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Assassin’s Creed Set Photos Showcase Michael Fassbender in Costume

Ever since potential viewers were first offered a sneak peak of Michael Fassbender in costume for his starring new role in the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed feature film adaptation, players of video game developer Ubisoft’s best-selling historical action-adventure series have been clambering for more glimpses from the set. Little has come to light regarding the central plot of the new movie, though well-versed fans no doubt know that Fassbender will be portraying an assassin temporally situated in Spain during the 15th century.

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DarkOcelet3078d ago

Micheal Fassbender looks badass.

UnholyLight3076d ago

It's funny because initially I was a little meh on an AC movie. But now that it's becoming a reality I am getting more and more pumped for it.

Makes me happy at least the movie is set in an older time period. Not a fan of the newer era AC games...

CitizenFour3076d ago

I don't typically get excited for them either.. this one looks a little more promising.. I mean Micheal Fassbender alone tells us that its not going to be a low budget film. Glad to see they are getting high profile actors for the film. Hopefully it delivers

UnholyLight3076d ago

No doubt, it seems that it should only be helped with the fact that Fassbender is becoming a well known actor and just recently was in the Steve Jobs movie

CitizenFour3074d ago

^ Agreed. plus being the new Magneto in the X-men films.. Prometheus, and the new upcoming Alien film.. hes a pretty solid actor and quickly becoming a household name.

-Foxtrot3078d ago

Shame it's most likely going to be crap.

Why not just do the first games story instead of doing it in a totally different way.

You don't follow the source material the film sucks, we've been taught that over and over but Hollywood never gives a shit

skulz73077d ago

I disagree. People have played the games - a complete copy would just be a waste. I like that they are doing a new story, but in the same universe. Maybe in future games they will reference this assassin etc

-Foxtrot3077d ago

A copy would be better then what Hollywood always does. How many times must they stray from the source material before you guys get this

They've went one way...its failed so go the other

It's why book adaptations do better because they they stick to the source material as close as they can

kneon3076d ago

But they need to target a larger audience than just AC fans, so it wouldn't be much of an issue if they stuck to the original stories. In fact I expect most gamers who have played the games would also prefer that they stay close to the original stories.

jmc88883077d ago

Nothing is crap when Fassbender is in it.

Yes the story *might* turn out to be crap, but his no doubt stellar performance will make it worth watching.

-Foxtrot3077d ago

So if one actors good then the film is a success....yeah that's perfect logic

BLAKHOODe3077d ago

@Foxtrot

An actor's involvement can be a factor in a movie's success. Do you think all of The Rock's movies have been great? But they all make bank and The Rock is considered one of the most profitable actors in Hollywood right now. Actors have a fan following. Franchises (like Assassin's Creed) have a fan following. In another post, you posted why some video game films were so bad, something you wouldn't know unless you actually watched the films. So, something drew you to watching them.

Ultimately, though, it comes down to several factors - demand, hype, fandom, creativity, finance and promotion. And maybe a thing or 2 more.

Snookies123077d ago (Edited 3077d ago )

@-Foxtrot - A film can absolutely be good because of one amazing actor. Not to mention, he's the lead in this movie...

-Foxtrot3076d ago

So many agrees and few comments yet no examples are these films where one actor can apparently over shadow the bad writing, plot, visuals, soundtrack etc

Yeah you might say "Oh he totally saved that film" but it doesn't mean it's now a good film. It just proves how good of an actor someone is...not the film.

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SarcasticDuck3077d ago

That's not 100% right. You shouldn't have high expectations about it but you also shouldn't assume it will be crap! The problem usually is on the producers not respecting the mithology of the sources and it's too soon for you to judge! If they were to make a copy of Altair's storyline that wouldn't be worth for those who played the game already and it would need predictable sequels that could not happen.

-Foxtrot3077d ago

I assume it's going to be crap because every video game film which strays from the main games ARE crap. It's history, learn from it

Pintheshadows3077d ago

I'd be optimistic with this. The team behind it are the same team that made the recent Macbeth film. And that is terrific. Has a feel and look that suits Assassin's Creed series down to the ground.

468893373077d ago (Edited 3077d ago )

"Why not just do the first games story instead of doing it in a totally different way."

Because then you'd complain about them either ruining established characters and plot elements from the first game, or failing to add anything original to the source material.

Developing a new story with different characters in the same universe allows the writers to be creative and still have a narrative that both fans and newcomers can enjoy.

-Foxtrot3077d ago

Creative lol

Look at all the video game films which stray from the games to be creative...they all have shit stories

Resident Evil - Alice saves the day

Doom - Mutations not demons from hell

Hitman - Generic over the top action film

God look at what they were going to do with Uncharted. A family antiques business with Drakes father and Uncle.

New fans would enjoy the story from the game so why change it. I'd rather see a copy and pasted plot then some which doesn't respect the games

468893373077d ago (Edited 3077d ago )

I'm not sure why you think simply focusing on new characters is "straying away" from the games when the AC series has always been about going to different time periods, visiting new locations, and playing as different characters with their own stories in the same universe.

If that is your reasoning for why the movie will suck, then I would have thought you stopped being a fan of the franchise since the Ezio trilogy. Because this films premise is hardly a departure from the games in their current state.

-Foxtrot3076d ago (Edited 3076d ago )

Because an adaptation of something is where you take the source material and show it in a different format

You didn't get a Harry Potter film which focused on Ron or a totally different character...what about if Lord of the Rings focused on a new character, cut Frodo, Sam, the Hobbits in general and this new character took the ring to Mordor...it would be pointless and f****** stupid.

You guys make be bloody laugh. Every god damn video game film which has came out has ALWAYS strayed from the source material, had good actors in most of them and some with good special effects but they all are below average. This isn't me taking something which has never been done before and suddenly shitting all over it, my opinion is based on the past, what we've gotten time after time again.

Yet instead of learning from history you start fresh each time like it's going to be good, that this will be the "one". You are like those who wait for a COD game every year "Oh this one is going to be good", defend it, then get it, play on it and then go "Nah it wasn't that good" but get hyped for the next one learning nothing in the process.

I understand if Hollywood has a flawless track record with these kind of films but they don't and as much as I like him as an actor Michael Fassbenders involvement doesn't mean the film is going to automatically be good.

You'd just be lying to yourselves. That kind of thinking is why Hollywood is general throws out so much crap. You are the people who don't learn but are in line first day the next time a new film/sequel pops up.

Gambit_the_White3077d ago

How about you wait until you actually see the movie before you judge it?

Mykky3076d ago

I get your concern, but as long as there are talented writers, producers and actors behind the title I think it is good that they have freedom to do what they feel is best.

There has not been many game to movie adaptions that has had a high budget or a talented director and cast behind it (imo). Maybe without the exception of the Prince of Persia movie, which was pretty decent. So I think it would be wrong to call it history and say that it doesn't work so early.
I also don't think the AC story is good enough to make it on the big screen, though some parts are which is why it is good that they can remove the parts that don't work and keep the parts that do.

-Foxtrot3076d ago

"I also don't think the AC story is good enough to make it on the big screen"

If you have read the synopsis for this then you'll see it's basically Desmond's story but remade with new characters and extra crap thrown in there.

So it obviously can work if they are remoulding the base of the games story while straying from it.

Lord_Sloth3076d ago

If it was gonna retell Altair's story everybody would be complaining that it wouldn't hold true to the character. There really is no winning here.

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Wallow3077d ago

Magneto Stop, First that thousandth Jobs' movie, now this? Bad movie decisions.

Gatsu3076d ago

I think he was fantastic in Prometheus.

BLAKHOODe3077d ago

A haystack! LOL.. They are certainly going for authenticity.

Relientk773077d ago

Please let this movie be good

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai216d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske216d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid216d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot216d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno216d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot216d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface215d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot215d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69216d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake227d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga227d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx227d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga227d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9227d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler227d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666227d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52227d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott226d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52226d ago (Edited 226d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara216d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52227d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner226d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52226d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster227d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot227d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster226d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned227d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9227d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1227d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster226d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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