Magneto to Star in Assassin's Creed Movie
Michael Fassbender's about to get all stabby-jumpy.
While many of you will recognize actor Michael Fassbender from his work as Ubisoft Motion Pictures (UMP) [http://filmfodder.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/magneto.jpeg], the actor has just been hired to star in and co-produce a movie based on the popular Assassin's Creed franchise.
As reported by Variety, UMP has hired Fassbender as part of its plan to create a "production package" for a prospective Assassin's Creed flick. In a bid to retain greater creative control over the project, UMP will build the package on its own - comprising writers, producers, directors, and some special effects staff - before sending the whole thing off to a big distributor (in this case, that probably means Sony).
Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of UMP, seems in a happy mood about hiring the Prometheus star. "Michael Fassbender was our first choice [to play an Assassin]," he said, adding that, "Michael is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."
Deployed correctly, Fassbender's cheekbones (and, y'know, Oscar-nominated acting ability) should work well in the role of an Assassin. I wonder what Assassin he'll play? Moody Altair, attempted-suave Ezio, or as-yet-unknown are you wearing contacts [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/previews/9684-E3-Preview-Assassins-Creed-3-Hands-On]? Because whoa."
With this big name on board, expect more news about this film to come creeping out of the shadows sooner than we might have thought.
Source: Variety [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056333]
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Michael Fassbender's about to get all stabby-jumpy.
While many of you will recognize actor Michael Fassbender from his work as Ubisoft Motion Pictures (UMP) [http://filmfodder.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/magneto.jpeg], the actor has just been hired to star in and co-produce a movie based on the popular Assassin's Creed franchise.
As reported by Variety, UMP has hired Fassbender as part of its plan to create a "production package" for a prospective Assassin's Creed flick. In a bid to retain greater creative control over the project, UMP will build the package on its own - comprising writers, producers, directors, and some special effects staff - before sending the whole thing off to a big distributor (in this case, that probably means Sony).
Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of UMP, seems in a happy mood about hiring the Prometheus star. "Michael Fassbender was our first choice [to play an Assassin]," he said, adding that, "Michael is an extremely smart, talented, versatile and committed actor."
Deployed correctly, Fassbender's cheekbones (and, y'know, Oscar-nominated acting ability) should work well in the role of an Assassin. I wonder what Assassin he'll play? Moody Altair, attempted-suave Ezio, or as-yet-unknown are you wearing contacts [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/previews/9684-E3-Preview-Assassins-Creed-3-Hands-On]? Because whoa."
With this big name on board, expect more news about this film to come creeping out of the shadows sooner than we might have thought.
Source: Variety [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056333]
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