"Assassin's Creed" is yet to hit theaters this December but a new report confirms that a sequel is already in the works with lead actor Michael Fassbender still on board.
In its report, the Tracking Board said that New Regency already has a sequel underway for the video game adaptation of "Assassin's Creed." According to the report, aside from Michael Fassbender, several members of the production team will also be returning for the sequel.
Jean-Julien Baronnet will be producing for Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Frank Marshall through the Kennedy-Marshall Company, and Fassbender and Conor McCaughan will be producing through their DMC Films shingle.
It is seldom heard for films, even before it is screened, to immediately have a sequel underway, especially for video game adaptations that only have a really few successful ones with multiple installments. As it appears, Tracking Board noted, producers of "Assassin's Creed" "feel they may already have a hit on their hands."
What could have made the producers think that the video game adaptation will turn out successful and warrant a sequel? In its report, Gamespot said that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that giving "Assassin's Creed" a good chance to become one of 2016's biggest hits include the movie's "all-star" cast (Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson) and its "outstanding" director Justin Kurzel.
"Indeed, the casting for the 'Assassin's Creed' movie is impressive. Cotillard is an Oscar-winner and Fassbender has been nominated multiple times. Kurzel's latest movie, 'Macbeth,' which also starred Fassbender and Cotillard in the lead roles, received a generally positive critical response," Gamespot wrote.
Furthermore, the report said that since there will be no new mainline "Assassin's Creed" video game to be launched this year, the team have more time and opportunity to promote the film.
Lastly, Fassbender assured fans that "Assassin's Creed" will be significantly different from other video game adaptations as it will not rely heavily on CG shots. In fact, for one of its sequences, a stuntman leapt 120 feet without a rope.
