Ubisoft recently announced that the movie version of Assassin’s Creed was under production and the shooting for the same should start soon.
The movie will be produced by New Regency and 20th Century Fox and will hit theatres on 21 December 2016.
The film is being directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (who previously worked on Exodus). It stars X-Men star Michael Fassbender who will play both the present day lead and his Assassin ancestor in the genetic flashbacks which will assuredly make up most of the film.
Marion Cotillard, the Oscar winning actor has joined the cast of the movie and her role in the movie is expected to recur in future Assassin’s Creed films.
“This is a very important milestone for the project,” Guillemot said.
Ubisoft has a total of six movies in the pipeline. In addition to Assassin’s Creed, the Paris-based publisher is making movies based on its Far Cry, Rabbids, Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon franchises. In all instances, Ubisoft will retain creative control through its Ubisoft Motion Pictures group.
