Michael Fassbender may have more than one role in the upcoming big screen take on the Assassin's Creed videogames.
NewsThough we know that Michael Fassbender is producing and will star in a movie based on the Assassin’s Creedgames, that Justin Kurzel will direct the film, and as of this week, that the film will be released in the US on December 21st 2016, there hasn’t been any official word as to what the film will actually be about.
There's a lot to choose from, after all. While each game in the series fits into an over-arcing plot, they have different characters, different settings, and take place at different times in history. If the film were to adapt any one game in particular, it could be set in Renaissance Italy, during the American revolution, or in a Pirate-scourged Caribbean.
However, we're now hearing that the film is going to strike out on its own and set its historical sections during the Spanish inquisition. According to Film Divider, there will be other sections too, set in the present day. This is, after all, one of the conceits of the game series: modern characters use technology to access the genetic memories of their ancestors, and both stories unfold.
The site has some of the details of both time lines. Perhaps the most interesting point is that Fassbender will play a character in each. In the present day he’ll be a death row inmate, while in the main body of the film, the historical scenes, he’ll be Aguilar de Agarorobo, an assassin.
As befits a film set during the inquisition, Tomas de Torquemada will be the villain. Surely somebody will get Javier Bardem in to talk about that part? He seems to get talked to about the bulk of Hollywood's villainous roles.
Torquemada did turn up in the games, as a supporting player in a spin-off for iOS and Nintendo 3DS. It’s entirely possible that Ubisoft will develop and release a game version of this new storyline to tie into the film, or maybe the movie universe will be kept distinct. Perhaps we’ll find out at E3 in May...?
For more teasing details of the movie plot, you can check out the full report at Film Dividerright here.
