Assassin's Creed Movie Gets Two New Stills

Ubisoft has released two new stills from this year's Assassin's Creed movie.

The images show off Michael Fassbender's two roles: Aguilar (a 15th century Spanish assassin) and his modern day descendant, Callum Lynch. Take a look:

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Assassin's Creed, which also stars Oscar-winners Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons, opens on December 21, which is a week after Star Wars spinoff Rogue One comes out.

Recently, an Ubisoft executive said the company is not expecting to make a lot of money from Assassin's Creed. "It is a lot more a marketing thing. It's also good for the image of the brand," European boss Alain Corre said.

"We have our core fans, but what we would like is to put this franchise in front of a lot more people who, maybe, will then pick up future Assassin's Creed games," he added.

Breaking from tradition, Ubisoft will not release a new mainline Assassin's Creed game this year. This is good for the movie, Ubisoft said previously, because it gives the film's marketing team more time and opportunity to focus on hyping it.

As for why Ubisoft is giving the Assassin's Creed game series a year off, the publisher says it's taking time to "re-examine" the franchise with the hope that when it returns, it will have a "new dimension."

The next game in the Assassin's Creed series, which is rumored to launch in 2017, is believed to be set in Egypt.