Assassin's Creed Movie: 10 Actors To Play Desmond Miles

5. Diego Luna

Jumping over to Mexico for number five, we have Diego Luna, whose first international notice came for his role in Y tú Mama Tambien. Since then, he€™s slowly worked his way into Hollywood, though not as high-profile as his friend and costar, Gael Garcia Bernal. Circling back to my assertion that Desmond Miles, as portrayed in the game, is not a plain old white guy, (he€™s at best, of mixed descent - Altair was Syrian, Ezio was Italian and Connor, of AC3 is himself mixed, white and Native American), Diego Luna is certainly primed to look the part. I haven€™t really seen what he can really do action wise, but again, Desmond isn€™t too action based, as he mostly just lays there, or walks around asking questions. Also, Luna's star may rise still further after appearing in Elysium next year. {Side note: I hope that none of my comments regarding skin color/tone of different actors are perceived as racially insensitive. Whenever used, I€™m simply trying to stay true to the game, as I see it, and suggest certain actors whose skin tone looks best for the part (of course, acting ability is most important). In fact, I hope my list is seen as looking beyond the typical, predominantly Anglo-Saxon type, and encourages casting agents to do the same.}
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