Part of the fun of playing an Assassin's Creed video game is visiting the past and learning about the fictional history behind certain major political events.
But the Assassin's Creed movie doesn't plan on spending that much time in the past and will, instead, focus on what's happening in the here and now.
Film executive producer Pat Crowley told IGN that 65 percent of the movie will focus on events in the present day, with only about 35 percent of the movie covering 15th-century Spain.
The film introduces a new character to the franchise, Callum Lynch. The evil Abstergo corporation kidnaps Callum so it can throw him into the Animus and make him relive the life of one of his ancestors, Aguilar, who lived in 15th-century Spain. But in the movie, it seems that events in history aren't as important as what's going on in the present day, perhaps with the modern version of the Knights Templar, who still remain the enemies of the Assassin Brotherhood.
This is a huge departure from the video games, which spends more time wandering through the past and uncovering clues about the assassins and Knights Templar, while learning about how both groups affected major historical events of the time. It also probably means that instead of watching Aguilar running around in the classic assassin's costume, we'll see Callum running around in his blue jeans and t-shirts, which might not prove as exciting for fans of the video game franchise.
Actor Michael Fassbender, who portrays Callum and Aguilar in the movie, explained why this change is important.
"There are certain things that we absolutely want to respect in the game, but we also want to bring new elements to the game..." Fassbender said to IGN. "This isn't a video game that we're making. We're trying to make a cinematic experience, so there are new things that we have to introduce."
The first trailer for the Assassin's Creed movie was released earlier this month to mixed reactions. While some praised the use of the action style familiar with the game, others criticized the trailer's choice of music (Kanye West has a lot of haters in the gaming community), and questioned why the filmmakers chose to make the Animus look so weird.
The Assassin's Creed movie hits theaters on Dec. 21.
