STACK NZ Nov #57

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The Dark Horse

homegrown hits at xmas The Dark Horse and WhatWe Do in the Shadows due on DVD in time for Christmas. Although they couldn’t be more different – a horror mockumentary and an inspiring true story – both movies have received acclaim at overseas film festivals and have been box office hits on their home turf. The Dark Horse , which has taken almost $1.9 million at the cinema, was written and directed by James Napier Robertson, and is based on the true story of Kiwi speed chess champion Genesis Potini. Cliff Curtis plays the inspirational chess master and James Rolleston ( Boy ) his nephew. It is set to be released on DVD on December 10. The makers of What We Do in the Shadows were being more coy about their home entertainment release plans, but told STACK that it would be out before Christmas. The hilarious vampire flick was co-written and directed byTaikaWaititi ( Boy ) and his old Flight of the Conchords ’ pal Jemaine Clement, and has taken more than $2.5 million at the box office, making it one of the top 10 grossing NZ films of all time. What We Do in the Shadows offers a fly-on-the-wall portrait of three vampires, Viago (Waititi), Vladislav (Clement) and Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), who share a flat inWellington. ROGUE GOES TEMPLAR A ccording to Ubisoft, fans of its Assassin’s Creed franchise have petitioned long and hard for the opportunity to play as a Templar. Well, this month they will finally get a chance. “Our fans have been expecting to experience the “other side” for quite a long time -- as early as AC1 and AC2,” reveals producer on Assassin’s Creed: Rogue , Ivan Balabanov. “During our early discussions on the concept of Rogue, we decided that we have the perfect opportunity to close off the North American Trilogy. Rogue takes place after Black Flag and before ACIII. In Black Flag , we see the star of the Assassin brotherhood in the NewWorld on the rise. In ACIII, the Brotherhood is completely broken, and Connor needs to rebuild it. With Rogue , and its Templar protagonist, we’ll explain what happened between these two periods.” You can read all about Assassin’s Creed: Rogue in this issue on page 46, and play it on November 13.

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