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Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:23 am
by chouette
Assassin’s Creed is coming to theaters next month December 21. I’ll want to watch this movie once it’s on DVD/Blu-ray. :)

Assassin’s Creed (2016)

After a bartender is found and captured by a massive corporation, he is pushed into a mysterious machine called "The Animus." The Animus forces captives to recall the memories of their own ancestors. Those who are captured are suspected to be related to skilled assassins and are sent back in time to relive their ancestral pasts to capture dangerous artifacts that bring power and fortune to the corporation. As the Animus sends captive back in time, mysterious powers and assassination skills are rediscovered.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Essie Davis, Jeremy Irons
Director: Justin Kurzel
Writers: Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage



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Re: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:03 am
by Pip
On my to watch list. :)

Re: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:29 am
by bankska22
I'm in, though I'm not keen on the Michael Fassbender in this part.

Re: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:36 pm
by Fogdude
I could give this a try, when it's on DVD.

Re: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:31 pm
by VincentLupo
On my list. :)

Re: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:15 pm
by Pip
The featurette for the upcoming Assassin's Creed, a film adaptation of the popular videogames, delves into the mythology of Assassins and the Knights Templar, but does it have any basis in historical fact?



Was there a real guild of Assassins?

Historical records indicate there was a guild in Masyaf, which served as the headquarters of the Ismaili da'i Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the leader of the Nizari sect of Muslims, who are linked to Shia Islam, and this elite unit of fighters became known as the Hashashin ("Assassins").

The secret order often used espionage, guerrilla tactics and targeted assassinations to further their political and religious goals and keep their mostly Sunni and Christian opponents in check rather than engaging in risky open battles. Over the course of 300 years, they successfully killed two caliphs and many viziers and sultans, as well as Christian Crusader leaders.