Assassin’s Creed fans aren’t going to like this article at all, which annoyingly enough includes me. The upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie which stars Michael Fassbender will not come to theaters in August 2015 as expected. The movie has been rescheduled for a 2016 release according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The source says that the movie’s scripts have gone through several rewrites and production wise have faces various scheduling issues. As we all know Fassbender is set to play the lead role in the film, which will be directed by Justin Kurzel. No other cast members have been announced, although there are rumors that Robert Downey Jr might be considered to feature in the movie too.
Fassbender made it clear that he was never into playing video games and doesn’t own any sort of console. However he did say that Assassin’s Creed picture will be respectful of the game. But Fassbender pointed out that “we also want to bring new elements to it and perhaps our own vision of things that already exist in the game.”
The announcement about the movie’s delay coincided with the news that Fox is all set and ready to move on with a Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds.
Two new Assassin’s Creed games are due out on November 11: Assassin’s Creed Unity for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC; and Assassin’s Creed Rogue for Xbox 360 and PS3.
