Michael Fassbender Says They Want To Respect The Assassin's Creed Game

The current status of the big screen adaptation of Assassin's Creed video game is - in development. Michael Lesslie wrote the first draft, which was followed with rewrites by Scott Frank (The Wolverine), and more recently Adam Cooper, and Bill Collage. Director Daniel Espinosa was in talks to helm the project, but now Justin Kurzel is the one on directing duties. But worry not, as Michael Fassbender, Frank Marshall, and Connor McCaughan are still on board as producers for Assassin's Creed, which was originally set to be distributed by Sony Pictures but now sits with 20^th Century Fox.

Speaking with IGN, Fassbender revealed that he is still attached to star in the adaptation, and offers an update on the project, which is still being written, and his opinion on director Justin Kurzel.

"I know, I love these rumors! It's fantastic. People talk about it, and they're hopefully interested. Nothing has changed, yeah. I'm still a part of Assassin's Creed, and we're working on the script as we speak. Actually, I'm going to go back and see the writers when I get back to Europe.

You know, we absolutely want to respect the game. There's so much cool stuff in the game that we're actually spoiled for choice in terms of what we can use and what we can't, but we also want to bring new elements to it and perhaps our own version of things that already exist in the game. But we're definitely making a feature film, and we're approaching it as a feature film, as opposed to approaching it as a video game. But I love the world. I don't really play that many video games, but when I met up with the guys from Ubisoft and they started to explain this whole world and the idea of DNA memory -- you know, I think it's a very feasible scientific theory. I just thought, "This is so rich," and about the possibility of it being this cinematic experience. So I'm really excited about it, and we're working very hard to make sure that we've got the best and most exciting, original package.

I just think that there's one thing Justin [Kurzel] should be doing, and that's directing. I know that from working with him on Macbeth. He's just fantastic in terms of his vision. Adam, the DP that he works with, is amazing. They've got a great shorthand -- that's essential. He's fantastic with actors and each department. He's a real heavyweight."

Assassin's Creed is set to open on August 7, 2015.

Source - IGN

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