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The '''''Assassin's Creed'' film''' is an upcoming, feature-length motion picture, based on the award-winning [[Assassin's Creed (series)|series]] of the same name, being produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Frank Marshall.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/12/frank-marshall-to-produce-assassins-creed?abthid=51b7c66186a0d12425000022 IGN: ''Frank Marshall to produce Assassin's Creed Movie'']</ref> It will be distributed by {{Wiki|20th Century Fox}} for a planned release of 19 June 2015.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/independence-day-2-assassins-creed-x-men-days-future-past-dawn-planet-apes-release-date-2014-2015/ New Release Dates: Assassin's Creed]</ref> | The '''''Assassin's Creed'' (film)''' is an upcoming, feature-length motion picture, based on the award-winning [[Assassin's Creed (series)|series]] of the same name, being produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Frank Marshall.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/12/frank-marshall-to-produce-assassins-creed?abthid=51b7c66186a0d12425000022 IGN: ''Frank Marshall to produce Assassin's Creed Movie'']</ref> It will be distributed by {{Wiki|20th Century Fox}} for a planned release of 19 June 2015.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/independence-day-2-assassins-creed-x-men-days-future-past-dawn-planet-apes-release-date-2014-2015/ New Release Dates: Assassin's Creed]</ref> | ||
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The Assassin's Creed (film) is an upcoming, feature-length motion picture, based on the award-winning series of the same name, being produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Frank Marshall.[1] It will be distributed by 20th Century Fox for a planned release of 19 June 2015.[2]
Cast and crew
Michael Fassbender will both produce and star in the film. Critics have speculated that Fassbender will be portraying series-lead, Desmond Miles,[3] though this has neither been confirmed nor denied.[4]
Ubisoft have hired English writer Michael Lesslie to pen the script for the movie, and have brought onboard Conor McCaughan to help Fassbender produce the film.[5] In 2013, screenwriter Scott Frank (Minority Report, The Wolverine) mentioned he was rewriting the script.[6]
Development
Ubisoft began development of the film in May 2011, where it was confirmed for a 3D release.[7] Later that year, Ubisoft was reaching a deal with Sony Entertainment to distribute the film. The terms and conditions surrounding the agreement were described by Hollywood insiders as "unheard of", with Ubisoft getting the final say on budget, principal cast, script, release date and more.[8]
The level of control being afforded to Ubisoft divided critics of both games and films, with many noting that while Hollywood insiders considered Sony's move to have killed the film before it had even begun, gamers considered the move to be beneficial to the franchise's future, as in recent years, game adaptations had tended to be of poor quality.[8] Senior Vice President of International Marketing, Jean de Rivieres, echoed this sentiment, and claimed that the film will "reflect the brands accurately and consolidate our fan base."[7]
On 22 October 2012, a few months after Fassbender signed to produce and star in the film, it was announced that Ubisoft Motion Pictures had chosen to develop the film in close collaboration with New Regency, because they were "a talent and filmmaker-driven company, with the same independent and creative mindset that we have at Ubisoft Motion Pictures." The development of a screenplay began immediately, and the project was fast tracked, while still allowing Ubisoft to maintain control of key elements of the film's creative direction.[9]
Ubisoft also changed their distributor from Sony Entertainment to 20th Century Fox, though the reason for this has not been made known.[10]
References
- ↑ IGN: Frank Marshall to produce Assassin's Creed Movie
- ↑ New Release Dates: Assassin's Creed
- ↑ XboxGameZone: Michael Fassbender reported to play Desmond in Assassin's Creed movie
- ↑ Joystiq: Fassbender's Assassin's Creed character not necessarily Desmond
- ↑ New Regency and Ubisoft Tap Brit Writer for Assassin's Creed Film
- ↑ Creative Screenwriting: "Wolverine: Two Writers, One Character"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 GamesRadar: Ubisoft Motion Pictures prepping 3D Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon films
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Vulture: Why a Killer Deal to Turn the Hit Video Game Assassin’s Creed Into a Movie Has Shocked Hollywood
- ↑ Ubisoft Montreal: Ubisoft and New Regency partner on Assassin's Creed film
- ↑ Variety: New Regency, Fox partner on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed