Assassin's Creed Movie Is Inspired By The Matrix
Being a movie based on a game, it’s understandable that Assassin’s Creed would take influence from another movie that influenced video games, namely, The Matrix.
With its practical approach to special effects and eschewing of green screened thrills, star Michael Fassbender told Empire that The Wachowskis movie was a part of director Justin Kurzel’s films DNA.
“I’ve always thought about The Matrix when we’ve approached this”, he said. “This idea of DNA memory elevates it from a basic fantasy genre [piece], because you have something an audience can actually believe in. Then the journey becomes so much more elevated, because you’re on board in a different way”.
And it may come as some relief to hear that the movie will focus on practical, rather than CGI effects.
“There’s very little green screen in this, which is highly unusual in these films”, he revealed. “We have stunt guys jumping across buildings in Valletta [that’s in Malta]. We’ve got [stunt man] Damian Walters doing a 120-foot leap of faith, without any rope, into a bag, so it’s pretty incredible to see”.
Assassin’s Creed is in cinemas December 21st.