Back in May of this year, the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed was released and I felt… underwhelmed. This film is something of a passion project for Michael Fassbender, and he spent months filming it all around Europe, and he’s a producer on it too. I would think that this film cost a lot to make and that they need it to be a major hit. But the first trailer really wasn’t getting it done. Maybe the second trailer will do a better job? Here you go:

CB is pretty familiar with the video game and she says that this seems like a very faithful adaptation, and that it’s a rare video game that isn’t drowning in sexism and bulls—t. Fassy hand-picked Marion Cotillard for this small-ish role which you can see, and Jeremy Irons will show up anywhere there’s a paycheck. Brendan Gleeson and Michael Kenneth Williams are also in it, and I’m a big fan of both men. So… will you see this? The action in this trailer looks much better, and Fassbender really is magnetic on-screen. I worry that this will just look like a video game though?

I’m also including some photos of Fassy at the BFI London Film Festival over the weekend. He was there to support Trespass Against Us, the film about Irish “travellers” (Roma) and criminals. He chatted about how humans are a very “tribal breed.”

Photos courtesy of WENN, stills courtesy of Assassin’s Creed.