Michael Fassbender Slashes, Runs, and Jumps in New ASSASSIN’S CREED Clip

Can Assassin’s Creed break the streak of underwhelming video-game-to-silver-screen adaptations? A great cast – including Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Willaims, and Khalid Abdalla – offers hope.

The marketing of the film, however, has yet to show if these talented actors are being utilized to elevate the material, and a new clip involving a carriage chase and fight is fairly generic. There are knife swings, sweeping overhead shots of a speeding carriage, choppy editing, and an all-purpose action score.

Hopefully, director Justin Kurzel and the filmmakers have more up their sleeves. We’ll find out when Assassin’s Creed is released on December 21st.

Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain.  Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

ASSASSIN’S CREED stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox . ASSASSIN’S CREED opens in theaters worldwide on December 21st, 2016.