Justin Kurzel in talks to direct the Assassin's Creed movie

Though the project has been in slow development, despite its August 7, 2015 release date, the Assassin’s Creed movie had thus far been moving ahead without a director.  Now things are moving up, as Justin Kurzel is in talks to helm the video game adaptation.  Michael Fassbender is producing and attached to star in the pic, and Kurzel last helmed the upcoming Macbeth feature film adaptation in which Fassbender is also the star.

Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) and Gareth Evans (The Raid) had been rumored to direct Assassin’s Creed a few months ago, but Fassbender has lobbied hard for Kurzel to land the job.  Screenwriter Michael Lesslie, who also wrote Macbeth, performed the most recent rewrite on the script.  Kurzel is currently in post-production on the Shakespeare adaptation, but he’ll likely move right into Assassin’s Creed once he’s finished.

[source: Collider]

Star Wars: Episode VII Script Changes and Casting News

Finally some news for STAR WARS: Episode VII! There had been changes in the script wherein the lead characters for Episode VII may now be the original trilogy characters: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), and Han Solo (Harrison Ford). In addition, Michael Fassbender, Hugo Weaving, Adam Driver, and Jesse Plemons (Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad) are all being eyed for roles. [hit the jump to continue]

Assassin's Creed Movie in the works; Michael Fassbender set to star and co-produce

ASSASSIN'S CREED OUT TO ASSASSINATE THE SILVER SCREEN
by Reymundo Salao

Gamer Geeks out there must be flipping out over the news that an ASSASSIN'S CREED movie is about to be made into a movie, one that will be produced by and will star Michael Fassbender. It was actually earlier this year that Sony Pictures announced its intentions to adapt Ubisoft’s popular video game into a movie. But Sony's plans were stalling due to Ubisoft’s demands for control.  The negotiations between the studios were put on hold as Ubisoft looked to develop the film independently.  However, the film is set to go anyway as Michael Fassbender is set to star in and co-produce the flick.