Ubisoft today announced a distinguished presence in the cast of Italian dubbers of Assassin's Creed II: Black Flag : this is Francis Pannofino, actor and voice actor who many will remember as the tenacious director René Ferretti in Boris or as the voice of George Clooney, Denzel Washington and many others. Pannofino will give voice to play Blackbeard; for the occasion has been released a trailer that allows us to hear his voice, that we propose below after the official release.

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FRANCIS PANNOFINO IS BLACKBEARD IN ASSASSIN'S CREED ^® IV BLACK FLAG  

The voice will give voice to the most famous pirate of the golden age of piracy, in the new chapter of Assassin's Creed ^® in stores from October 31

MILAN, September 30, 2013 — Ubisoft Announces collaboration with Francesco Pannofino , actor, voice actor and Director of the Italian dubbing, which in Assassin's Creed ® IV Black Flag will give voice to Edward Teach, better known as " Blackbeard ", pirate who dominated the Caribbean scenery between 1716 and 1718.

In the game Blackbeard will collaborate with Edward Kenway , protagonist of the fourth chapter of Assassin's Creed ^® , trained militarily by the British Royal Navy, which in more mature age will abandon to quench your thirst for fame and gold, leading him to hoist the flag on their pirate ship.

Blackbeard will have an absolutely critical role in the game, his relationship with Kenway will be dense and matted, to the point that it is a protagonist of the whole story. Hence the choice of using one of the most popular items of the entire scenario of the world of dubbing Italian: Francesco Pannofino, which among other things is famous for having voiced actors such as George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Kurt Russel, Mickey Rourke, Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed one of the protagonists of the television series Boris.

"I enjoyed it very much ," said Francesco Pannofino – in the dubbing of Blackbeard, revive in a video game a character really existed with the charisma that has characterized the pirate King certainly has a lot of charm, and I hope that gamers interested in Assassin's Creed ^® IV Black Flag appreciate my interpretation ".

Assassin's Creed ^® IV Black Flag will introduce a new hero and a new scenario, but above all will give life to the wider and richer world that has ever been created in the universe of Assassin's Creed.

Under development for about two years, the game is produced by one of the most experienced team in the franchise of Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft's Montreal studio, with the support of Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Quebec City, Singapore and Sofia.

Assassin's Creed ^® IV Black Flag will be available for Xbox 360 ^® and PlayStation ^® 3 from October 31, 2013, while versions for PlayStation ^® , Nintendo Wii 4 U ™, Xbox and Windows PC will be available in stores starting in November 21, 2013.