Assassin's Creed Movie Release Date, Cast News: Production Begins, Marion Cotillard Joins
The latest video-game movie adaptation that has gamers raving about is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed. The film, which started production and will start shooting soon, is slated for release in December of 2016.
Gaining popularity since the announcement of the adaptation, Assassin's Creed is highly anticipated as the most promising video game-based films, thanks to the high level of influence that Ubisoft is giving production outfits New Regency and 20th Century Fox.
An interesting point of the film is the participation of Michael Fassbender, notable for his roles in "X-Men: The First Class" and "X-Men: Days of the Future Past" as the young Magneto. He also received a nomination for his role in the highly acclaimed 2013 film, "12 Years a Slave". The German-Irish actor will play both roles as Desmond Miles (present day) and Ezio Auditore (Assassin ancestor). Fassbender, aside from being the main protagonist, is also one of the film's producers.
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A good indication that the film is in full swing is the recent announcement from Deadline magazine that French actress, Marion Cotillard will join the cast in an unspecified role. Cotillard is best known for her roles in "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Inception." The actress received her Academy Award from portraying Edith Piaf in the 2007 biopic "La Vie en Rose."
Cotillard and Fassbender previously worked together in the upcoming "Macbeth." Assassin's Creed will reunite them with director Justin Kurzel.
The Assassin's Creed film will follow the life of Desmond Miles, a bartender kidnapped by the corporation and forcefully subjected to the Animus – a machine that allows him to relive the life and times of his ancestor, Altair, an Assassin in the Middle East. As Miles relives his ancestor's life, he will come to discover the rivalry between two ancient secret societies and how it affects his present life.
Officially in production, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed is under 20th Century Fox and New Regency and will hit theaters on December 21, 2016.
