Ubisoft Motion Pictures\u2019 big screen adaptation Assassin\u2019s Creed will arrive in cinemas on 22 May 2015.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Ubisoft also previously announced that it had joined forces with New Regency production studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing aboard New Regency\u2019s renowned production and distribution expertise while maintaining our own creative and financial flexibility ensures that \u2018Assassin\u2019s Creed\u2019 will be a high-quality film that respects the lore and fans of the videogame franchise,\u201d said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures.<\/p>\n
The partnership is to help Assassin\u2019s Creed achieve a distribution route through Twentieth Century Fox.<\/p>\n
In July 2012, it was revealed that\u00a0Michael Fassbender<\/a>\u00a0(X-Men: First Class, Prometheus) has signed-up to star and produce.<\/p>\n New Regency president and CEO Brad Weston said working with Fassbender on Steve McQueen\u2019s 12 Years a Slave made the partnership on Assassin\u2019s Creed \u201cmore irresistible.\u201d \u201cWe wanted to do everything we could to secure the rights to \u2018Assassin\u2019s Creed,\u2019 which Ubisoft has maintained with such care and quality over the years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Are you excited for the Assassin\u2019s Creed movie? Let us know below in the comments and on the MyGaming forums.<\/p>\n Dead Space film eyed by John Carpenter<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Gears of War movie gets Battleship producer<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Ratchet & Clank coming to the big-screen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n SA director still wants to make Halo movie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: Box Office Mojo\u00a0<\/a><\/h6>\n
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