fan said they had, to which Ryan responded that they might need to beat it again, with a sort of coy expression on his face. He went on to add that there was a reason for him saying that, but that he couldn’t say anything further on the matter. It seems that the moment was meant as a little teaser exclusively for the fan, who, unfortunately for Ryan, shared thehint that aBlack Flagremaster was finally happeningwith the world.
Though he technically didn’t confirm anything one way or another, it seems that Ubisoft may have found the clip to be infringing enough to issue a legal threat to him. Presuming that anAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremasteris actually in the works, Ryan has likely had to sign an NDA regarding his involvement and the development of it. As a result, hopefulAssassin’s Creedfans shouldn’t expect to hear anything else from Ryan on the matter until if and when such a time that the remaster is actually announced by official sources.
