<P> Principal photography on the film began on August 31, 2015, with filming taking place in Malta, London, Spain, and the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios . Adam Arkapaw serves as cinematographer, while Andy Nicholson was production designer . In October 2015, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson joined the cast . In December 2015, shooting took place in Spain, and Irons' role was revealed to be Alan Rikkin . Principal filming ended on January 15, 2016, with further filming taking place in Ely Cathedral in July . </P> <P> In May 2016, it was announced that Jed Kurzel, the brother of director Justin Kurzel, would score the film . </P> <P> Aymar Azaïzia, head of Assassin's Creed content at Ubisoft, stated that the film, which is "a brand new story, (with) new characters set in our universe," had the possibility to feature "some familiar faces," and that the present day element would feature Abstergo . Fassbender said, "We really want to respect the game (s) and the elements to it . But we also wanted to come up with our own thing . And one thing I've sort of learned from doing the franchises like X-Men is that audiences, I think, want to be surprised and to see new elements of what they already know, and different takes on it ." The Animus, the machine used to experience ancestors' memories, was redesigned for the film, from a chair, to a machine that lifts the user in the air, allowing for a more modern, interactive and dramatic experience . Fassbender also noted the change was made to avoid comparisons to The Matrix . The Abstergo compound in the film features an artifact room that holds specific weapons from the games beyond the traditional Assassin wrist blades, including: Altaïr Ibn - La'Ahad's sword (Assassin's Creed); Connor / Ratonhnhaké: ton's bow (Assassin's Creed III); Edward Kenway's flintlock pistols (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag); the cane sword of the twins Jacob and Evie Frye (Assassin's Creed Syndicate) and the axe and guillotine gun of Arno Dorian (Assassin's Creed Unity). Fassbender also stated that Ubisoft was "very keen" about elements being created for the film, and were considering incorporating them into future games . </P> <P> The film also features the games' signature "Leap of Faith" jump, performed by Fassbender's stunt double, Damien Walters, rather than a digital double, as the production team wanted to make many of the elements in the film as "real" as possible, without the use of visual effects . The 125 - foot (38 m) freefall was described as "one of the highest freefalls performed by a stuntman in almost 35 years". </P>

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