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Assassin's Creed Movie (Michael Fassbender lead/co-producer)

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http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056333

Michael Fassbender will star in and co-produce "Assassin's Creed," the bigscreen adaptation of Ubisoft's videogame franchise, through his DMC Film.

While Fassbender's profile has risen with roles in "X-Men: First
Class," "Shame," "Haywire," "Prometheus," and will next be seen in "The Counselor" and "Twelve Years a Slave," thesp also has spent the past year developing films with Conor McCaughan. Together, they produced the short "Pitch Black Heist."

"Assassin's Creed" is the duo's most high-profile project, given that the game is Ubisoft's biggest franchise, selling over 30 million units since 2007. A third "Assassin's Creed" game bows Oct. 30 and is set during the American Revolution. First two take place during the Crusades and Renaissance.

Plot revolves around a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts.

"Michael Fassbender was our first choice" to play the franchise's iconic hooded hero, said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures. "Michael (Fassbender) is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."

Last fall, Ubisoft was in talks with Sony to develop a series of "Assassin's" pics (Daily Variety, Oct. 20, 2011). But the companies have since put negotiations on hold.

Ubisoft execs now plan to stick to their initial plan and develop the film independently in order to maintain greater creative control. Last year, Ubisoft invested in launching UMP, headed by Baronnet, former CEO of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, to adapt the company's games into films, TV shows and digital projects.

While Sony could still wind up distribing the films, UMP will package the project with a writer and director before resuming talks with the studio.

"We're open to re-discuss with the key studios once the production package is finalized," Baronnet told Variety.

Ubisoft also is looking to raise financing for the tentpole through foreign presales and co-production deals, which again could again involve Sony.

"Whatever the financial model, UMP will limit its risk investment," and will save on production costs by turning to its 26 in-house game studios like Hybride Technologies, to handle visual effects work, Baronnet said.

Ubisoft sees adaptations as a way to turn its games into larger brands that will get the titles in front of more consumers while creating lucrative new revenue sources for the company. One of its first projects is an animated TV series based on the "Raving Rabbids" franchise that will air on Nickelodeon. Ubisoft chief Yves Guillemot also wants to develop films for the games "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon."

By controlling more of the creative through UMP, Ubisoft hopes it doesn't wind up with another "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," adapted by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. Pic earned a disappointing $335 million worldwide, with just $91 million of that in the U.S. last year, ending any franchise dreams.
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Imagine a hood on him.

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Plot revolves around a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts.
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WTFDog?
 
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JdFoX187

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Still say the movie won't ever get off the ground. So which time period are they going to focus on with this one? I don't see Fassbender pulling off an Arabic or Italian assassin.
 
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I am down with an AC movie if they keep it in an era that does not give me a ''been there, done that'' feeling. I am not looking for a modern day assassin jumping off roofs while being chased down by a helicopter.
 
Paradicia

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There was talks of Splinter Cell movie a few weeks back as well. It'll be very interesting to see how this pans out.

Quick, someone 'shop fassbender in ezio/altair attire.
 
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ekim

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Fassbender? He's only known to me as an actor. I first thought they mean Fassbinder - but he is dead for quite a while.

But it can't be worse than a uwe boll movie.
 
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Hyped! Two of my fave entertainment properties of the past decade :)
This could be something special!
I ironically just saw Shame for the first time and rewatched Prometheus last week.
 
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Why would anybody want to be in a Ubi videogame movie after the Prince of Persia debacle?
 
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Rivyn said:
I am down with an AC movie if they keep it in an era that does not give me a ''been there, done that'' feeling. I am not looking for a modern day assassin jumping off roofs while being chased down by a helicopter.
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We are probably going to get a modern day assassin jumping off roofs while being chased down by a helicopter at some point in the movie.
 
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Jamie OD said:
We are probably going to get a modern day assassin jumping off roofs while being chased down by a helicopter at some point in the movie.
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True, hopefully confined to the beginning. Wonder if this will be "canon" or an adaptation- if it's the latter, they should bring back Bell and Wallace.
 
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Donny Hayabusa

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Woah. Could this be the first great video game adaption?

Fassbender is great! Now I'm curios about the rest of the cast. Kristen Bell is a sure thing, right?
 
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Donny Hayabusa said:
Woah. Could this be the first great video game adaption?

Fassbender is great! Now I'm curios about the rest of the cast. Kristen Bell is a sure thing, right?
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That would be awesome if they can actually get her.

I'm just worried. Did Prince in Persia fail because of Disney or because Ubisoft wanted too much control?
 
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WTFDog?
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Well, that's the plot of Ass Creed, sort-of. The Animus kinda sends you "back in time" just instead of "you" it's "your ancestor."

I got no problem with Fassbender. I do however have a problem with him being in the robes. But I'll hold judgement on his looks/not looking like an Assassin until we get promo shots.
 
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TheSeks said:
Well, that's the plot of Ass Creed, sort-of. The Animus kinda sends you "back in time" just instead of "you" it's "your ancestor."

I got no problem with Fassbender. I do however have a problem with him being in the robes. But I'll hold judgement on his looks/not looking like an Assassin until we get promo shots.
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Fassbender is kinda old but Holywood can work his magic around that. Also, Ezio was more and more badass with age
 
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Donny Hayabusa said:
Woah. Could this be the first great video game adaption?

Fassbender is great! Now I'm curios about the rest of the cast. Kristen Bell is a sure thing, right?
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They haven't even picked a director/scriptwriter yet.

Jake Gylenhaal, who isn't as good as Fassbender but is still fairly talented, was cast in POP and that was still shit.
 
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Good news...has potential.

Consult with James Cameron and film it at the same speed as Avatar 2 & 3. Either 48 or 60 frames per second.
 
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UnluckyKate said:
Fassbender is kinda old but Holywood can work his magic around that. Also, Ezio was more and more badass with age
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Yeah, but Fassbender doesn't even look Italian. Hell, I'd go as far to say that he didn't look "Jewish" for Eric/Magneto in X-men: First Class but I enjoyed him being Magneto in X:FC to where I shut up about that.

He doesn't look like Alitar either. So that leaves him being some new Assassin or something like that.
 
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