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The popular "Assassin's Creed" video game series is "definitely" being adapted for a film, so says its star Michael Fassbender, right.

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This is about as risky as diving head-first off the roof of an Italian church in the 15th Century.

The popular "Assassin's Creed" video game series is "definitely" being adapted for a film, The Daily Beast reports.

Starring Michael Fassbender, of "X-Men: First Class," "Prometheus" and more, the film will be the latest attempt at a transition from console to big screen that often falls flat.

The list of video game-to-movie flops is long, but "Doom," "House of the Dead," and "Bloodrayne" were especially awful.

Nevertheless, Fassbender says it is "definitely happening" and he is waiting on a script, The Daily Beast said. And the actor seems excited for the role, despite having never played the stylish, action-packed game.

"Assassin's Creed" follows Desmond Miles, a present day man who comes from a long line of assassins. Using a special device, he can access his ancestor's memories and kick some butt in Renaissance days and a few other epic times in history.

The film's script is being written by Scott Frank, who handled the "Wolverine" screenplay, Nerdist said.

Created by Ubisoft, the game's latest installation, "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," hits shelves Oct. 31. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD19UsIsM5I

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