In the video below, Michael Fassbender's stunt double, Damien Walters, performs a 125 foot leap to recapture the signature move of the first Ubisoft video game, where players would dive off towers into hay stacks to hide from patrolling Templars. At 125 feet, this stunt is the highest freefall performed by a Hollywood stuntman in 35 years.
With such a realistic approach taken to the video game adaptation and director Justin Kurzel bringing an emphasis on drama over typical blockbuster explosions and fanfare, do you think Assassin's Creed will win over critics and audiences? More importantly, with Rogue One: A Star Wars story opening on December 16, will the star power of Fassbender and Marion Cotillard be enough for box office success? It will certainly be interesting to find out the exact production budget for the 20th Century Fox feature film and work out exactly how much it needs to earn to break even.
SYNOPSIS: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.
DIRECTOR: Justin Kurzel
SCRIPT: Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, Scott Frank and Michael Lesslie
CAST: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Michael K. Willaims, Ariane Labed
RELEASE DATE: December 21st, 2016.