Assassin's Creed (film)
Justin Kurzel's 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender.
Assassin's Creed (film) is a 2016 science fiction action film directed by Justin Kurzel and based on Ubisoft's video game series. Michael Fassbender stars, with Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams.
It shares the games' universe but tells an original story.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Justin Kurzel
- Screenplay
- Michael Lesslie
- Adam Cooper
- Bill Collage
- Based on
- Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft
- Starring
- Michael Fassbender
- Marion Cotillard
- Jeremy Irons
- Brendan Gleeson
- Charlotte Rampling
- Michael K. Williams
- Music
- Jed Kurzel
- Cinematography
- Adam Arkapaw
- Editing
- Christopher Tellefsen
- Production companies
- New Regency Productions
- Ubisoft Motion Pictures
- DMC Film
- The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Facts from the source article.
Background
Callum "Cal" Lynch is taken by the Abstergo Foundation because of his ancestry. His ancestor Aguilar de Nerha was an Assassin during the Spanish Inquisition who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, and Cal must accept that heritage and stop the Templars from using the Apple to enslave humanity.
The film was announced in October 2011, and filming ran from late August 2015 to January 2016. 20th Century Fox released it in the United States on December 21, 2016.
It received generally negative reviews and grossed $241 million against a $125 million budget, so a planned sequel was cancelled.
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