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‘Assassin’s Creed’ is an action adventure film based on the award winning series of the same name and was released with the world premiere on 21 December at Majestic and Empire Cineplex. It is planned as a first instalment in a trilogy. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Frank Marshall, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Michael K. Williams.
The film will be set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series’ mythology. Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016. Assassin’s Creed will be distributed by 20th Century Fox and is scheduled to be released on 21 December, in France and in the United States, one week after the Star Wars spin-off ‘Rogue One’ is released.
“With the great production expertise of New Regency and the fantastic marketing and distribution power of 20th Century Fox, the Assassin’s Creed movie has the potential to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 2016,” stated producer Gerard Guillemot.
He went on to say the movie’s ‘all-star’ cast is ‘outstanding’. “Director Justin Kurzel, along with its production partners, give the film a chance to become one of the year’s biggest hits.”
“Indeed, the casting for the Assassin’s Creed movie is impressive. Cotillard is an Oscar-winner and Fassbender has been nominated multiple times. Kurzel’s latest movie, Macbeth, which also starred Fassbender and Cotillard in the lead roles, received a generally positive critical response. None of this guarantees Assassin’s Creed will break the trend of video game movies not being very good, of course.”
Recently, Fassbender cited The Matrix as an inspiration for the Assassin’s Creed film. “This idea of DNA memory elevates it from a basic fantasy genre [piece], because you have something an audience can actually believe in,” he said. “Then the journey becomes so much more elevated, because you’re on board in a different way.”
Assasin’s Creed will be screened at Majestic Cineplex 10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 Fri/Sat 10:15 p.m. and Empire Cineplex 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 Fri/Sat 10:30 p.m. Sat/Sun 10:30 a.m.
