Netflix has announced that they have ordered a live action series based on ASSASSIN'S CREED video games with Westworld's Roberto Patino and Halo's David Wiener as show runners and producers. The high-octane thriller will focus on the secret war between two shadowy factions — one set on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny. There was a movie version with Michael Fassbender back in 2016.
Believe it or not, people, winter is very close and with it the end of the year with festive December movie season in cinemas. Although we don't have any Hobbits or Lord of the Rings to bring up the magic, we will have our dose of epic fun in the big screen adaptation of ultra popular video game ASSASSIN'S CREED with Michael Fassbender as the hooded knife throwing vigilante Callum Lynch which will sweep the movie theatres this Christmas week! Tell me, how excited are you? The talks of possible sequels are already circling around, and some stories say certain scenes for the second part have already been shot during the shooting of the first upcoming movie.
THE STORY
Career criminal Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) is rescued from his
own execution by Abstergo Industries, the modern day incarnation of the
Templar Order. He is forced to participate in the Animus Project and
relive the memories (through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his
own genetic memories) of his 17th century ancestor Aguilar de Nerha
(also played by Fassy), an Assassin during the Spanish Inquisition. As
Lynch continues to experience Aguilar's memories, he begins to gain the
knowledge and skills necessary to confront the Templars, age-old enemies
of the Assassins, in the present day.
MARION COTILLARDAND JEREMY IRONS STAR
With Michael Fassbender playing the lead role, the lead female one is portrayed by French star Marion Cotillard! She plays the leading scientist of the Animus project at Abstergo Foundation which is dedicated to the "perfection" of humankind and is owned by her father played by Jeremy Irons. Callum's father is, meanwhile, portrayed by Brendan Gleeson. The $200 million worth movie adventure is directed by Justin Kurzel who already worked with Fassy and Cotillard together on Macbeth. The premiere of the movie has been pushed four times so far before the movie got its Christmas 2016 opening date. The "Leap of Faith" stunt seen on the poster, in which Callum is jumping into air from a tower wasn't done by special effects but by one of the stuntmen who did a record breaking 125 feet high free fall.
The first rather intriguing and Tarsem style visually magnificent trailer has been revealed for NBC's freshly ordered fantasy series EMERALD CITY! NBC's
modernized take on the Wizard of Oz tale starsFlorence Kasumba as the
Wicked Witch of the East, Adria Arjona is Dorothy Gale and Oliver
Jackson-Cohen is Lucas, her love interest. Joely Richardson is Glinda
and Vincent D’Onofrio the Wizard of Oz. It is set in a mystical land of
competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for
supremacy, the fabled Land of Oz in a way you’ve never seen before,
where wicked witches don’t stay dead for long and a young girl becomes a
headstrong warrior who holds the fate of kingdoms in her hands.
'ASSASSIN'S CREED' POSTER
WITH MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Meanwhile, a new poster has been revealed for December 2016 movie version of ASSASSIN'S CREED video game! Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories,
Callum Lynch (MichaelFassbender) 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. Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson also star.
I know you've been waiting for this for a long time so you have my permission to pee yourselves from excitement because 20th Century Fox has finally released the first trailer for their massive big screen adaptation of ASSASSIN' S CREED ultra popular video game! Hitting cinemas this December the $125 million adventure movie stars Michael Fassbender in the lead role!
THE 15TH CENTURY SPAIN Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories,
Callum Lynch (MichaelFassbender) experiences the adventures of his
ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is
descended from a mysterious secretsociety, the Assassins, and amasses
incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful
Templar organization in the present day.
MICHAEL FASSBENDER LEADS THE CAST WITH MARION COTILLARD
Beside Michael Fassbender in the lead role, the movie also stars Marion Cotillard who already starred with him this year in MACBETH which was, strangely enough, directed by JustinKurzel who is helming ASSA- SSIN'S CREED as well, so this is the second movie the trio is doing together. Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson play their respective fathers with Callum Turner from WAR AND PEACE also starring. The studio has already announced the shooting of the sequel with the whole cast returning!
Only a couple of visual treats for you for the beginning of the last week this year! This week's cover of Entertain- ment Weekly gives you the first look at Benedict Cumber -batch as DOCTOR STRANGE! We probably should not expect a trailer any time soon since the shooting is still on! This film will be somewhat different from others in the Marvel Universe with Cumberbatch playing a surgeon who turns into a powerful sorcerer! The unusual cast also includes Tilda Swinton (as the female Ancient One), Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Scott Adkins and Mads Mikkelsen (as the main villain whose name is yet to be revealed)!
MICHAEL FASSBENDER IN
NEW 'ASSASSIN'S CREED' PHOTO We also have a new photo of Michael Fassbender in the adaptation of
famous video game ASSASSIN'S CREED revealing more of his hooded costume.
In a film opening in a year's time, he will play both the modern
assassin and his 15th century ancestor whose memories he can use through
technology. Marion Cotillard, Brendan Gleeson and Jeremy Irons also
star.
Our most beloved Bette Midler has just been cast by Trudie Styler to star in her movie adaptation of James St. James' bestselling novel FREAK SHOW about Billy Bloom, a funny, good hearted, cross dressing teen who becomes the new student at an ultra conservative high school. Although accosted with Bible thumpers, the jocks, the bullies, Billy takes a stand. Determined to be who he is and not bow to peer pressure, he refuses to change his outlandish outfits or behaviour. Instead, he decides to run for Homecoming Queen for outcasts and underdogs everywhere. Bette will be his mother, Anna Sophia Robb and Ian Nelson are his best friends and Lorraine Toussaint is his nanny!
'ASSASSIN'S CREED' CASTS
BRENDAN GLEESON & JEREMY IRONS AS FATHERS Well, now that is quite a strong cast now: not only that the big
screen adaptation of ultra popular game ASSASSIN'S CREED has Michael
Fassbender in the lead role and his MACBETH co-star Marion Cotillard as
the female lead, but now they've also welcomed Brendan Gleeson and
Jeremy Irons! While Gleeson will be the father of Fassbender's Callum
Lynch, Irons will be the father of Marion's character. Thanks to a
revolutionary technology that unlocks genetic memories, Callum Lynch
experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century
Spain and discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society,
the Assassins, and then amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take
on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Here's a visual treat for you: the first look at Michael Fassbender in the movie adaptation of popular video game ASSASSIN'S CREED! Also starring Marion Cotillard and directed by Justin Kurzel, it arrives to cinemas next year! 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.
NEW 'MACBETH' POSTERS
WITH MICHAEL FASSBENDER AND MARION COTILLARD And believe it or not, before doing this MACDEATH above, all three of
them, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, and Justin Kurzel, did the new big screen version
of MACBETH together for which you can see the new posters today. Opening
October 2nd in UK, it follows Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, who
receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become
King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his
wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. David
Thewlis and Jack Reynor also star.
FIRST 'JEKYLL & HYDE' CLIP
FOR NEW ITV HISTORICAL SERIES
Meanwhile, ITV has released the first clip from their new epic series JEKYLL & HYDE in which Tom Bateman plays Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor, as he seeks to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his ‘curse.’ Jekyll transforms into Hyde in moments of extreme anger, stress and when his or the lives of others are threatened! Richard E. Grant plays Sir Roger Bulstrode who heads the secret government department M10 known as ‘The Invisible Men!
Just two stunning posters for you, today, for films which are going to be epic! New, mindblowing, poster comes from WARCRAFT epic video game movie which arrives in 2016 with a rich fantasy setting that revolves around the epic conflict between the opposing forces of the Horde and the Alliance! Ben Foster, Toby Kebbell, Travis Fimmel, Dominic Cooper, Paula Patton and Rob Kazinsky all star!
'ASSASSIN'S CREED' POSTER
WILL FASSBENDER BE HAWK?
First promo poster has been revealed for the big screen adaptation of popular game ASSASSIN'S CREED which starts shooting this Autumn for 2016 release reuniting Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and director Justin Kurzel after MACBETH. The poster might mean that Fassy will portray Jonathan Hawk, a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artefacts.
All the fans of Michael Fassbender will rejoice because his video game movie adaptation ASSASSIN'S CREED has been officially green lit and has already started production! The fun thing is that Marion Cotillard will play the female lead, rejoining Fassy again after MACBETH! To be released in December 2016, the film will see Fassbender playing two characters in different timelines. In the present day he will be Michael Lynch, a death row inmate who becomes a pawn in a war between the Assassins and the Templars. He becomes the subject of several experiments by an evil scientist named Joseph, although he gets help along the way by a character named Lara. He will also be an assassin named Aguilar de Agarorobo in scenes set during the Spanish Inquisition. Justin Kurzel is directing.
LUKE EVANS TO GET
'MESSAGE FROM THE KING' Another favourite star of ours, Welsh hunk Luke Evans is taking a
break from leading roles and will do a supporting one in MESSAGE FROM
THE KING in which, according to 'Hollywood Reporter', Chadwick Boseman
plays a man from South Africa named Jacob King who descends into the Los
Angeles underworld in an attempt to avenge his sister and rescue her
stepson from the immoral world into which he's been sold.
Luke Evans will play a Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist who
provides services both legal and illegal and offers to help King find
his sister.
Theresa Palmer will play a mother who turns tricks to support both her drug habit and 6-year-old daughter.
Alfred Molina will play a Hollywood producer who has underworld connections and may or may not know where the stepson is.
'CRIMSON PEAK' TRAILER
TOM HIDDLESTON SHINES IN THE VICTORIAN HORROR
A rather stunning first trailer has been released for dark Ghotic horror CRIMSON PEAK with our beloved Tom Hiddleston shining in it like the sun! Out this October, the is set in the aftermath of a family tragedy, and follows an aspiring author who is torn between the love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious
outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a
house that breathes and bleeds and ... remembers. Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam also star.
on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny. There was a movie version with Michael Fassbender back in 2016.
on determining mankind’s future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity’s destiny. There was a movie version with Michael Fassbender back in 2016.
