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Assassin's Creed

Editing

Christopher Tellefsen

Studio

Ubisoft Motion Pictures
DMC Film
New Regency
Ratpac-Dune Entermainment
Alpha Pictures

Distributor

20th Century Fox

Released

21 December 2016
(North America)

Runtime

1h48

Country

France
United States

Language

English
Spanish

Budget

$125 million

Gross

$240,697,856

Assassin's Creed, marketed as Assassin's Creed: The Movie, is an action-adventure film based on the award-winning series of the same name. It is produced by and stars Michael Fassbender as Aguilar de Nerha, a 15th century Spanish Assassin, and his present day descendant, Callum Lynch.

Directed by Justin Kurzel and produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and Frank Marshall,^[1] the film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and it was released 21 December 2016.^[2]

It was the first film of planned trilogy.^[3]

Opening crawl

For centuries, the Order of the Knights Templar have searched for the mythical Apple of Eden.

They believe it contains not only the seeds of man's first disobedience but the key to free will itself.

If they find the relic and decode its secrets, they will have the power to control all human thought.

Only a brotherhood called the Assassins stands in their way...

Synopsis

Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in the 15th century Spain. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills he's poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.^[4]

The bulk of the film takes place in the present day (65% present, 35% past).^[3]

Plot

In 1492 Andalusia, during the Granada War, Aguilar de Nerha is accepted into the Assassins Brotherhood. He is assigned to protect Prince Ahmed de Granada from the Knights Templar. In 1986, adolescent Callum "Cal" Lynch finds his mother killed by his father, Joseph, a modern-day Assassin. Gunmen led by Alan Rikkin, CEO of the Templars' Abstergo Foundation, arrive to capture Joseph, who convinces his son to escape.

In 2016, Cal is sentenced to death for murdering a pimp, but his execution is faked by the Abstergo Foundation, which then takes him to their research facility in Madrid. He is told that the Templars are searching for the Apple of Eden, in order to eliminate violence by using the Apple's code to control humanity's free will. Sofia, Alan's daughter and the head scientist, reveals that Cal is a descendant of Aguilar, the last person confirmed to be in possession of the Apple. She puts Cal in the Animus, a machine which allows him to relive (and the scientists to observe) Aguilar's genetic memories, so that Abstergo can learn what he did with the Apple.

In 15th-century Spain, Aguilar/Callum and his partner Maria are deployed to rescue Ahmed, who has been kidnapped by the Templar Grand Master Tomas de Torquemada, to coerce Ahmed's father, Sultan Muhammad XII, to surrender the Apple. Aguilar and Maria intercept the Templars, but are overpowered and captured by Torquemada's enforcer, Ojeda. Cal is quickly pulled out of the Animus by Sofia.

Cal encounters other Assassin descendants held captive at the facility, most of whom are suspicious of his motives, with the exception of Moussa, the descendant of an 18th-century Haitian Assassin named Baptiste and a key leader. Cal begins experiencing hallucinations, dubbed "the Bleeding Effect", of both Aguilar and Joseph. Cal and Sofia build a rapport during their sessions; she confides that her mother was likewise murdered by an Assassin, sharing his hatred of the Brotherhood of which his father is a member.

Back in the Animus, Aguilar and Maria are scheduled for execution but he manages to free them, leading to a rooftop chase in which they escape through an Assassin "Leap of Faith". Cal's mind reacts violently to the session and he is temporarily paralyzed. When Cal learns that his father is also at the facility, he confronts Joseph over his mother's death. Joseph informs him that the Bleeding Effect will allow modern Cal to possess Aguilar's combat abilities. He also learns that his mother was an Assassin, and she chose to die by Joseph's hand rather than be forced into the Animus. Unconvinced, Cal vows to destroy the Assassins by finding the Apple. Meanwhile, Alan is pressured by a Templar Elder, Ellen Kaye, to shut down the multibillion-dollar Animus Project because they have already "won ... people no longer care about their civil liberties ... they're content to follow", leading Sofia to question her father's true intentions.

Reaffirmed by his encounter with his father, Cal willingly enters the Animus once again, whereupon Aguilar and Maria ambush a meeting between Muhammad and Torquemada. They succeed in killing the Templars and retrieving the Apple, though Ojeda captures Maria in order to force Aguilar to surrender it. Instead, Maria chooses death, and stabs herself on Ojeda's blade. Aguilar kills him and escapes through another Leap, the force of which causes the Animus to violently malfunction. Aguilar gives the Apple to Christopher Columbus, who promises to take it to his grave. When Moussa and the modern Assassin prisoners start a riot in order to escape, Alan orders the facility purged. Abstergo security kills Joseph and most of the other prisoners.

Cal stands in the Animus chamber and is met with the projections of a number of his Assassin ancestors, including Aguilar, Arno Dorian, Joseph and his mother, while Sofia glimpses the projection of an Assassin identical in appearance to her. Persuaded by his mother, Cal embraces his Assassins' Creed and, having fully assimilated Aguilar's memories and abilities, joins Moussa and two other surviving Assassins in escaping the facility.

Having retrieved the Apple from Columbus' burial vault, Alan and his followers converge at a ceremony in a Templar sanctuary in London to celebrate their triumph. Inside the sanctuary, a disillusioned Sofia meets with Cal, who has come to take the Apple, and she reluctantly allows him to act. Cal retrieves the Apple, but kills Alan to do it. While Sofia vows revenge against Cal, the Assassins depart, vowing to once again protect the Apple from the Templars.

Cast

Michael Fassbender as Aguilar de Nerha/Callum Lynch
Marion Cotillard as Sofia Rikkin
Jeremy Irons as Alan Rikkin
Charlotte Rampling as Ellen Kaye
Brendan Gleeson as Joseph Lynch
Essie Davis as Mary Lynch
Michael K. Williams as Moussa/Baptiste
Ariane Labed as Maria
Brian Gleeson as young Joseph Lynch
Matias Varela as Emir
Carlos Bardem as Benedicto
Denis Ménochet as McGowen
Hovik Keuchkerian as Ojeda
Javier Gutiérrez as Tomás de Torquemada
Callum Turner as Nathan
Michelle H. Lin as Lin
Khalid Abdalla as Muhammad XII of Granada

Development

AC Aguilar — Michael Fassbender as Aguilar

Ubisoft began development of the film in May 2011, where it was confirmed for a 3D release.^[5] Later that year, Ubisoft was reaching a deal with Sony Entertainment to distribute the film. The terms and conditions surrounding the agreement were described by Hollywood insiders as "unheard of", with Ubisoft getting the final say on the budget, principal cast, script, release date and more.^[6]

The level of control is afforded to Ubisoft divided critics of both games and films, with many noting that while Hollywood insiders considered Sony's move to have killed the film before it had even begun, gamers considered the move to be beneficial to the franchise's future, as in recent years, game adaptations had tended to be of poor quality.^[6] Senior Vice President of International Marketing, Jean de Rivieres, echoed this sentiment, and claimed that the film will "reflect the brands accurately and consolidate our fan base."^[5]

Michael Fassbender came aboard to star and produce a year later. He explained "I met up with the guys from Ubisoft and they told me the story behind it, and I thought it was very interesting — the idea of reliving memories."^[7]

On 22 October 2012, it was announced that Ubisoft Motion Pictures had chosen to develop the film in close collaboration with New Regency, because they were "a talent and filmmaker-driven company, with the same independent and creative mindset that we have at Ubisoft Motion Pictures." The development of a screenplay began immediately, and the project was fast-tracked, while still allowing Ubisoft to maintain control of key elements of the film's creative direction.^[8] Ubisoft also changed their distributor from Sony Entertainment to 20th Century Fox, though the reason for this has not been made known.^[9]

It was decided that characters from the games would not be used, as the film was about "finding a character that was fresh."^[3]

Ubisoft hired English writer Michael Lesslie to pen the script for the movie, and Conor McCaughan to help Fassbender produce the film.^[10] In 2013, screenwriter Scott Frank (Minority Report, The Wolverine) was rewriting the script.^[11] Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who wrote the original draft of Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, were assigned to rewrite the script the following year.^[12]

In April 2014, it was reported Fassbender was looking to reteam with director Justin Kurzel, with whom he collaborated on the upcoming film version of Macbeth.^[13] In August, Fassbender confirmed Kurzel was attached to the project, as was his cinematographer Adam Arkapaw.^[14]

Assassin's Creed The Movie Promo — Promotional image

In February 2015, it was announced that the film had entered production.^[15] Costume designer Sammy Sheldon Differ said, "I have much respect for the historical accuracy and vast characterization represented in each game. This has been a fantastic starting point to understand what is needed to be faithful to the artistic content and begin creating our film world. Bearing in mind this rich base, I have used our period of 15th century Spain, with its strong influences of Moorish deco, to give the Assassin's looks a nomadic warrior personification." Filming began on 31 August 2015 and took place in London, Spain and Malta.^[16] The movie has also been confirmed to be set within the same universe as the franchise's other media.^[17]

Shooting wrapped on 15 January 2016.^[18] By May 2016, work had begun on the movie's sequel.^[3] However in August 2019, after Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets the film together with other video game movies were cancelled.^[19]

Marketing

On 21 December 2015, Ubisoft tweeted a photo of Abstergo Industries CEO Alan Rikkin's business card. Fans emailing the address or calling the numbers on the card would receive a response: the voicemail was voiced by Jeremy Irons.^[20] The voicemail changed later to a different message from Rikkin which was followed by an electronic "hacking" type sound and then Callum Lynch reciting the tenets of The Creed. Sometime after the movie's release, the phone number ceased working.

Devin Graham of YouTube channel Devin Super Tramp worked previously with Ubisoft's support to make Assassin's Creed fan films. TeamSuperTramp was contacted to help with promotion of the film. After recording some of the creation of the film's principal production in Spain in December 2015, they returned the next month, after filming was completed, to film a promotion video with parkour stunts, Assassin's Creed Movie Meets Parkour in Real Life - Day in the Life of a Stunt Man, with Damien Walters separately, the stuntman for Fassbender. This was in case Walters had an accident which would normally hold up production. The precaution became justified when Walters tore ligaments in his left ankle on a bad landing, but the rest of the recording was able to be completed by working around the injury.^[21]

Trivia

The movie was released exactly four years after Desmond Miles' death in Assassin's Creed III.
The original ending of the film had Callum as the lone survivor. He would then go on in subsequent films attempting to escape the Templars. Test audiences did not react favorably to this ending, so it was changed prior to release.^[22]
In the deleted scenes, it was revealed that Maria was to have a descendant named Lara. Cameos from Baptiste, Shao Jun, Yusuf Tazim and Duncan Walpole, were also filmed but cut. Lynch was going to briefly perceive his fellow Assassins as their respective ancestors as a manifestation of the Bleeding Effect.
In the video game Watch Dogs 2 (2016), also developed by Ubisoft, a poster of the movie can be seen.
Arno Dorian, the protagonist from Assassin's Creed: Unity, briefly appears in the movie.^[23]

Gallery

<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> Assassin's Creed - Trailer World Premiere Assassin’s Creed Official Trailer 2 HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed Final Trailer HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed “It’s Time To Make History" TV Commercial 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "We Work in the Dark" TV Commercial HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Destined for Great Things" TV Commercial HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "You're An Assassin" TV Commercial HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "You Belong to the Creed" TV Commercial 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "It Felt Real" TV Commercial 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Celebrate the Creed" TV Commercial HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Enter the Animus" Clip 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Carriage Chase" Clip HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Cafeteria" Clip HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Leap of Faith" Clip HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed "Father's Blade" Clip HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed Cal's Story 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed Exclusive E3 Behind the Scenes 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed The Leap of Faith HD 20th Century FOX World of Assassin’s Creed HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed The Creed Mythology HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed The Science of the Animus 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed Sit-Down with Composer and Director HD 20th Century FOX Assassin’s Creed Secret Societies HD 20th Century FOX

Assassin’s Creed Who's In Your Blood? 20th Century FOX

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sapient species	Vehicles	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Baptiste (mentioned only)
Arno Dorian
Emir (first appearance)
Lin (first appearance)
Callum Lynch (first appearance)
Joseph Lynch (first appearance)
Mary Lynch (first appearance)
Hubert Marchand
Maria (first appearance)
McGowen (first appearance)
Moussa (first appearance)
Nathan (first appearance)
Aguilar de Nerha (first appearance)
Alan Rikkin
Sofia Rikkin (first appearance)

Events

Reconquista

Locations

Earth

Organizations and titles

Sapient species

Eagle
Horse
Human
Isu (indirectly mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Animus
Apples of Eden
- Aguilar's Apple of Eden (first appearance)
Bow
Fists
Hidden Blade
Swords

Miscellanea

References

External links

[1] IGN - Frank Marshall to produce Assassin's Creed Movie

[2] The Wrap: Channing Tatum’s ‘Gambit’ Gets 2016 Release Date; ‘Fantastic Four’ Sequel Moves Up

[SequelPlans-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 GameSpot: Assassin's Creed Movie Producers Have Plans for Two Sequels

[Yahoo-4] Yahoo: 'Assassin's Creed' First Look: Here's Michael Fassbender as Brand New Character (Exclusive)

[Accuracy-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamesRadar+: Ubisoft Motion Pictures prepping 3D Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon films

[Vulture-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Vulture: Why a Killer Deal to Turn the Hit Video Game Assassin's Creed Into a Movie Has Shocked Hollywood

[7] The Daily Beast: Michael Fassbender Opens Up About '12 Years A Slave', Religion, and Assassin's Creed

[8] Ubisoft Montreal: Ubisoft and New Regency partner on Assassin's Creed film

[9] Variety: New Regency, Fox partner on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed

[Hollywood-10] Hollywood Reporter: New Regency and Ubisoft Tap Brit Writer for Assassin's Creed Film

[11] Creative Screenwriting: Wolverine: Two Writers, One Character

[12] Deadline: ‘Exodus’ Scribes Adam Cooper & Bill Collage Take ‘Assassin’s Creed’

[13] Deadline: Michael Fassbender Poised To Re-Team With ‘Macbeth’ Helmer On ‘Assassin’s Creed’

[IGNAugust2014-14] IGN: Michael Fassbender Wants to Honor the Game & Bring in Original Elements on the Assassin's Creed Movie

[15] GameSpot: Assassin's Creed Movie Officially Enters Production

[16] UbiBlog: Meet Michael Fassbender as Aguilar in 'Assassin's Creed' Movie

[17] ComicBook: Assassin's Creed Movie Confirmed To Take Place In The Same Universe As The Games

[18] Azaïzia Aymar on Twitter

[19] "Disney Cancels Assassin's Creed Film Sequel, Mega Man and The Sims Movies". TechRaptor.net. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

[20] Assassin's Creed (@AssassinsMovie) on Twitter "12.21.16"

[21] Assassin's Creed Hollywood Movie Behind The Scenes! with Damien Walters and Michael Fassbender on the TEAMSUPERTRAMP YouTube channel

[22] IGN: Assassin's Creed Movie's Original Ending Revealed

[23] Assassin's Creed Movie Arno Dorian Cameo on the thug 4ng3l YouTube channel

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 Cal stands in the Animus chamber and is met with the projections of a number of his Assassin ancestors, including Aguilar, Arno Dorian, Joseph and his mother, while Sofia glimpses the projection of an Assassin identical in appearance to her. Persuaded by his mother, Cal embraces his Assassins' Creed and, having fully assimilated Aguilar's memories and abilities, joins Moussa and two other surviving Assassins in escaping the facility.
 Having retrieved the Apple from Columbus' burial vault, Alan and his followers converge at a ceremony in a Templar sanctuary in London to celebrate their triumph. Inside the sanctuary, a disillusioned Sofia meets with Cal, who has come to take the Apple, and she reluctantly allows him to act. Cal retrieves the Apple, but kills Alan to do it. While Sofia vows revenge against Cal, the Assassins depart, vowing to once again protect the Apple from the Templars.
 ==Cast==
 *[[Michael Fassbender]] as [[Aguilar de Nerha]]/[[Callum Lynch]]
+*[[Marion Cotillard]] as [[Sofia Rikkin]]
-*[[Marion Cotillard]]<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/02/marion-cotillard-assassins-creed-michael-fassbender-ubisoft-macbeth-1201373027/ Deadline: ''Marion Cotillard To Star With Michael Fassbender In 'Assassin's Creed' For New Regency & Ubisoft'']</ref> as [[Sofia Rikkin]]<ref name="Omelete">[https://omelete.uol.com.br/filmes/artigo/assassins-creed-o-que-esperar-do-filme/346379/ Omelete: ''Assassin's Creed | O que esperar do filme''] (Brazilian Portuguese)</ref>
 *[[Jeremy Irons]] as [[Alan Rikkin]]
 *[[Charlotte Rampling]] as [[Ellen Kaye]]
+*[[Brendan Gleeson]] as [[Joseph Lynch]]
-*[[Brendan Gleeson]] as [[Joseph Lynch]]<ref name="irons gleeson">[http://comicbook.com/2015/10/02/jeremy-irons-and-brendan-gleeson-cast-in-assassins-creed-movie/ ComicBook: ''Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson join Assassin's Creed'']</ref>
 *[[Essie Davis]] as [[Mary Lynch]]
+*[[Michael K. Williams]] as [[Moussa]]/[[Baptiste]]
-*[[Michael K. Williams]]<ref>[http://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-k-williams-ghostbusters-assassins-creed-1201534395/ Variety: ''Michael K. Williams Lands Key Roles in 'Assassin's Creed', 'Ghostbusters''']</ref> as [[Moussa]]/[[Baptiste]]<ref name="Omelete" />
+*[[Ariane Labed]] as [[Maria (Assassin)|Maria]]
-*[[Ariane Labed]]<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/06/ariane-labed-assassins-creed-michael-fassbender-marion-cotillard-1201453736/ Deadline: ''Ariane Labed Joins Cast of 'Assassin's Creed' Opposite Michael Fassbender'']</ref> as [[Maria (Assassin)|Maria]]
 *[[Brian Gleeson]] as young [[Joseph Lynch]]
+*[[Matias Varela]] as [[Emir]]
-*[[Matias Varela]]<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article21582565.ab Aftonbladet: ''Svenske Varela i nya storfilmen ”Assassin's creed”''] (Swedish)</ref> as [[Emir]]<ref name="Omelete" />
+*[[Carlos Bardem]] as [[Benedicto]]
-*[[Carlos Bardem]]<ref>[http://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/25239/carlos-bardem-assasins-creed/ Ecartelera: ''Carlos Bardem confirma que estará en 'Assassin's Creed'''] (es)</ref> as [[Benedicto]]
+*[[Denis Ménochet]] as [[McGowen]]
-*[[Denis Ménochet]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/posts/693539440746968/?type=1 ''Access the Animus'' Facebook page]</ref> as [[McGowen]]<ref name="JV210516">[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/489309/exclu-assassin-s-creed-le-film-nous-etions-sur-le-tournage.htm Jeuxvideo.com: ''Exclu - Assassin’s Creed le film – Nous étions sur le tournage !''] (fr)</ref>
+*[[Hovik Keuchkerian]] as [[Ojeda]]
-*[[Hovik Keuchkerian]]<ref>[http://www.alfabetajuega.com/noticia/assassins-creed-hovik-keuchkerian-se-une-al-reparto-del-film-n-57742 Alfa Beta Juega: ''Assassin's Creed: Hovik Keuchkerian se une al reparto del film''] (es)</ref> as [[Ojeda]]<ref name="JV210516" />
+*[[Javier Gutiérrez]] as [[Tomás de Torquemada]]
-*[[Javier Gutiérrez]]<ref>[http://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/25924/javier-gutierrez-estara-assassins-creed/ Ecarterla: ''Javier Gutiérrez confirma su participación en 'Assassin's Creed' junto a Michael Fassbender''] (es)</ref> as [[Tomás de Torquemada]]<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/ive-seen-the-first-15-minutes-of-the-assassins-creed-movie-and-its-exactly-what-i-wanted/ GamesRadar+: ''I've seen the first 15 minutes of the Assassin's Creed movie and it's exactly what I wanted'']</ref>
-*[[Callum Turner]] as [[Nathan]]<ref name="Omelete" />
+*[[Callum Turner]] as [[Nathan]]
-*[[Michelle H. Lin]] as [[Lin]]<ref name="Omelete" />
+*[[Michelle H. Lin]] as [[Lin]]
-*[[Khalid Abdalla]] as [[Muhammad XII of Granada]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AssassinsMovie/status/801533333201031168 @AssassinsMovie Twitter account]</ref>
+*[[Khalid Abdalla]] as [[Muhammad XII of Granada]]
 ==Development==
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 In February 2015, it was announced that the film had entered production.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-movie-officially-enters-productio/1100-6425266/ GameSpot: ''Assassin's Creed Movie Officially Enters Production'']</ref> Costume designer [[Sammy Sheldon Differ]] said, "I have much respect for the historical accuracy and vast characterization represented in each game. This has been a fantastic starting point to understand what is needed to be faithful to the artistic content and begin creating our film world. Bearing in mind this rich base, I have used our period of 15th century Spain, with its strong influences of Moorish deco, to give the Assassin's looks a nomadic warrior personification." Filming began on 31 August 2015 and took place in London, Spain and Malta.<ref>[http://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-movie-reveal/ UbiBlog: ''Meet Michael Fassbender as Aguilar in 'Assassin's Creed' Movie'']</ref> The movie has also been confirmed to be set within the same universe as the franchise's other media.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2015/08/28/assassins-creed-movie-confirmed-to-take-place-in-the-same-univer/ ComicBook: ''Assassin's Creed Movie Confirmed To Take Place In The Same Universe As The Games'']</ref>
-Shooting wrapped on 15 January 2016.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AymarMtl/status/688089633595469824 Azaïzia Aymar on Twitter]</ref> By May 2016, work had begun on the movie's sequel.<ref name="SequelPlans" />
+Shooting wrapped on 15 January 2016.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AymarMtl/status/688089633595469824 Azaïzia Aymar on Twitter]</ref> By May 2016, work had begun on the movie's sequel.<ref name="SequelPlans" /> However in August 2019, after Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets the film together with other video game movies were cancelled.<ref>"[https://techraptor.net/content/disney-cancels-assassins-creed-film-sequel-mega-man-and-the-sims-movies Disney Cancels Assassin's Creed Film Sequel, Mega Man and The Sims Movies"]. ''TechRaptor.net''. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.</ref>
 ==Marketing==
-On 21 December 2015, Ubisoft tweeted a photo of [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO Alan Rikkin's business card. Fans emailing the address or calling the numbers on the card would receive a response: the voicemail was voiced by Jeremy Irons.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AssassinsMovie/status/678982863874711552 12.21.16] @AssassinsMovie Twitter account</ref> The voicemail changed later to a different message from Rikkin which was followed by an electronic "hacking" type sound and then Callum Lynch reciting the tenets of [[The Creed]]. Sometime after the movie's release, the phone number ceased working.
+On 21 December 2015, Ubisoft tweeted a photo of [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO Alan Rikkin's business card. Fans emailing the address or calling the numbers on the card would receive a response: the voicemail was voiced by Jeremy Irons.<ref>{{Twitter|AssassinsMovie|status/678982863874711552|Assassin's Creed|quote=12.21.16}}</ref> The voicemail changed later to a different message from Rikkin which was followed by an electronic "hacking" type sound and then Callum Lynch reciting the tenets of [[The Creed]]. Sometime after the movie's release, the phone number ceased working.
-Devin Graham of YouTube channel Devin Super Tramp worked previously with Ubisoft's support to make Assassin's Creed fan films. TeamSuperTramp was contacted to help with promotion of the film. After recording some of the creation of the film's principal production in Spain in December 2015, they returned the next month, after filming was completed, to film a promotion video with parkour stunts, ''Assassin's Creed Movie Meets Parkour in Real Life - Day in the Life of a Stunt Man,'' with Damien Walters separately, the stuntman for Fassbender. This was in case Walters had an accident which would normally hold up production. The precaution became justified when Walters tore ligaments in his left ankle on a bad landing, but the rest of the recording was able to be completed by working around the injury.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhothJxZlUk&t=309s YouTube: Assassin's Creed Hollywood Movie Behind The Scenes! with Damien Walters and Michael Fassbender]</ref>
+Devin Graham of YouTube channel Devin Super Tramp worked previously with Ubisoft's support to make Assassin's Creed fan films. TeamSuperTramp was contacted to help with promotion of the film. After recording some of the creation of the film's principal production in Spain in December 2015, they returned the next month, after filming was completed, to film a promotion video with parkour stunts, ''Assassin's Creed Movie Meets Parkour in Real Life - Day in the Life of a Stunt Man,'' with Damien Walters separately, the stuntman for Fassbender. This was in case Walters had an accident which would normally hold up production. The precaution became justified when Walters tore ligaments in his left ankle on a bad landing, but the rest of the recording was able to be completed by working around the injury.<ref>{{Youtube|BhothJxZlUk|Assassin's Creed Hollywood Movie Behind The Scenes! with Damien Walters and Michael Fassbender|UCzofNVHFCdD_4Jxs5dVqtAA|TEAMSUPERTRAMP}}</ref>
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 *In the deleted scenes, it was revealed that [[Maria (Assassin)|Maria]] was to have a descendant named [[Lara]]. Cameos from [[Baptiste]], [[Shao Jun]], [[Yusuf Tazim]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], were also filmed but cut. Lynch was going to briefly perceive his fellow Assassins as their respective ancestors as a manifestation of the [[Bleeding Effect]].
 *In the video game ''{{wiki|Watch Dogs 2}}'' (2016), also developed by Ubisoft, a poster of the movie can be seen.
-*[[Arno Dorian]], the protagonist from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', briefly appears in the movie.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b3bV_BWt8w YouTube: ''Assassins [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki> Creed Movie Arno Dorian Cameo'']</ref>
+*[[Arno Dorian]], the protagonist from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', briefly appears in the movie.<ref>{{Youtube|2b3bV_BWt8w|Assassin's Creed Movie Arno Dorian Cameo|UCtSJQML-jCO3oIQJPpVSkdg|thug 4ng3l}}</ref>
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+*''[[Reconquista]]''
-*[[Spanish Inquisition]]
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 *[[Assassins]]
 **[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]]
+*[[Spanish Inquisition]]
 *[[Templars]]
 **[[Council of Elders]]
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 *[[Horses|Horse]]
 *[[Humans|Human]]
-*[[Isu]] {{C|Indirect mention}}
+*[[Isu]] {{C|indirectly mentioned only}}
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 ==References==
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 *[https://twitter.com/assassinsmovie @AssassinsMovie] on Twitter
 *{{IMDb|tt2094766|''Assassin's Creed''}} at IMDb
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