'Assassin's Creed' Will Spend Most of Its Runtime in the Present

As most fans of the games will tell you, the best, most exciting and immersive stuff happens in the sequences set in the past.

In news that may come as a disappointment to fans of the Assassin’s Creed video games, it appears that Justin Kurzel’s big screen adaptation of the series is primarily set in present day.

Using valuable skills learned in the past, Callum continues his ancestor’s secret war with the Knights Templar in the present.