December has always been a big month for movies, with studios rolling out their potential awards season candidates and their last big-budget blockbusters for the year. This December, many will be looking towards the firstStar WarsspinoffRogue One(December 16) as the movie to beat at the box office, but just a few days after that movie’s release, another possible blockbuster will debut, 20th Century Fox’sAssassin’s Creed, arriving on December 21. The studio debuted the first trailer and poster for this video game adaptation last week, but today we have yet another poster, featuringMichael Fassbender’sCallum Lynch, perched precariously atop a tower, overlooking a seemingly peaceful city. And it pays perfect tribute to the original video game.
Michael Fassbenderactually plays dual roles inAssassin’s Creed, as Callum Lynch and a 15th centurySpanish Assassinnamed Aguilar. The actor is joined byMarion Cotillard,Michael K. Williams,Jeremy IronsandBrendan Gleeson. This poster, which arrives courtesy of theAssassin’s Creed Movie Twitterpage, revealsMichael Fassbenderin his Aguilar costume. It has already been confirmed that this adaptation will be set in the same universe as the video game series.
Filming onAssassin’s Creedbegan in Malta this past September. The story is about arevolutionary technologythat unlocks genetic memories. 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.Michael Fassbenderhinted in an interview last year that Callum is an outsider who has been institutionalized since he was a teenager. The actor also described this character as a “lost soul” who finally starts to uncover his true lineage.
We reported back in March that 20th Century Fox and New Regency are already developingAssassin’s Creed 2, withMichael Fassbenderset to return asCallum Lynch.Assassin’s Creedarrives in a very crowed Christmas market this December, opening just one week after Lucasfilm’s first spinoffRogue One: A Star Wars StoryandCollateral BeautystarringWill Smith. It will debut in theaters the same day as the big sci-fi epicPassengersstarringJennifer LawrenceandChris Pratt. It’s worth noting that 20th Century Fox started to develop a sequel toFantastic Fourseveral months before its release last August, long before the movie became a colossal flop for the studio, but we’ll have to wait and see howAssassin’s Creed 2pans out.
Justin Kurzel, who directed bothMichael FassbenderandMarion Cotillardin the 2015 adaptation ofMacbeth, is directing from a script byBill Collage,Michael CooperandAdam Leslie. The movie already has a built-in fan base from the belovedvideo gameseries, but we’ll have to wait and see how many of them turn up to see Callum Lynch. In the meantime, take a look at this new poster below, and stay tuned for more footage fromAssassin’s Creed. We’ve included the first trailer from last week in case you missed it.
