This year we will see two movies based on video game properties, Warcraft and Assassin’s Creed. While movies based on video games aren’t unusual, both movies are attempting to break the so called “video game movie curse”. The curse pretty much states there is no such thing as a good video game movie. So far, the curse has been dead on
Don’t get me wrong, there are video game movies that I adore, but that doesn’t mean they are good. I’m talking about the Resident Evil movies here, I love them but they just aren’t good.
Warcraft is picking up steam, releasing in roughly a month on June 10, 2016 firmly situated within the summer blockbuster season. Assassin’s Creed is banking on the end of year Holiday crowd and releasing December 21, 2016. While Warcraft has been picking up steam and we’ve been met with a flood of trailers, images, and promotion we have barely anything from Assassin’s Creed.
Recently a few new stills have been released and I’ve collected everything thus far into one convenient post. Through the images we get a good look at Fassbender in both time periods as Callum Lynch and his ancestor Aguilar all dressed up in the style of garb we have come to know and love from the games.
Still no trailer, but maybe that will come with X-Men: Apocalypse in a few weeks.
Assassin’s Creed stars Michael Fassbender as Callum Lynch/Aguilar in a completely original story set in the world of the video games but is not a retelling of any of the titles in the series. Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences 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.
ASSASSIN’S CREED stars Academy Award:registered: nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox . ASSASSIN’S CREED opens in theaters worldwide on December 21st, 2016.
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