Movies based on video games tend to have a terrible track record for quality. Still, there are some high hopes given the talent involved for the Assassin’s Creed movie. And, according to actor/producer Michael Fassbender, the film will at least be faithful to its source material and not just be a cash-in on the name. In an interview with IGN, Fassbender assured us that he’s still involved with the project and that he wants to make it very respectful to the game.
You know, we absolutely want to respect the game. There’s so much cool stuff in the game that we’re actually spoiled for choice in terms of what we can use and what we can’t, but we also want to bring new elements to it and perhaps our own version of things that already exist in the game.
But we’re definitely making a feature film, and we’re approaching it as a feature film, as opposed to approaching it as a video game. But I love the world. I don’t really play that many video games, but when I met up with the guys from Ubisoft and they started to explain this whole world and the idea of DNA memory — you know, I think it’s a very feasible scientific theory. I just thought, “This is so rich,” and about the possibility of it being this cinematic experience. So I’m really excited about it, and we’re working very hard to make sure that we’ve got the best and most exciting, original package.
The original game development studio Ubisoft will be co-producing the project with New Regency along with Fox distributing. Assassin’s Creed will be directed by Justin Kurzel with a script that has had rewrites by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Exodus: Gods and Kings). The film currently has a release date set for August 7, 2015.
Source: IGN