Michael Fassbender, in just a few years, has done a string of impressive projects that have made him one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men. From essaying David in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus to playing Magneto in the rebooted X-Men films and Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle’s Jobs, Fassbender, it seems, can do any role he sets his mind to. And his impressive run isn’t over just yet.
Michael Fassbender, in just a few years, has done a string of impressive projects that have made him one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men. From essaying David in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus to playing Magneto in the rebooted X-Men films and Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle’s Jobs, Fassbender, it seems, can do any role he sets his mind to. And his impressive run isn’t over just yet.
Later this month, Fassbender is all set to star as both Callum Lynch and Aguilar de Nerha in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed. The film, an adaptation of the video game of the same name, reunites Fassbender with his Macbeth co-star Marion Cottilard and director Justin Kurzel, with whom he also worked in Macbeth.
Perhaps the most significant news about the film is how it tackles questions of morality. And though it contains its fair share of action sequences, the film will be different since Fassbender is both hero and anti-hero in the story.
Speaking to Empire, the actor spoke about the film and how its daring to be different from other franchise films such as Star Wars.
“It’s not like Star Wars, where you’ve got the light side and the dark side. This is very ambiguous morally. Both of these parties — the Templars and the Assassins — are hypocritical at certain points. There are not clear-cut good and bad characters. I think it’s a little more provocative for an audience to see that. You know, ‘Should I be feeling that? Should I be backing this character?’ That’s always fun.”
