Michael Fassbender has been attached to the film adaptation of Assassin’s Creed since last summer and the project is still going forward, especially now that 20th Century Fox has boarded the project. The studio set the film’s release date for Memorial Day 2015.
Fassbender signed on to star in and co-produce in July 2012. He’ll play Desmond Miles, the main character in the original 2007 video game by Ubisoft. The series has spawned two sequels, with the most recent one being released in October.
In October, the film got one step closer to fruition when New Regency signed on to co-finance. According to ComingSoon.net, Fox has a deal with New Regency and has agreed to distribute the film. It will be released on May 22, 2015, coinciding with the four-day Memorial Day weekend that year.
According to Box Office Mojo, there is nothing else scheduled for that weekend yet, but The Avengers 2 is set for a May 1, 2015 release so that film will likely still be in theaters. It’s also worth noting that Star Wars: Episode VII might also be coming out around then.
SlashFilm notes that Michael Lesslie is writing the Assassin’s Creed script, but no director is attached.
ComingSoon.net also noted that Fox has scheduled its Moses epic Exodus for December 12, 2014. While Ridley Scott is attached to direct, that film has no lead actor signed yet.
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