With production already underway on the Assassin’s Creed movie, it has just been announced that two veteran actors are joining the cast.
Deadline is reporting that actors Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson are both set to to join the cast of the video game adaptation. With the story not following material from the games, both Irons and Gleeson will likely play original characters but as of yet there is no confirmation.
The duo join a cast which so far includes Michael Fassbender, who is also producing the movie, Marion Cotillard and Michael Kenneth Williams. Justin Kurzel is directing and reuniting with his Macbeth stars Fassbender and Cotillard.
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Assassin’s Creed is set for release on December 21st 2016.