| Assassin's Creed: Lineage | |
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| Directed by | Yves Simoneau |
| Written by | Yves Simoneau William Reymond |
| Produced by | Pierre Raymond |
| Starring | Romano Orzari |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Isabelle Malenfant |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | New Video Group |
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Running time | 36 minutes (total) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Assassin's Creed: Lineage is a series of three Canadian short films based on the Assassin's Creed video game series, directed by Yves Simoneau.[1] The films are made by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Hybride Technology,[2] and mark Ubisoft's first attempt to step into the film industry.[3] The three short films were released on YouTube to promote Assassin's Creed II, to which they serve as a prequel, describing the history of Ezio Auditore da Firenze and his family before the events of the game. The films primarily revolve around Ezio's father Giovanni (played by Romano Orzari), an Assassin from 15th-century Florence, and his investigation of the mysterious murder of the Duke of Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, which leads him to confront a larger conspiracy.[4][2]
The first episode was released on 26 October 2009,[5] followed by the other two on 12 November. The complete film was released on 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed Lineage: Révélations". 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b Manco 2012, p. 101.
- ^ McElroy, Griffin (27 October 2009). "First Assassin's Creed: Lineage episode is surprisingly great". Engadget. Oath Tech Network AOL Tech. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Giovagnoli, Max (2011). "Plan Transmedia". Transmedia Storytelling: Imagery, Shapes and Techniques. Lulu.com. p. 43. ISBN 9781105062582.
- ^ "The first episode of the Assassin's Creed Lineage short movies will be aired on 8 YouTube homepages worldwide on Oct. 27th". 19 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.