<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $240.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Assassin's Creed is a 2016 American action film based on the video game franchise of the same name . The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams . </P> <P> The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology, taking place during the Spanish Inquisition . Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016 . Assassin's Creed was released on December 21, 2016, in the United States and France . It received negative reviews from critics and grossed over $240 million worldwide against its $125 million budget . </P> <P> In 1492 Andalusia, during the Granada War, Aguilar de Nerha is accepted into the Assassins Brotherhood . He is assigned to protect Prince Ahmed de Granada from the Knights Templar . In 1986, adolescent Callum "Cal" Lynch finds his mother killed by his father, Joseph, a modern - day Assassin . Gunmen led by Alan Rikkin, CEO of the Templars' Abstergo Foundation, arrive to capture Joseph, who convinces his son to escape . </P>

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