Films based on video games aren’t just difficult to pull off, they’re working against the bias that suggests that they’re pretty stupid even in theory. Warcraft, for example, wasn’t great, but wasn’t nearly as bad as the general reception it received. Assassin’s Creed doesn’t have quite the same hill to climb, but it’s still saddled with a goofy premise by general audience standards.
Without bothering to give away the film’s intro (because it’s fun), Cal Lynch (Michael Fassbender) finds himself, more or less, at the mercy of a group that has come up with a way to let you relive the memories of your ancestors. Said group has discovered that Cal is descended from the last person known to have held the Apple of Eden, a device from an alien race that has the power to remove people’s free will.
Without bothering to give away the film’s intro (because it’s fun), Cal Lynch (Michael Fassbender) finds himself, more or less, at the mercy of a group that has come up with a way to let you relive the memories of your ancestors. Said group has discovered that Cal is descended from the last person known to have held the Apple of Eden, a device from an alien race that has the power to remove people’s free will.
- 12/21/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.
New Regency and 20th Century Fox just revealed the first trailer and poster for their upcoming film, Assassin’S Creed.
Check it out below.
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:registered: 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...
New Regency and 20th Century Fox just revealed the first trailer and poster for their upcoming film, Assassin’S Creed.
Check it out below.
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:registered: 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...
- 5/12/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – I empathize with Dwayne Johnson and simultaneously don’t. Most people never get rich and famous once, let alone twice. Sure, it’s hard to re-brand people from the wrestling superstar you once were into the dramatic action star you’re trying to become, but your past is forever immortal.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Like Jackie Chan wants to be viewed as a dramatic actor instead of a funny karate man, so too does Dwayne Johnson want to drop his wrestling image as The Rock and be taken seriously as a real actor. The problem is he’s all over the place. It’s hard to be Hercules when you’re being remembered as campy in films like “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and the upcoming “Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon”.
This isn’t having actor’s range. Having real range is Charlize Theron successfully branching out with a challenging role in “Monster.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Like Jackie Chan wants to be viewed as a dramatic actor instead of a funny karate man, so too does Dwayne Johnson want to drop his wrestling image as The Rock and be taken seriously as a real actor. The problem is he’s all over the place. It’s hard to be Hercules when you’re being remembered as campy in films like “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and the upcoming “Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon”.
This isn’t having actor’s range. Having real range is Charlize Theron successfully branching out with a challenging role in “Monster.
- 7/27/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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