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    John Keefer posted a new article, Fassbender to star in Assassin's Creed movie.

    Prometheus and X-Men: First Class star Michael Fassbender has been chose by Ubisoft to play the lead in an upcoming movie adaptation of the Assassin's Creed franchise. He will also co-produce the film with Conor McCaughan.
    Jul 09, 2012 8:00am PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Fassbender to star in Assassin's Creed movie.

    Prometheus and X-Men: First Class star Michael Fassbender has been chose by Ubisoft to play the lead in an upcoming movie adaptation of the Assassin's Creed franchise. He will also co-produce the film with Conor McCaughan. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Assuming things don't drown in development hell and you they loose Fassbender, this is a GREAT start. Mic... : rtricoche
      • lose : Sgt_BoomstickThis person is cool!
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      This movie is going to fail. Games DO NOT transfer at all to Movies. : brokenjpg
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        if it's done right, it could be a great film, in my opinion. there's a lot of characters with a lot of b... : fooThis person is cool!
        • if every movie were done right, every movie would be great. : chepito_
      • Clue. But that was a board game so maybe that's why it worked. : dookiebot
      • If I had to pick a game franchise to move to movies, this would be high on the list. Most game-movies or ... : ghostdad
      • They will as soon as movie makers start treating games like they do comic books now. : PettytheftThis person is cool!
      • It's not that they're inherently unable to be transferred. It's that the people they keep putting in char... : thetangentThis person is cool!
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      What are the odds of Hollywood introducing a stupid plot element completely unrelated to the games? Alien... : MondayJBlack
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        They can't...they can't introduce aliens as a completely unrelated thing. I mean...wat? : WadmaasiThis person is cool!
        • Look at what they did with the Max Payne movie : Home Nugget
      • It's all McDonalds once it goes to Hollywood. : dookiebot
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        To be fair, Assassin's Creed already has a stupid plot element. Nobody really gives a shit because it mak... : K1Bond007This person is cool!
        • I love that kind of stuff! It's total BS, but it's a lot of fun. Have you read Mutineers Moon? http:/... : WadmaasiThis person is cool!
        • I don't think they're ancient astronauts. They're an ancient creator race from Earth. I actually love ... : ghostdad
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        They can't Ubisoft has control of everything, the director shoots a bad scene, and BAM they go we don't l... : HL3dsx
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          In that case the movie should stop playing half way through because the internet connection was spotty : MondayJBlack
          • does this start to get meta if you do a digital rental : wandering jelly dog
      • The movie is only going to take the basic premise and make up their own story. Probably better off that w... : edgewiseThis person is cool!
    • I hope it will be good it has so much potential, its just a game to movie usually suck, only a few have b... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
    • i actually think the asssassins creed story is interesting and cool enough to make a good movie if done r... : wtf242This person is cool!
    • why : bradsh
    • Not sure how it will turn out, but they got one thing right, Michael Fassbender. : drac01
    • He's so hot right now. : massdev
    • Michael Fassbender is gonna fight the pope!!, : spiderfill