User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 27-08-'15 – First look at Michael Fassbender in the Assassin's Creed film/@comment-24760042-20150827213524

In the present day scenes, Michael will be subject to tests by researcher called Joseph who is a bit of a baddie. Michael won’t be totally on his own, though, as he’ll be helped by a female Assassin named Lara. And it seems likely that whoever gets cast in that role will also show up in the past sections as another character, presumably one of Lara’s ancestors.