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Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie [First Look]

Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie: First image debuts of Fassbender in character as Callum Lynch.

Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie

Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie

Here’s your very first look at Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie. The film is just about to start production following Fassbender finishing work on X-Men: Apocalypse and the upcoming Macbeth adaptation.

Yahoo! Movies have debuted our first look at Fassbender as Callum Lynch in the movie, an adaptation of the famous Assassin’s Creed video game series.

[quote_box_center]Lynch discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills he’s poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.[/quote_box_center]

Justin Kurzel, who has just wrapped up work on Macbeth with Fassbender and fellow Assassin’s Creed star Marion Cotillard, directs from a script by Bill Collage, Michael Lesslie and Adam Cooper.

We also have a more detailed synopsis, which has just been released by the studio.

[quote_box_center]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® 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. [/quote_box_center]
Here’s that full view of Fassbender as Lynch in the film, as released by 20th Century Fox and Yahoo! Shooting officially gets underway on Monday with the production taking on locations in Malta, Spain, and London.
Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie

Michael Fassbender in Assassins Creed movie

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