Sony stalking Assassin's Creed film rights

Hope it turns out well and accurately follows the games without screwing up the plot or putting in ridiculous characters that wouldn't fit the part. 

Also, please God let the Assassins Creed creators be involved! ubisoft's team needs to protect it from the likes of Disney

Like my beloved Dark Tower books, I am weary of when talk like this comes up. Please, please do not f*** this up. I would rather not see this made than to see it made into something like the prince of Persia. I do not want to see pg-13 stapled to this either. I want 300! BTW, how about Jeffrey Donovan as Altair? I think he would do well. Just not as Desmond. I do think the Wentworth Miller idea. He could do either well. He definitely has "the look" of Altair.

Why can't i watch the video?

Come on people, I'd rather not have another summer blockbuster with Jason Statham or Johnny Depp... Those movies always end up with good action but poor acting and stories. We've got enough game-based movies for that. Don't you want an Assassin's Creed film to portray the story in the chilling, alternate-history kind of excitement that the games portray? We don't need overhyped popular actors to play the role...

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Good choices for Desmond? Err Ryan Gosling and Wentworth Miller spring to mind.

Just as long as it's not animated, I'll see it.

maybe jason statham can be do that.............!! ;)

yup! it should be johnny depp.

Johnny depp can play role of yusuf

I think i could make a good ezio:)

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SWEET! :D

Also the 300 Special effect studio will make it EXTRA bloody when they do assassinations. Can't wait

Please Please Please don't pull a Prince of Persia!

Cupcakes

"The games themselves have a detailed enough story and compacting / streamlining that for cinematic purposes is stupid." The first one sure as heck didn't. the first one had some story in the beginning and some story in the end but that was about it.

I also want a Prince of Persia 2 Film sequel.

The guy from Burn Notice (Jeffrey Donovan) could do a great job. He got good hand-to-hand combat skills and it's great with accents. Also Jason Statham has the martial art skills to play the character. I hope they don't get some lame character that have no clue about combat skills but have a bunch of doubles doing the high risk parts!

@MrBBQ56 Nowhere in my post did I say Shia as Ezio. I specifically said Desmond. I agree he would be a horrible Ezio. Hence I did not recommend him for the part.

Meh, if Either of the Assassin's Characters were black, I'd pick Will Smith. Even though he's older, He'd still kick @$$.

This applies to any movie really - they should NOT get actors based on fame alone. The actors should fit the role and be able to act. Just because an actor is famous, does not necessarily mean the are good. As for the story: I think it would be a waste of time if they were to recreate any part of the games. The games themselves have a detailed enough story and compacting / streamlining that for cinematic purposes is stupid. They should focus on completely new characters, for example: Subject 16 or one of the earlier "subjects". And yes, I do believe they need to include the modern-day setting with the Animus being used to relive memories, rather than focusing solely on an ancestor. Either way, I never have high-hopes for movie tie-ins. Games allow for much more interesting stories that can be told over a longer period of time. Films are too condenced and short to tell a truely amazing story like AC in just 2 hours.

Meh...

Really? Oh...

Oh, and Steven Spielberg should direct it.

I believe that the movie should focus on some completely new characters and use total CGI for the film. No actors whatsoever except the voice actors. That's the only way a film like this is gonna work.

The actor selection would be a tough pick. Especially to satisfy avid fans of the game. I believe it should be a new face. Someone versatile enough to be able to play Desmond, Ezio or Altair (and anything else coming down the pipe from the creators). I definitely believe that Ubisoft needs to be the creative element of the movie as well as maintain de last decision on the script. Otherwise, the whole franchaise could risk loosing its current popularity. Assassin's Creed is not just a game anymore, it is a phenomenon! :)

Everyone knows how such movies end :?

@foxrock66 Shia Lebeouf would suck as Ezio...

@ nanquan72 I didn't think about Anime'!That's actually a fantastic idea!Humans can't fall from towers into bales of hay like an animated character can,plus the blood coming from them would be better than what we've all seen in movies of the past.Admit it,Disney wouldn't LET things like that happen & as slippship said "it's an adult theme that needs to stay that way".Peter Jackson would do pretty good as well as Nolan or Cuaron so I hope they make a good choice for Director.TV or Cinema is a tough call,but either one would be fantastic for an Anime'.

Jack Black ...of course

Keanu Reaves will be Ezio

Ubisoft has the 300 studio in their corner. This is one of those video games that needs to be a gritty and dark movie. Get Peter Jackson!! #fanboy

At least it's not Ewe Boll directing the film

@foxrock66 lebeouf would be the ideal choice as he has the perfect appearance. But i'm not too sure about his character personality because he always seem to play the dweep or wimp in almost every movie he plays in

Let Nolan direct, maybe Lebeouf as Desmond - that's a big maybe, but he's who comes to mind. The tough bit will be handling the assassins

Oh great idea! A movie based on a game, I mean it has always worked in the pass.... OH WAIT!!!!

Well Ezio has had the most story in the games so far so might as well go with him.

Welcome to development hell.

@Codester_41 You are right, it's an adult theme that needs to stay that way. I like Resi films, secret shhhh, but there are so many films based on games that have failed because of falling away from original themes. Let's hope, I loved the books based on the games.

There is a difference to have creative freedom and Creative freedom with good cinematography. I wonder who is going to direct it, because is going to be up to him in what makes or breaks the movie.

i prefer warner bros.anyway i think christian bale is best for the main role.

I hope they make this movie an R rating. We don't want disney shaping the violent game like prince of persia into a sissy action movie. I want blood and jump from the roof, stab through the neck and blast everyone away movie. I think they should first start with Altair. Who should play him? I have no clue...

I hope they'll make a good adaption. Prince of Persia was just too commercial for my taste.

@yasinizawesome That alllll depends on the movies. Some adaptions are good... just not all. I reckon this movie would be awesome though.

While I love Ezio Auditore da Firenze and was waiting for a movie based on AC, I feel it's best if they don't recreate any of the game stories released so far, rather I'd prefer they do a prequel of the first game, showing Altair and how he ended up in that Temple below the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.. would be a great introduction to the series.

Why not go with a full animation version. The preview of the game is incredible and at that level would be an amazing film. For me live actors just won't cut it. For example they won't do the stunts like free running (re: recent Bond film). The martial arts will be typical close cropped rubbish 'action' rather than the old school Chinese martial flicks of Shaw Broths and co. Assassins Creed is a brilliant game, especially the first. Very original, very historical and a wonderful place to lose yourself in!

@yasinizawesome I wouldn't say that. I just don't think the film industry takes games seriously enough yet. Think about the original comic book movies: they were awful. But a couple of decades later we get The Dark Knight. I say give it time. While movie licensed games tend to stink, I think the industry as a whole is embracing movies more and more. It seems like a hard thing to do, but when movies and games do occasionally meld together just right, the results are awesome.

From seeing Andy Whitfield in Spartacus, he would have done an amazing job as Desmond Miles, sadly he parted from this world in September. But if they had made AC a series instead of a movie, I think he would have been amazing cause of his voice and just his characteristics.