Assassin's Creed: for Fassbender the film is 'a missed opportunity'
After generating a significant amount of user hype (and not), the film based on Assassin's Creed was not very well received by the fans, receiving criticism upon criticism.
To trace the dose, he thought about it the main actor of the film, aka Michael Fassbender (Callum Lynch / Aguilar), who in the course of an interview with Movienco specified that "the film was a lost opportunity", but above all that "it was taken too seriously, I would have made it more comical!" . Do you agree with the actor's words?
At the moment we don't know if Assassin's Creed: the Movie it will remain a standalone film or receive a sequel. Given the numbers and the criticisms, however, the first hypothesis is easier to realize.
Assassin's Creed: the movie, the numbers one week after its launch
After the exciting debut a few days ago, here is Ubisoft taking stock a week after the launch of the Assassin's Creed movie in Spanish cinemas and around the world. The film is giving producers a lot of satisfaction, here are the official data.
On January 4th, the Assassin's Creed film also premiered in Spain, and within a week of its release, we wanted to share some of the first box office results with you. These first data show that the film has achieved excellent results both internationally and nationally. We are happy to see not only fans of the Assassin's Creed saga going to the movies but also those who have not followed the video games.
Excellent debut in Spain and internationally
It also debuted in the top 3 in other international markets, Russia (# 1), Mexico (# 1), United Arab Emirates (# 2), France (# 3) and Germany (# 3).
Strong International Performance
· The film has grossed approximately € 42M ($ 45M USD) outside the US over the past few weeks, an increase of 98,7% and has grossed € 92M ($ 98M USD) to date internationally. In all, Assassin's Creed grossed nearly € 140M ($ 150M USD) globally in 3 weeks.
· During this week, the film will also debut in seven other markets, including Brazil, South Korea and Sweden. Assassin's Creed will continue its international debut until March, with countries like China and Japan.
Excellent Stability
Three weeks after its release in theaters, Assassin's Creed remains in the Top 3 of the most viewed films in several countries, including Austria, France, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
Bringing Assassin's Creed to the big screen adds something new to the rich world of the series which to date includes nine games, spin-offs, novels and comics. We can't wait to hear from our fans and film buffs in the countries where Assassin's Creed debuts in the coming weeks.
Assassin's Creed: record takings for a film based on a video game
Il Assassin's Creed movie in Spain it was a success. According to the first official data, this is the film inspired by a video game that has grossed the most in the week of release. The details in the press release that follows.
09 JANUARY 2017 - Best opening gross ever in the film based on video game category for Assassin's Creed, the film distributed by 20th Century Fox Spain, inspired by the famous videogame saga and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
With a collection of 3,5 million euros and over 465,000 admissions in the hall, it substantially outclassed the results of “Tomb Rider” which in 2013 had totaled 873,000 euros in the first weekend with 141,000 admissions.
The film, directed by Justin Kurzel (Macbeth) brings for the first time to the big screen the world of Assassin's Creed, the famous Ubisoft video game that has millions of fans around the world. The cast includes the likes of Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Apocalypse, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award®-winning Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La vie en rose) and Jeremy Irons (The Von Bulow Mystery, Inseparable) .
In Assassin's Creed, thanks to a revolutionary technology capable of unlocking genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of Aguillar, his ancestor of XNUMXth century Spain, thus discovering that he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins. By accumulating knowledge and incredible skills, Callum will be able to challenge a powerful and cruel modern-day Templar organization.
Assassin's Creed: three more videos of the film in Spanish
There are 48 hours left until Assassin's Creed in Spanish cinemas after the half flop in the USA now 20th Century Fox hopes to be able to make up for it with the release in Europe. Here the film will make its debut on January 4th, and today we are showing new images.
Here's what the manufacturers write:
Very close to the release of Assassin's Creed with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, in Spanish cinemas from January 4th.
In Assassin's Creed, thanks to Animus technology, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) can relive the experiences of his ancestor who lived at the end of the XNUMXth century in Spain, Aguilar (played by Fassbender himself), thus discovering that he is descended from a secret society , the Brotherhood of Assassins. The cast of the film also includes Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Michael K. Williams and is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Assassin's Creed: new trailers and commercials for the film
There are only a few hours left until the release of our video review dedicated to the new film on Assassin's Creed and, to pass the wait, you can watch the latest trailers and commercials released by 20th Century Fox. The film was not very appreciated by international critics and soon even the longtime fans of the franchise will be able to have their say, there is great curiosity around this project which, we remember, will arrive in theaters on January 4th. Find all the videos attached to the news, we wish the readers of Videogamesarelife a good view and we invite you to stay with us for all the updates on the film.
Below you can take a look at the votes assigned to the film by the international press.
Assassin's Creed: International critics reject the film
The film dedicated to the famous series Assassin's Creed will arrive in theaters on January 4, but journalists from all over the world have already had the opportunity to preview it and, apparently, they were not particularly impressed. Here are the ratings assigned to the film so far:
Indiewire – B-
Total Film - 3/5
The Film Stage – C
The A.V. Club – C-
The Telegraph – 2/5
The Guardian – 1/5
Slant Magazine – 1/5
In a few hours we at Videogamesarelife will also publish the video review dedicated to the film with the relative vote, we invite you not to lose it and to stay with us for all the updates and news on this much loved franchise.
Are you going to see the Assassin's Creed movie?
Assassin's Creed: the film, the spots in Spanish
The world premiere of the Assassin's Creed movie. In Spain, however, the film will arrive only in almost a month, on January 4th to be exact. Today we can offer you a preview of the images of the three commercials that will circulate in the coming weeks. Here is the official presentation:
In Assassin's Creed, thanks to Animus technology, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) can relive the experiences of his ancestor who lived at the end of the XNUMXth century in Spain, Aguilar (played by Fassbender himself), thus discovering that he is descended from a secret society , the Brotherhood of Assassins. The cast of the film also includes Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Michael K. Williams and is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Assassin's Creed: the movie, latest official trailer
The Assassin's Creed movie is now ready to release. Although it will arrive only on January 4th, in the USA the world premiere will be the day after tomorrow, December 14th, while in cinemas all over the country the film will be released on the 21st. For this reason the promotional period is coming to an end.
And how could it end if not with the fourth and last trailer? Again Callum Lynch alias Michael Fassbender protagonist of the trailer, between past and present, with jumps in and out of the Animus in an attempt to find the Apple of Eden sought by the modern Templars. So enjoy the latest Assassin's Creed movie trailer followed by the Cafeteria mini clip.
Assassin's Creed: the movie, third official trailer
20th Century Fox just released the third official trailer of the Assassin's Creed movie. After showing the world almost the entire film including videos, behind the scenes and various previews, today we add more film clips with this new video.
In this trailer we see the protagonist Callum Lynch still involved in the Animus revealing another piece of history. A story that, just like the game, revolves around the Apple of Eden, an artifact of great power disputed by the Templars. So here is the trailer for now in English, when the Spanish version is released we will post it below.
Assassin's Creed: the Film, trailer the Science of the Animus
The trailers on the Assassin's Creed movie, now almost ready for release (January 4 in Spain). Today, manufacturers tell us about the Animus and the science behind its technology. Let's see the press release and trailer featuring the two main characters Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.
We start the week with a new featurette by Assassin's Creed subtitled in Spanish. In The Science of the Animus, Michael Fassbender e Marion Cotillard, the two protagonists of the film tell us about the principle behind the film: the possibility of unlocking a person's genetic memory through a revolutionary technology, the Animus.
In Assassin's Creed, this allows Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) to relive the experiences of his late XNUMXth century ancestor in Spain, Aguilar (played by Fassbender himself), thus discovering that he is descended from a secret society, the Brotherhood. of the Assassins.
Assassin's Creed: new scenes from the movie at the 2016 Game Awards
There was also a little bit of Assassin's Creed during the 2016 Game Awards, although not even the shadow of the new chapter of the franchise has been seen. We are obviously talking about the film based on Assassin's Creed, coming to Spanish cinemas next 4st January.
The new scenes from the film show us a Aguilar fighting (and then fleeing) against the Templars. The action is truly epic and seems to honor the many games released over the years. The new images were warmly welcomed by those present at the awards ceremony.
Assassin's Creed: images from the film and the fight against the Templars
In Assassin's Creed movie certainly could not miss the eternal struggle between Assassins and Templars. The two sides of the coin seen in video games will also recur in cinema films.
Today the producers release a new trailer that you find below in which, in addition to new images of the film, we can hear the explanation of part of the plot from the hands of the actors including the protagonist, Michael Fassbender. Good vision.
Assassin's Creed: A video takes us behind the scenes of the film
20th Century Fox Spain recently published a short video on its YouTube profile that takes us behind the scenes of the film dedicated to Assassin's Creed, a film of about two minutes in which we can hear the protagonist Michael Fassbender and director Justin Kurzel talk about their work.
“Thanks to a revolutionary technology capable of unlocking genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of Aguillar, his ancestor from 12th century Spain, thus discovering that he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins. By accumulating knowledge and incredible skills, Callum will be able to challenge a powerful and cruel modern-day Templar organization. Assassin's Creed starring Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 2016 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La vie en rose), is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth ) and produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy / Marshall. The film will be in theaters in December 20, distributed by XNUMXth Century Fox Spain. "
Assassin's Creed: new images for the film
Missing less and less to the arrival of the film Assassin's Creed, expected in Spain on January 5 next year. Ubisoft, in an attempt to appease the expectation of fans, has released some new shots for the film that will star Michael Fassbender and Marion Cottilard. In these recent photographs also Jeremy Irons appears in the guise of a character (Alan Rikkin) who seems to be inside Abstergo Industries.
Recall that the protagonist of the film Assassin's Creed it will be Callum Lynch who, thanks to the Animus, will relive the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha.
Assassin's Creed: Assassins from the games will appear in the film
The Assassin's Creed movie will star Aguilar/Callum Lynch, murderer played by Michael Fassbender and created exclusively for motion picture film.
In the film, however, they will also be present some assassins taken from video games of the homonymous saga. Tim Wildgoose, one of the men who participated in the production of the film, confirmed that Assassin's Creed will appear as such, however specifying that it will not be about the protagonists such as Ezio, Altair, Connor and company, but they will be anyway known figures from newbies to the series.
Assassin's Creed will arrive in Spanish cinemas on January 5 2017.
The Assassin's Creed movie? Money is not the goal
The MCV magazine interviewed Alain Corre the executive director of the Assassin's Creed film who stated "We are not going to make a lot of money from the film, it's more of a marketing thing and good for the brand image .."
“Even if we're going to make some money that's not the purpose of the film. The aim is to bring Assassin's Creed to more people. We have our fan base, but what we would like is to put this franchise in front of many more people who, perhaps, will be able to take the Assassin's Creed games in the future ”.
The film will be available at Christmas and the protagonist is the highly rated one Michael Fassbender.
Assassin's Creed: The film will be set for the most part in the present
Users of Assassin's Creed they are used to playing almost completely in the past, with few time jumps nowadays. Usually the percentages of the game are around 90% in the past and 10% in the present. This will not be the case with the film.
As admitted by the executive producer Pat crowley in an interview with IGN, 65% Assassin's Creed: the film will be set in the present and only 35% in the past, more precisely during the period of the Spanish Inquisition of the XNUMXth century.
Also Michael Fassbender, the protagonist of the film, confirmed this decision, explaining that while he wanted to keep intact some typical elements of the game (as we saw in the trailer, from the Animus to the Leap of Faith), there was also the need to bring new elements. “It's not a video game we're making. We are trying to make a cinematic experience, so there are some new things that we need to introduce ”. After all, even on other occasions, see Resident Evil for example, few elements of the game have been retained. We'll see if this product turns out to be a disappointment or a pleasant diversion.
Assassin's Creed the movie: release date in Spain
The release date of the film is official on Assassin's Creed for Spanish cinemas: January 5 2017. The announcement came a few minutes ago via Twitter from the official brand profile.
This morning we showed you the first trailer in Spanish for Assassin's Creed: The Movie, and in the release there was talk of a release towards the end of December. The postponement therefore comes only for a few weeks, but always within the profitable Christmas period. Will you go to see the film at the cinema?
Assassin's Creed - The Movie: First Official Trailer
20th Century Fox has released the first Spanish trailer for the film by Assassin's Creed which will arrive in Spain at the end of the year even if for the moment there are no indications for a more precise release.
Thanks to a revolutionary technology capable of unlocking genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of Aguillar, his ancestor of XNUMXth century Spain, thus discovering that he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins. By accumulating knowledge and incredible skills, Callum will be able to challenge a powerful and cruel modern-day Templar organization. Assassin ‘s Creed stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Returns, La vie en rose), is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy / Marshall. The film will be in theaters in December 2016, distributed by 20th Century Fox Spain.
Assassin's Creed: two new photos for the film
Over the past few hours, new images have been unveiled for the Assassin's Creed. These were released by the Brazilian site “Omelete” and show the protagonist, Michael Fassbender, in a couple of scenes. The first seems to show what the animus Abstergo will be while the second reveals the alter ego of the protagonist, the Assassin Aguilar.
Recall that the film of Assassin's Creed sees the participation of Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson, in addition to the aforementioned Fassbender. The arrival of the film in theaters is scheduled for 21 December.
Assassin's Creed: finished shooting the film
Next December 21st fans of the videogames series Assassin's Creed will have the opportunity to admire - at the cinema - the film dedicated to the saga of the most famous assassin in the videogame world.
Yesterday - as it was posted on the social network Twitter - the shooting of the film has finished and as proof of this there is also a photo of the entire body of the actors who participated in the making of the film. At this point we just have to wait patiently for all the other phases of the film's making to see, in December, the finished product in cinemas all over Spain.
Assassin's Creed: two new images from the film
After the image of the last few days, in the last few hours, thanks to Empire Magazine, a couple of new images dedicated to the film by Assassin's Creed.
The first of these shows Michael Fassbender as Aguilar, a XNUMXth century Spanish Assassin, while the second shows the actor as Callum Lynch, Aguilar's modern and contemporary descendant. As happened in video games with the character of Desmond, even Lynch will in all likelihood be captured by Abstergo Industries and forced to use his memories to discover some secrets hidden over time.
Assassin's Creed ll Film: Michael Fassbender reveals some curiosities
Michael Fassbender, lead actor in the film Assassin's Creed, has unveiled some new details about himself and the film coming next year.
"I played Assassin's Creed only after signing the contract, to be familiar with the character," he revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "We are trying to find something special. The fans are very passionate: they expect precise and very accurate historical details. We are working hard to make this film something special."
In addition to these words, a new image from the set of the Assassin's Creed film has been published, which you can find in the article as well as the dedicated gallery.
Assassin's Creed the movie: photos stolen from the set
The well-known British newspaper Daily Mail released the first images of the film by Assassin's Creed. These photographs were stolen from the set of the film that is being shot these days in Spain: these shots date back to Monday, just a few days ago. In the photos you can see the protagonist, Michael Fassbender, in the role of the Assassin Aguilar (the modern counterpart is called Callum Lynch instead).
The shots, as you can see in the gallery below, also captured other characters, perhaps Templars, even if their role is not known. In these photographs, however, Marion Cotillard, another protagonist of the film, is not present.
Shooting on the Assassin's Creed movie will begin in September
The long-awaited film by Assassin's Creed, played by Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, will begin to come to life over the next few months. With the release expected next month, filming will begin during the month of September. "It just takes time to get a good story and we really want to do well," said Fassbender. "It's about to start this year, shooting will start in September."
For the moment it is not known the name of the film and if it will be directly linked to some episode of the film series.
Assassin's Creed the movie: Marion Cotillard joins the cast
Little by little and slowly new details continue to leak out on the film dedicated to Assassin's Creed.
After the name of the director, Justin Kurzel, and that of the leading actor, Michael Fassbender, it was revealed that of the first actress of the film: it is Marion Cotillard, winner of an Oscar and appeared in recent films such as Inception and The Dark Knight - Returns as Thalia Al Gul.
For the moment it is not known the role that the actress will play while the film of Assassin's Creed is expected in theaters on December 21, 2016.
That's when the Assassin's Creed movie is coming
20th Century Fox announced in the last few hours when the film will be released Assassin's Creed.
The film will be released in theaters in the United States on December 21, 2016, while in Europe the film is likely to arrive later. The protagonist of this film, of which no details on the plot and contents are yet known, will be Michael Fassbender while the director should be the Australian Justin Kurzel.
Assassin's Creed, the film will be released in 2015
20 Century Fox has announced the release date of the Assassin's Creed film, the film will be released in theaters on 22 Maggio 2015, so we will have to wait another two years before seeing Altair's adventures in the cinema.
Production of the film has not yet begun but the script seems well advanced, Michael Lesslie should finish the script within a few months. Michael Fassbender will play Altair / Desmond, as well as producing the film, other cast names have not been disclosed. It is not excluded that a video game may arrive with the film, exactly as it happened at the time for Prince Of Persia The Forgotten Sands, based on the Disney film.
Assassin's Creed: the movie - plot, protagonist and possible release date!
While we are anxiously awaiting the imminent arrival of Assassin's Creed 3, Ubisoft is working on the making of the film - due out next year - entirely dedicated to the saga. We still have few known notions but for sure we know that the leading role has been assigned to Michael Fassbender.
Assassin's Creed: Medriocre debut for the film in America
Everything we expected except one bad debut in American cinemas for Assassin's Creed: The Movie. And yet, so it was. The film inspired by the namesake Ubisoft title it would seem that it did not impress fans and fans of the saga, earning one in the period of its debut in America very low figure.
Second Variety, the film starring actor Michael Fassbender would gross 22.5 million dollars. Really low numbers (indeed very low) if we think above all of the cost of the film, that is about 120 millions of dollars. At the moment the reason for this decable is not known, but according to some hypotheses, the bad reviews received by Assassin's Creed could have played a fundamental role, creating pessimism among fans.
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