During an earnings call on Thursday, chief executive officer Yves Guillemot announced Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed movie has officially entered production and should start shooting soon.
The movie produced by New Regency and 20th Century Fox, will hit theaters on December 21, 2016. That’s one week after the first Star Wars spinoff movie hits cinemas.
“This is a very important milestone for the project,” Guillemot said.
We keep hearing about the Assassin’s Creed movie all the time, but at the same time we know very little of it other than the fact that Inglourious Basterds actor Michael Fassbender will play the lead role. The movie will be directed by Justin Kurzel.
Ubisoft has a total of six movies in the pipeline. In addition to Assassin’s Creed, the Paris-based publisher is making movies based on its Far Cry, Rabbids, Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon franchises. In all instances, Ubisoft will retain creative control through its Ubisoft Motion Pictures group.
