Assassin's Creed (2016) on Netflix
PG-1320161h 55mActionAdventureSci-Fi
Callum Lynch, sentenced to death, wakes in a Madrid facility. Sofia Rikkin wants him to relive the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, an Assassin in 15th-century Spain.
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Plot summary
Aguilar de Nerha is inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood in 1492 Spain and charged with protecting Prince Ahmed of Granada from the Templar Order. The Templars, under Grand Master Tomás de Torquemada, have seized the prince so that his father, Sultan Muhammad XII, will surrender the Apple of Eden, a relic whose code can bend humanity's free will. In 1986 the boy Callum Lynch discovers that his mother Mary was killed by his father Joseph, an Assassin, and runs when gunmen come for Joseph. Grown, Cal waits on death row until Abstergo fakes his execution and brings him to a Madrid research facility, where Sofia Rikkin connects him to the Animus so that he can relive his ancestor Aguilar's memories. Aguilar and his partner María are sent to recover the prince.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Assassin's Creed (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Michael Fassbender's stunt double, Damien Walters, performed the games' signature "Leap of Faith" jump himself instead of as a digital double, as the team wanted the film's elements to be as real as possible. The 125 ft freefall was described as one of the highest performed by a stuntman in almost 35 years.
- Alicia Vikander was in talks to star in the film, but took a role in Jason Bourne instead, and Ariane Labed was cast in her place.
- The Hollywood Reporter estimated that Assassin's Creed, made for a $125 million budget, lost New Regency between $75 million and $100 million once all expenses and revenues were counted.
- The Animus, the machine that lets users relive ancestors' memories, was changed from a chair into one that lifts the user into the air, a change Michael Fassbender said was made to avoid comparisons with The Matrix.
