Michael Fassbender Reflects On Infamous 19% RT Action Movie Bomb As It Continues To Dominate Streaming Charts

Michael Fassbender has been in some great films over the course of his career. A two-time Oscar nominee (for Steve Jobs and 12 Years A Slave), Fassbender has contributed his talents both to mainstream work like the X-Men franchise, where he plays a younger version of Magneto, and to art films like Shame. Most recently, the actor was in the Steven Soderbergh spy drama Black Bag, which has gotten positive reception overall. ScreenRant‘s Mae Abdulbaki offered a particularly positive review of Black Bag, giving it 8 out of 10 stars and praising the thriller’s comedy elements.

Despite his highs, Fassbender has also had his fair share of misses in his career. His lowest-rated movie of all time was 2017’s The Snowman, a flop so infamous that it was spoofed in the Lonely Island Oscar tribute spoof “Why Not Me.” Other lackluster Fassbender movies include Jonah Hex and the 2019 X-Men installment Dark Phoenix. Now, Fassbender reflects on another one of his poorly reviewed movies that has recently been seeing a comeback on streaming.

Michael Fassbender Reflects On Assassin’s Creed

The Movie Did Not Turn Out How The Actor Would Have Liked

Fassbender reflects on his 2016 action film Assassin’s Creed. Based on the video game of the same name, Assassin’s Creed is a sci-fi adventure that is focused on a man named Callum Lynch who explores the memories of his ancestor in order to gain the skills of a Master Assassin. In addition to Fassbender, the movie features a leading cast including Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, and Charlotte Rampling. Despite its star-studded cast, Assassin’s Creed got terrible reviews, scoring a mere 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Fassbender reflects on Assassin’s Creed. While the actor did say that he and the team had “a lot of fun” on the set of the film, he admitted that the film was not a smashing success. Fassbender noted that the film “didn’t turn out the way [he] hoped it to do.” Still, Fassbender thinks Assassin’s Creed has such “an interesting universe” that it was worth exploring. Check out the full quote from Fassbender below:

Assassin’s Creed didn’t turn out the way I hoped it to do. I think it’s such an interesting universe. The idea of DNA memory, I really believe in that. The idea of free will as a concept. I had a lot of fun doing it. It reminds me of being on the rooftops in Malta, very hot conditions, sweating a lot. We had a lot of fun.

What This Means For Assassin’s Creed

The Movie Has Been Doing Well On Streaming

Fassbender’s quote comes at a time when the video game adaptation film has generally been doing well on streaming. At the time of writing, Assassin’s Creed is the no. 2 movie on Max in the United States today, falling behind only the 2024 horror hit Heretic. Even though the movie was not well-received in theaters, Fassbender‘s thought that the movie still presents fascinating ideas is clearly also still resonant with viewers, who are re-exploring the film nine years later.

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Michael Fassbender

Birthname

Michael Fassbender

Birthdate

April 2, 1977

Birthplace

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bio

Michael Fassbender is an Irish-German actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, two British Independent Film Awards and a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival

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