User blog comment:Mr.Jackson1997/Assassin's Creed Film/@comment-4201657-20130122125656/@comment-4564231-20130122172559

Ubi Montreal sort of confirmed Fassbender playing as Desmond through their Facebook recently. They asked something along the lines of "What skills do you think Fassbender should have to play Desmond Miles in the upcoming film?" - Paraphrased, can't remember the exact status.