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2016 film by Justin Kurzel

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Assassin’s Creed is a 2016 action, adventure, science fiction, and fantasy film directed by Justin Kurzel. The English and Spanish-language production originated in the United States, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Michael K. Williams, and Ariane Labed appear in the cast, with Fassbender also serving as a producer. The film was produced by Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Ubisoft Film & Television, and DMC Film. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.

The movie has a runtime of 115 minutes and was filmed at Pinewood Studios and in Malta. Adam Arkapaw served as director of photography, while Christopher Tellefsen edited the film. Andy Nicholson was the production designer, and Jed Kurzel composed the score. The narrative is set in Spain. The film received a PG-13 rating.

Assassin’s Creed was released on December 21, 2016, with additional release dates in late December 2016. It had a budget of 125,000,000 and earned 240,942,515 at the box office. The film holds an IMDb rating of 5.6 based on 219,702 votes, a Metascore of 36, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 18%. It received two wins and two nominations.

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Film · TMDB

5.4

Through a technology that unlocks the genetic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins and amasses lethal skills to take on the oppressive Templar Order.

Released: 2016-12-21116 minDir: Justin KurzelAction, Adventure, Science FictionBudget: $125MBox office: $241M

Cast

  • Michael Fassbender as Callum Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha
  • Marion Cotillard as Dr. Sophia Rikkin
  • Jeremy Irons as Alan Rikkin
  • Brendan Gleeson as Joseph Lynch
  • Charlotte Rampling as Ellen Kaye
  • Michael Kenneth Williams as Moussa

Themes

  • assassin
  • spain
  • assassination
  • chase
  • secret society
  • brotherhood
  • parkour
  • conspiracy
  • religion
  • memory

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Ratings

IMDb

5.6/10

218,241 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

18%

Metacritic

36/100

Year
2016
Runtime
115 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rated
PG-13
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Justin Kurzel
Screenplay by
Michael Lesslie Adam Cooper Bill Collage
Based on
Assassin's Creed , by Ubisoft
Produced by
Jean-Julien Baronnet Gérard Guillemot Frank Marshall Patrick Crowley Michael Fassbender Conor McCaughan Arnon Milchan
Starring
Michael Fassbender Marion Cotillard Jeremy Irons Brendan Gleeson Charlotte Rampling Michael K. Williams
Cinematography
Adam Arkapaw
Edited by
Christopher Tellefsen
Music by
Jed Kurzel
Production companies
New Regency Productions Ubisoft Motion Pictures DMC Film The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release dates
December 13, 2016 ( 2016-12-13 ) ( AMC Empire 25 ) December 21, 2016 ( 2016-12-21 ) (United States) January 1, 2017 ( 2017-01-01 ) (United Kingdom)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Languages
English Spanish
Budget
$125 million
Box office
$240.7 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Malta
Original language
Spanish
Composer
Jed Kurzel
Production company
Regency Enterprises
Cinematographer
Adam Arkapaw
Narrative location
Spain
Filming location
Malta
Duration
115
FilmAffinity ID
208939
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2016-12-29
title
Assassin’s Creed
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Andy Nicholson
box office
54647948
capital cost
125000000
social media followers
38716
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
36/100
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Encyclopedic overview

Assassin's Creed is a 2016 science fiction action film directed by Justin Kurzel, based on the video game series by Ubisoft. It stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Abstergo, the Templar Order of the modern-day, from finding the Apple and using it to enslave humanity.

A film adaptation of Assassin's Creed was announced in October 2011. Fassbender joined the project in July 2012 and in January 2013, Michael Lesslie was hired to write the screenplay. In April 2014, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage were hired to rewrite the script, while Kurzel was in talks to direct. The remaining cast were hired between February and early August of 2015. Principal photography began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016.

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