The Majority of the ASSASSIN’S CREED Movie Will Take Place in Modern Day
The first trailer that was released for Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed got me excited and pumped up to see the movie, regardless of the marketing team's taste in music. It looked great, and it seemed like it represented the game really well. Now I’m not so sure. During an interview with IGN, producer Pat Crowley surprisingly revealed that the majority of the movie will take place in modern day and not the 15th century.
He said that 65% of the film's story with the character Callum Lynch will take place in the present day and 35% in the film will be set in 15th Century Spain. That’s not at all what I was expecting. The majority of the game’s story takes place in the past, that’s the coolest and most entertaining part of the games.
While talking to GamesRadar, Jean-Julien Baronnet, ex-Ubi Motion Pictures CEO, explained why they are taking this route:
"The modern day will be much bigger than in the game. We don’t know very much about Abstergo in the game – we know some but not much - but the movie will have more. I think it’s very important... this beautiful thing that we have in Assassin’s where you’re in the Animus and you are learning through the Animus, but what are you really? I think that we will try and achieve this on this movie, so we will see today’s hero character arc move each time he regresses, and understand from his ancestor who he is and what is his destiny."
Fassbender, who plays Callum Lynch and his assassin ancestor Aguilar in the film, previously offered his take on adapting the game for film:
“There are certain things that we absolutely want to respect in the game, but we also want to bring new elements to the game… This isn’t a video game that we’re making. We’re trying to make a cinematic experience, so there are new things that we have to introduce.”
The story for the film follows a character named Callum Lynch, who, "through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, is able to experience the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day."
As a fan of this game, it’s disappointing to hear that we won’t be spending more time in the past. As long as the story and script are solid, though, everything should turn out ok. As far as those go, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Assassin’s Creed hits theaters on December 21st, 2016.