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Michael Fassbender gets stabby in the latest Assassin's Creed trailer
Twentieth Century Fox has released a stylish new trailer for upcoming video game adaptation ‘Assassin’s Creed’. The trailer introduces us to Fassbender’s Callum Lynch, who is kidnapped by the Abstergo corporation who have a mysterious interest in his ancestry.
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Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In The Division Movie
‘The Division’ is heading to the big screen… starring Jake Gyllenhaal. According to Variety, the popular Ubisoft videogame ‘The Division’ is getting its very own movie… and Jake Gyllenhaal just landed the leading role. “Following record-breaking sales, Ubisoft is already developing a movie based on its video game ‘Tom Clancy’s the Division’, and now looks to have an A-list star to lead the film,” they revealed.
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Unreleased Assassin’s Creed And Splinter Cell Movies Eyed For Sequels
Film adaptations of video game series have a famously troubled history, but production company New Regency is hopeful that two yet-to-be-released films will spawn big, money-spinning franchises. Films based on ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell’ are being eyed for sequels, according to Daphne Yang, CEO the films’ co-financier Catchplay. ‘Assassin’s Creed’ stars Michael Fassbender as Callum, who explores the memories of an ancestor (above, left) from 15th Century Spain to learn
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Michael Fassbender Compares Assassin’s Creed To The Matrix
It’s no secret that ‘Assassin’s Creed’ isn’t a straight-forward period piece… nor is it your standard time travel movie. In fact, Michael Fassbender says that the film’s approach is far more like ‘The Matrix’ than anything else. During an interview with Empire Magazine, the 38-year-old ‘Assassin’s Creed’ star admitted that he’s used ‘The Matrix’ as inspiration for the upcoming video game adaptation.