Michael Fassbender Could Reunite With MACBETH Director Justin Kurzel For ASSASSIN'S CREED

Deadline reports that New Regency and Ubisoft are in-talks with Justin Kurzel to direct Assassin's Creed. It would see Kurzel re-teamed with Micheal Fassbender, as the pair recently worked together on a new cinematic version of Shakespeare's Macbeth. The Australian director also earned acclaim for his indie crime thriller The Snowtown Murders.



Swedish director Daniel Espinosa (Snabba Cash, Safe House) has been previously in the mix to direct, but that seemingly didn't work out. He instead went with the thriller Blood On The Snow, which is setup at Warner Bros.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

Ubisoft Developing GHOST RECON Movie, ASSASSIN'S CREED And SPLINTER CELL Aiming For Late 2014 Releases?

Gaming company Ubisoft is looking to change our perceptions on video game film adaptations. They recently packaged two high-profiled projects Assassin's Creed (Michael Fassbender attached) and Splinter Cell (Tom Hardy attached) setup at New Regency. They'll be closely involved with the films' development and are already working on the next one.

TheLATimes interviewed Jean-Julien Baronnet who is the head of Ubisoft's Motion Picture division. He was the former head of Luc Besson's company EuropaCorp, a company best known for many action fuelled movies. Ghost Recon is the next property they want to make into a film. They are hoping to having Creed and Splinter released by late 2014 by the earliest. Their budgets coming in over $100 million a piece and are currently searching for directors. Another known actor should be expected to be attached to Ghost Recon before shopping to studios, I assume that New Regency will have first dibs on it.

Tom Hardy Signs On For SPLINTER CELL

Variety reports that Tom Hardy (Lawless, Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Mad Max Fury Road) who is quickly attaching himself to every possible film project has signed on for the role of Sam Fisher in Ubisoft's Splinter Cell. The film is based on the game franchise  focuses on a black-ops operation Echelon. Eric Warren Singer (The International, American Bullshit) will write the film's script while a major studio has yet to pick-up the project. This is the second massive casting announcement for the company after landing Michael Fassbender for the lead in their Assassin's Creed movie.