Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ big screen adaptation Assassin’s Creed will arrive in cinemas on 22 May 2015.
This is good news for the project, which follows the news in October 2012 that Ubisoft was fast-tracking the production of the live-action take on the Assassins Creed franchise.
Ubisoft also previously announced that it had joined forces with New Regency production studio.
“Bringing aboard New Regency’s renowned production and distribution expertise while maintaining our own creative and financial flexibility ensures that ‘Assassin’s Creed’ will be a high-quality film that respects the lore and fans of the videogame franchise,” said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures.
The partnership is to help Assassin’s Creed achieve a distribution route through Twentieth Century Fox.
In July 2012, it was revealed that Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Prometheus) has signed-up to star and produce.
New Regency president and CEO Brad Weston said working with Fassbender on Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave made the partnership on Assassin’s Creed “more irresistible.” “We wanted to do everything we could to secure the rights to ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ which Ubisoft has maintained with such care and quality over the years,” he said.
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Source: Box Office Mojo
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It could potentially be a really good movie if we just look at the game content. Unfortunately there have been many game to movie flops so it also has a high potential to really suck.
Hoping this is one will be good.