Assassin's Creed (12/21/2016, Kurzel) S: Fassbender, Cotillard
07-09-12, 11:10 AM
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
I wonder if it will be a completely new character. That way they don't have to tie in the fiction beyond "he's an ancestor of Desmond".
07-09-12, 11:40 AM
#27
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
I thought the same thing. 
Are they gonna do like the games and have someone else dub Fassbender's lines while he's in the Animus or will they pull a The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus, with different actors as the Assassin during the different periods recreated by the Animus?
Are they gonna do like the games and have someone else dub Fassbender's lines while he's in the Animus or will they pull a The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus, with different actors as the Assassin during the different periods recreated by the Animus?
07-09-12, 11:57 AM
#28
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
My guess is that a lesser-known "up and comer" will play Desmond, with Fassbender stepping in as Altair. They can explain away any language problems with a single line of dialogue.
07-09-12, 12:13 PM
#29
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
That's exactly what they did in the first game. My comment was more related to how Altair and Ezio look just like Desmond but are clearly voiced by different actors.
07-09-12, 02:03 PM
#31
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07-09-12, 06:06 PM
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Assassin's Creed starring Michael Fassbender
Yes, I shit you not.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...ews|LatestNews
Fassbender game for 'Assassin's Creed'
Thesp to star in, co-produce bigscreen adaptation of vidgame
By Marc Graser, Elsa Keslassy
Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed' videogames series has sold over 30 million units.
Michael Fassbender will star in and co-produce "Assassin's Creed," the bigscreen adaptation of Ubisoft's videogame franchise, through his DMC Film.
While Fassbender's profile has risen with roles in "X-Men: First Class," "Shame," "Haywire," "Prometheus," and will next be seen in "The Counselor" and "Twelve Years a Slave," thesp also has spent the past year developing films with Conor McCaughan. Together, they produced the short "Pitch Black Heist."
"Assassin's Creed" is the duo's most high-profile project, given that the game is Ubisoft's biggest franchise, selling over 30 million units since 2007. A third "Assassin's Creed" game bows Oct. 30 and is set during the American Revolution. First two take place during the Crusades and Renaissance.
Plot revolves around a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts.
"Michael Fassbender was our first choice" to play the franchise's iconic hooded hero, said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures. "Michael (Fassbender) is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."
Last fall, Ubisoft was in talks with Sony to develop a series of "Assassin's" pics (Daily Variety, Oct. 20, 2011). But the companies have since put negotiations on hold.
Ubisoft execs now plan to stick to their initial plan and develop the film independently in order to maintain greater creative control. Last year, Ubisoft invested in launching UMP, headed by Baronnet, former CEO of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, to adapt the company's games into films, TV shows and digital projects.
While Sony could still wind up distribing the films, UMP will package the project with a writer and director before resuming talks with the studio.
"We're open to re-discuss with the key studios once the production package is finalized," Baronnet told Variety.
Ubisoft also is looking to raise financing for the tentpole through foreign presales and co-production deals, which again could again involve Sony.
"Whatever the financial model, UMP will limit its risk investment," and will save on production costs by turning to its 26 in-house game studios like Hybride Technologies, to handle visual effects work, Baronnet said.
Ubisoft sees adaptations as a way to turn its games into larger brands that will get the titles in front of more consumers while creating lucrative new revenue sources for the company. One of its first projects is an animated TV series based on the "Raving Rabbids" franchise that will air on Nickelodeon. Ubisoft chief Yves Guillemot also wants to develop films for the games "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon."
By controlling more of the creative through UMP, Ubisoft hopes it doesn't wind up with another "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," adapted by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. Pic earned a disappointing $335 million worldwide, with just $91 million of that in the U.S. last year, ending any franchise dreams.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...ews|LatestNews
Fassbender game for 'Assassin's Creed'
Thesp to star in, co-produce bigscreen adaptation of vidgame
By Marc Graser, Elsa Keslassy
Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed' videogames series has sold over 30 million units.
Michael Fassbender will star in and co-produce "Assassin's Creed," the bigscreen adaptation of Ubisoft's videogame franchise, through his DMC Film.
While Fassbender's profile has risen with roles in "X-Men: First Class," "Shame," "Haywire," "Prometheus," and will next be seen in "The Counselor" and "Twelve Years a Slave," thesp also has spent the past year developing films with Conor McCaughan. Together, they produced the short "Pitch Black Heist."
"Assassin's Creed" is the duo's most high-profile project, given that the game is Ubisoft's biggest franchise, selling over 30 million units since 2007. A third "Assassin's Creed" game bows Oct. 30 and is set during the American Revolution. First two take place during the Crusades and Renaissance.
Plot revolves around a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts.
"Michael Fassbender was our first choice" to play the franchise's iconic hooded hero, said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures. "Michael (Fassbender) is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."
Last fall, Ubisoft was in talks with Sony to develop a series of "Assassin's" pics (Daily Variety, Oct. 20, 2011). But the companies have since put negotiations on hold.
Ubisoft execs now plan to stick to their initial plan and develop the film independently in order to maintain greater creative control. Last year, Ubisoft invested in launching UMP, headed by Baronnet, former CEO of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, to adapt the company's games into films, TV shows and digital projects.
While Sony could still wind up distribing the films, UMP will package the project with a writer and director before resuming talks with the studio.
"We're open to re-discuss with the key studios once the production package is finalized," Baronnet told Variety.
Ubisoft also is looking to raise financing for the tentpole through foreign presales and co-production deals, which again could again involve Sony.
"Whatever the financial model, UMP will limit its risk investment," and will save on production costs by turning to its 26 in-house game studios like Hybride Technologies, to handle visual effects work, Baronnet said.
Ubisoft sees adaptations as a way to turn its games into larger brands that will get the titles in front of more consumers while creating lucrative new revenue sources for the company. One of its first projects is an animated TV series based on the "Raving Rabbids" franchise that will air on Nickelodeon. Ubisoft chief Yves Guillemot also wants to develop films for the games "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon."
By controlling more of the creative through UMP, Ubisoft hopes it doesn't wind up with another "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," adapted by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. Pic earned a disappointing $335 million worldwide, with just $91 million of that in the U.S. last year, ending any franchise dreams.
07-09-12, 06:10 PM
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07-09-12, 06:37 PM
#37
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
Any chance Ridley Scott might direct? The first game was obviously inspired by his Kingdom of Heaven movie.
07-09-12, 07:05 PM
#38
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No. Go to IMDb real fast and tell us how many projects Scott is attached to and/or in pre-production.
07-09-12, 07:12 PM
#39
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I don't get how they would want Fassbender as their top pick. Yes he's a great actor and all that but Desmond should be younger and not Western. Seems odd.
07-09-12, 07:14 PM
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It's being produced by Fassbender's company, why wouldn't he want to star in it? Re-read the article sir.
07-09-12, 07:43 PM
#41
Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
That's what I was referring to.
07-09-12, 08:24 PM
#43
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I need to see more people cream their pants over Fassbender. We don't get enough of that around here.
07-09-12, 08:47 PM
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
"Michael Fassbender was our first choice" to play the franchise's iconic hooded hero, said Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures. "Michael (Fassbender) is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."
That's what I was referring to.
That's what I was referring to.
07-09-12, 08:56 PM
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
What would happen if Del Toro directed a movie with Fassbender in it? Dvdtalk might spontaneously combust.
07-09-12, 09:20 PM
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Re: Assassin's Creed -- film adaptation of the game starring Fassbender
Whedon? Kinda sticks out in comparison to the others.
I'd fucking orgasm if Del Toro got Fassbender for a film
I'd fucking orgasm if Del Toro got Fassbender for a film
07-09-12, 09:21 PM
#48
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If he would like to do a tentpole film like this, my first choice as director would be Steve McQueen.
07-09-12, 09:24 PM
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07-09-12, 09:48 PM
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