ASSASSIN'S CREED Sequel with Michael Fassbender Is Already in Development
New Regency's first Assassin's Creed movie doesn't hit theaters until December, but the studio is already starting on developing the sequel. The news comes from The Tracking Board who says that Michael Fassbender is already on board to reprise his role.
Director Justin Kurzel previously worked with Fassbender on Macbeth with Marion Cotillard, who also stars in the movie. Fassbender plays a new character in the franchise named Callum Lynch, "a man who discovers that he’s the descendant of a secretive society of deadly assassins, who are at war with the Knights Templar. Through a machine, Lynch becomes able to tap into the memories of his ancestor Aguilar, an assassin in 15th century Spain. Commanding his ancestor’s incredible skills, ability, and knowledge, Lynch sets forth to take on the Knights Templar in the present."
Macbeth was such a heavily visual film, and because of that, I'm curious to see how the director brings this world of Assassin's Creed to the big screen. The studio obviously likes what they see if they are already pushing a sequel forward. This doesn't mean we'll see a sequel. The first movie will have to have been a box-office success to get the official greenlight. But, if the first film is a success, then 20th Century Fox will be ready to push a sequel into production quickly.
The reports don't say if the director will be back for Assassin's Creed 2, but they do say the rest of the production team is attached. The names mentioned on that team include Jean-Julien Baronnet, who is producing for Ubisoft Motion Pictures, and Frank Marshall, producing through his Kennedy-Marshall Company. Fassbender and Conor McCaughan are also producing through their DMC Films production company. Matt Phelps is set to oversee the project for Ubisoft, while Pam Abdy will oversee for New Regency.
I'm a big fan of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, and I would love to see this movie succeed. Fassbender has said in the past that they have done something special with this film, and I can't wait to see what that is! The movie set to hit theaters on December 21st, 2016.