Assassin's Creed movie's historical sequences will be entirely in Spanish

'We did play around with English as well,' says director Justin Kurzel. 'But it was really obvious what you wanted as soon as you went back and started speaking beautiful Spanish'

Clarisse Loughrey
Thursday 22 September 2016 09:15 BST
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Let's hope Assassin's Creed fans are also into European cinema.

It's been revealed the gaming franchise's new film adaptation saw all of its historical sequences shot in Spanish. Dropping the game's protagonist Desmond Miles for Michael Fassbender's Callum Lynch, his character crosses paths with the shady Abstergo Industries as their revolutionary technology unlock his genetic memories and allow him to experience the adventures of his ancestor Aguilar in 15th Century Spain; unveiling him as a descendant of the secret society of Assassins who have been locked in a centuries-long battle with the oppressive Templars.

"I just love the fact [production company] New Regency embraced it," director Justin Kurzel told Total Film. "We did play around with English as well, but it was really obvious what you wanted as soon as you went back and started speaking beautiful Spanish. It really adds an exoticness and richness to the film."

It's a bold, daring choice - but exactly the kind of approach which should help the film stand out against the slew of video game adaptations, thanks to Kurzel's visionary approach to filmmaking already so well demonstrated in last year's Macbeth. It's a kind of commitment to authenticity which also saw stuntman Damien Walters actually perform the jaw-dropping 125 feet 'Leap of Faith'.

The only drawback is that it only further confirms how little of the film will actually be set in the past, which was always the far superior section of the original games; yet, it looks as if Kurzel's taking enough artistic licences with the original premise that we might, finally, get some interesting narrative coming out of the present day setting.

Assassin's Creed - Trailer

Assassin's Creed is set for UK release 30 December.

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