After quite a production process and hard painstaking work by fans who have been longing for a decent live-action adaptation of Capcom's signature brawler series, the people behind the much anticipated "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" web series have finally released their project... Which is clearly a Labor of Love to the fighting game franchise that defined a generation!
Powered by Machinima and Honda, the ENTIRE SERIES is now viewable via YouTube, and shows the journey that fighters Ryu and Ken have taken to become the legendary World Warriors they are, as well as the past lives of their master Gouken and his evil brother Akuma, who fell into the dark path and became a practitioner of the dark art known as "Satsui No Hadou".
Here's a taste of the sequel to the popular "Street Fighter Legacy" short film... With Episode 0, aka "Alpha"!
Alpha - Street Fighter Assassin's Fist Episode 0
For 13 episodes of glorified no-holds-barred Street Fighter storytelling, no fan can go wrong with this! Subscribe and watch the series via Machinima's YouTube page, or visit the official Facebook page of "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist"!
This bit of exciting video game/ movie related news came a few days ago when I chanced upon the Entertainment section of the PhilStar, and since it's related to one of the fighting games I enjoy playing from time to time, I just needed to share it!
Actor John Foo, who will be playing lead character Jin Kazama in the Dwight H. Little directed live action movie adaptation of Tekken, will be coming the shores of the Philippines to grace the movie's premiere on July 24! An English actor and a practitioner of Wushu , John was recently seen as Ryu in the popular short film based on the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter Legacy. He also starred in several other action films, namely alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as one of the first gen soldiers in Universal Soldier: Regeneration, and with Christian Bale as an uncredited League of Shadows warrior in Batman Begins! He also demonstrated his Wushu skills in the Tony Jaa starring action flick Tom-Yum-Goong, credited on his full name as Jonathan Patrick Foo. With a resume built up like that, John is clearly on an action movie roll here, and his role as Ryu in SF: Legacy remains one of my favorites, which you've got to check out here if you haven't yet. Take a look:
Street Fighter: Legacy Short Film
Now, check out the trailer to his next major picture - Tekken!
Tekken: The Movie Trailer
With his new movie set to appear on theaters this August 3, catch John when he fights the battle of the Iron Fist in Tekken! For more info on the actor, check out the newslink via PhilStar!
I'm sure many of you have seen the trailers... now check out this awesome fan made Street Fighter movie, which is aptly titled "Street Fighter Legacy".
FINALLY! A DECENT SF MOVIE!
Even if it was fanmade, for three minutes, that was glorious. For Street Fighter fans, live-action movie adaptations of Capcom's fighting franchise have been the subject of remorse and ridicule for years. Attempts were made at creating a film which stayed true to the series roots and spirit, but instead of capitalizing on the name of brawler, it only resulted in lackluster films that failed to use the license effectively. To that end, many fans decided to take matters into their own hands and create their own spin-off movies based on the fighter we all know and love. Before we take a look at what is probably the best looking fanfilm yet, let's take a trip down memory lane and see the evolution of SF on film
Back in 1994, Jean-Claude Van Damme was tapped to star in a live action film adaptation of Street Fighter. Instead of giving us something glorious like Mortal Kombat, everybody found out first hand that Hollywood had no idea how to handle the franchise, turning it into a G.I.Joe styled action flick full of inconsistencies and campy humor. However, what the movie lacked in content, it swiftly made up with some serious star power, and in addition to JCVD's action presence as Col. William Guile and singer Kylie Minogue's sexiness as the beautiful Cammy White, the late and great Raul Julia graced viewers with his last role as General M.Bison, would be dictator and leader of Shadaloo. This film had B-Movie written all over it and the characterizations were more than off the mark, but it still managed to leave an impression in its own unique way, all thanks to the campy dialogue and humor it succeeded in delivering. It's not Street Fighter at its best, but it's got JCVD and Raul Julia, and it's damn funny.
In 2009, Capcom once again dipped their hands into movie making by creating a spin-off flick based on one of Street Fighter's most prominent female protagonist. Of course, I'm talking about Chun-Li, but this movie hardly personifies the self-proclaimed strongest woman in her best. Entitled "Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li", this film really threw whatever hope we had for the movie franchise to redeem itself out of the window. Sure, it had Smallville's Kristin Kreuk in it, but the characterization was absolutely off the mark, and everything else seemed so misplaced that it actually made the first Street Fighter film ten times better! Believe or not, I actually got so hyped to see this movie back when it premiered in theaters. The look in my face after the movie ended just said it all.
Now that a decent Street Fighter film has been made by fans, can we actually expect a major project to be done in this caliber and use the concept properly this time around? Only time can tell for sure. Right now, it's only Legacy and Street Fighter The Later Years that made a big impression on me, and speaking of the latter, it's a production by Collegehumor.com a couple of years ago that takes a look at the world warriors years after the end of SFII. Hilarious comedy ensues, and you can view the first part of this awesome series in You Tube, via this link.
