User blog comment:D. Cello/Assassinews 01/17 -- ACW New Admin, key Ubisoft figure leaves AC/@comment-184.146.171.241-20120204203728/@comment-4043223-20120210011201

The whole Randaz rumor thing started when news of the sony film was being speculated about. As far as I am aware he is still being used for the games but no info (other then speculation and PR speak) has been announced officilly yet about the film. Some articles (from less then credible sources) stated he left due to not being chosen for the film. This is rumor, speculation and utterly untrue as Randaz is still the face behind Desmond. Anyways, I'm not sure why Desmond looked so dramatically different other then it was the mental strain and physical trauma of events that made him look fatigued.