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"convoluted premise"
Those words made me realize that AC's plot IS sort of difficult to take in, I guess as a game it's not that bothersome. But as movie, as a movie the plot is much more pivotal and people are going to have to suspend their disbelieve a LOT.
Those words made me realize that AC's plot IS sort of difficult to take in, I guess as a game it's not that bothersome. But as movie, as a movie the plot is much more pivotal and people are going to have to suspend their disbelieve a LOT.
I don't know, Inception was a big success and its plot is at least kind of similar to AC's. And they obviously did a really good job of making the dreams unbelievable.
I am going to trust Ubi on this one. Hopefully they noticed how sucky their other AC movie productions were. They're going after writers BEFORE the studio even though they could get a studio on board just by pitching "it's assassin's creed." A studio would then pressure them into getting their preferred writer. Hopefully cutting the studio out means they're going for the "right" writer and director, instead of going for the cheaper one... but I trust you Ubi. You're not gonna screw this one up.
I think its not going to work as a movie if they decide to keep both aspects of the world. Moving back and forth at any lenght wont let them focus on either one
As long as they pace the movie better than the game series (IE. dragging Ezio's story out) I can see this movie being enjoyable.
Prince of Persia was a fun summer popcorn flick. It missed the mark in a some ways, but it wasn't a total abortion like a lot of people claimed it to be. At the very least Fassbender is a much better casting decision for Desmond than Gyllenhaal was for the Prince.
Prince of Persia was a fun summer popcorn flick. It missed the mark in a some ways, but it wasn't a total abortion like a lot of people claimed it to be. At the very least Fassbender is a much better casting decision for Desmond than Gyllenhaal was for the Prince.
as far as directing and writing goes they should definitely go for people like Max Landis and Josh Trank who did Chronicle - that movie was insane. these guys are VERY capable and and aren't out of reach in terms of money.
I think Assassin's creed probably takes the least retweaking to turn into a successful movie. The elements of it being a recent game, a "serious" game, a historical piece, and rather cutscene heavy in storytelling assists it in being easy to make to the screen. Not to mention the current parkour craze. I think it could make a good film so long as it builds off of what the game did, rather than trying to make something entirely new.
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"Convoluted" is an understatement, Jim. You are not normally prone to understatement.
I preface this by saying I am a fan of the series, and looking forward to ACIII. But why Assassin's Creed can't just be about playing an assassin in various historical periods is beyond me. Instead it has to be about templars, and virtual reality, and genetic memory, and ancient aliens, and religion, and the freemasons, and probably dark matter, the Kennedy assassination, Stonehenge, the face on Mars and fuck knows what else.
I mean, it's a game about doing parkour and stabbing people in the neck and/or face. Why can't it just be about that?
I preface this by saying I am a fan of the series, and looking forward to ACIII. But why Assassin's Creed can't just be about playing an assassin in various historical periods is beyond me. Instead it has to be about templars, and virtual reality, and genetic memory, and ancient aliens, and religion, and the freemasons, and probably dark matter, the Kennedy assassination, Stonehenge, the face on Mars and fuck knows what else.
I mean, it's a game about doing parkour and stabbing people in the neck and/or face. Why can't it just be about that?
A videogame movie that's actually good? Bahahhahahahahah! (Resident Evil doesn't count it sells well but, you know.)
I guess we'll see, I'm hopeful we have talent and Assassins Creed has promise but, technically Metal Gear would have too. (Thankfully they didn't)
I guess we'll see, I'm hopeful we have talent and Assassins Creed has promise but, technically Metal Gear would have too. (Thankfully they didn't)
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Why are they doing this? No videogame-based film has ever been good, ever. Movies that could be described as being "like a video game" usually suck. The only reason Resident Evil movies are profitable is because the concepts in RE lend themselves to dumb action movie schlock, and for fuck's sake people, we don't need any more of that.
An Assassins Creed movie has no reason to exist... it's a just a fun game with cool mechanics and a moderately interesting story attached to it. I haven't played a game yet that would make a good film; the critical aspects of each medium are completely different and as far as I can tell, incompatible, and it boggles the mind that anyone could fail to see that.
An Assassins Creed movie has no reason to exist... it's a just a fun game with cool mechanics and a moderately interesting story attached to it. I haven't played a game yet that would make a good film; the critical aspects of each medium are completely different and as far as I can tell, incompatible, and it boggles the mind that anyone could fail to see that.
"Not only that, he'll also take the "lead" role as time-simulating killer-in-training Desmond Miles."
Bleh.. I wouldn't want him being Desmond directly, I'd want him being the Assassin Desmond is Simulating.
Also, I could have sworn I saw someone in the past 5-6 months that this plot is the plot of something else.. I think a movie.. But now I can't remember what it was or where I read that.
"It's going to be pretty interesting to see a game with such a convoluted premise become a movie."
Hate to assume this, but your job can't possibly be keeping you from watching that many movies, does it? This series premise will probably be a cakewalk to get on screen compared to other convoluted premises we've seen in the last 10 years (alone).
"In any case, Ubisoft is taking this one seriously. It wants a writer and director before it negotiates with a studio, and it'll be using its internal studios to save production costs on visual effects."
In other words, Ubisoft doesn't want to give up even a little control, which is exactly what Microsoft wanted, and tried to do, with Halo, and ended up burying the whole project. 10 to 1 someones going to come out on the other side of this saying they never want to work with Ubisoft again.
As for the visual effects stuff, my knee jerk reaction is that Ubisoft will rush those visuals out, make an excuse, and then bitch that they need a new generation of movies, because they can't possibly make movies, or new IP's in movies, with this generation.
Bleh.. I wouldn't want him being Desmond directly, I'd want him being the Assassin Desmond is Simulating.
Also, I could have sworn I saw someone in the past 5-6 months that this plot is the plot of something else.. I think a movie.. But now I can't remember what it was or where I read that.
"It's going to be pretty interesting to see a game with such a convoluted premise become a movie."
Hate to assume this, but your job can't possibly be keeping you from watching that many movies, does it? This series premise will probably be a cakewalk to get on screen compared to other convoluted premises we've seen in the last 10 years (alone).
"In any case, Ubisoft is taking this one seriously. It wants a writer and director before it negotiates with a studio, and it'll be using its internal studios to save production costs on visual effects."
In other words, Ubisoft doesn't want to give up even a little control, which is exactly what Microsoft wanted, and tried to do, with Halo, and ended up burying the whole project. 10 to 1 someones going to come out on the other side of this saying they never want to work with Ubisoft again.
As for the visual effects stuff, my knee jerk reaction is that Ubisoft will rush those visuals out, make an excuse, and then bitch that they need a new generation of movies, because they can't possibly make movies, or new IP's in movies, with this generation.
I'm just now getting around to finishing Revelations, but damn. I would love to be the guy who gets to adapt this. That having been said, I hope to Gawd™ that they get Christopher Nolan.
Also @ Plathismo, I'm hoping your cynicism towards the source material isn't justified. I'm enjoying the shit out of the saga so far but like I said, for all I know they pull a ME3 in the end.
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...wait, no, nothing is that bad. nvm lol
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...wait, no, nothing is that bad. nvm lol
Michael Fassbender is a phenomenal actor, but he's too old to play Desmond Miles. Desmond's supposed to be in his mid-20s, and Fassbender's well on his way to 40.
Altair is pretty young in Assassin's Creed as well.
I could see him as Vidic, or Robert de Sablé though.
Actually yes, Robert de Sablé would be perfect.
Altair is pretty young in Assassin's Creed as well.
I could see him as Vidic, or Robert de Sablé though.
Actually yes, Robert de Sablé would be perfect.
@Shayne
Typically actors are much older than the age they're portraying.
Teenagers are portrayed by 20-30 something's more often than not. Best example: 90210.
20 something's can be portrayed by anyone who looks young enough. Heck, I'm 29 and get double-ID'd everywhere I go and my 23 year old GF skates by without a glance.
Age ain't nothing but a number.
Typically actors are much older than the age they're portraying.
Teenagers are portrayed by 20-30 something's more often than not. Best example: 90210.
20 something's can be portrayed by anyone who looks young enough. Heck, I'm 29 and get double-ID'd everywhere I go and my 23 year old GF skates by without a glance.
Age ain't nothing but a number.
Sir L.,
Having watched TV series that collapsed under the weight of their own over-complicated mythology in the past (X-Files, Lost), I just don't have much faith that it will end up coherent. It isn't coherent now.
The good news is, it's a game, so it doesn't really matter. Frankly I'm not really following the plot anymore at this point. The last couple of annualized AC titles kinda lost me--I sold Revelations back without finishing it. But what I read about ACIII is rejuvenating my interest in the series--new setting, different development team, three-year development cycle, new mechanics, etc. I have high hopes.
Regarding the movie, I'm also Fassbender fan, but generally speaking, games-to-movies just don't work. Ubi wants to conquer all media, I guess, but there's no need--video games are the media of the future (and present), and movies are largely the media of the past.
Having watched TV series that collapsed under the weight of their own over-complicated mythology in the past (X-Files, Lost), I just don't have much faith that it will end up coherent. It isn't coherent now.
The good news is, it's a game, so it doesn't really matter. Frankly I'm not really following the plot anymore at this point. The last couple of annualized AC titles kinda lost me--I sold Revelations back without finishing it. But what I read about ACIII is rejuvenating my interest in the series--new setting, different development team, three-year development cycle, new mechanics, etc. I have high hopes.
Regarding the movie, I'm also Fassbender fan, but generally speaking, games-to-movies just don't work. Ubi wants to conquer all media, I guess, but there's no need--video games are the media of the future (and present), and movies are largely the media of the past.
@ Plat,
Everything is impossible until somebody does it. The only reason games-to-movies haven't worked is because no one's done it right yet. I could see Ubisoft being the first. Never finished watching the short films they did for Ezio's father but they seemed like pretty high quality work to me.
Everything is impossible until somebody does it. The only reason games-to-movies haven't worked is because no one's done it right yet. I could see Ubisoft being the first. Never finished watching the short films they did for Ezio's father but they seemed like pretty high quality work to me.
I think if this movie has any chance of being good.. Having Fassbender as desmond and producing it, is a great choice.
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