This morning Machinima announced
that the live action series of Street Fighter will debut on YouTube sooner
rather than later.
I loved the Mortal Kombat series
so I can’t wait to see what they have done with this one.
The show titled Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist “is an
all-new story about our favorite characters from the classic video game
franchise”, here is the teaser trailer.
The live-action series, which is
distributed by Content Media, is the brainchild of Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum,
Snow White and the Huntsman), a member of the creative team behind the hugely
successful fan film Street Fighter: Legacy—which has received almost 5,000,000
views to date. Ansah, who also stars in the series (Akuma), wrote the script
with Christian Howard, who reprises his role as Ken Masters from the original
fan film. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa (47 Ronin, Memoirs
of a Geisha, The Last Samurai) as Gōtetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gōken, Gaku Space
as Gōki, Mark Killeen (300: Rise of an Empire, The Dark Knight Rises) as Mr.
Masters, and Hal Yamanouchi as Senzo. Through the coming of age story of Ken
& Ryu, we are shown the back story of some of the game’s most iconic
characters, and over the course of the series we will see how the past,
present, and future of all of those characters are intertwined, as the battle
to become Ansatsuken Master threatens to tear apart another generation of
brothers.
“This series was meant for
Machinima,” said Allen DeBevoise, Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO of Machinima.
“We have successfully launched popular game-inspired web series in the past,
and Street Fighter is about as iconic as they come. We couldn’t be more excited
about working with the incredible production team behind the series and the
folks over at Capcom to launch not only a compelling and action-packed series
in its own right, but also one that stays true to the Street Fighter lore.”
DeBevoise continued, “After the success of Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2, we will
once again provide all of the episodes on the day of launch to our fans to
ensure they get exactly what they want—the entire series from start to finish!”
“We can’t wait for our fans to get the
opportunity to experience Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist,” said Matt Dahlgren,
Senior Product Manager at Capcom. “Working with filmmakers who are so
passionate about the brand was an extremely rewarding process and we couldn’t
be more pleased with the results. Their work embodies the heart and soul of
what Street Fighter is and we’re thrilled that Machinima will be able to
deliver the epic series to those who care about the celebrated franchise as
much as we do.”
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
is Machinima’s latest live-action series based on one of the world’s
best-selling video game franchises, and is one which will very much stay true
to the game, featuring fight moves and action performed by the cast with
stunning attention to detail. It follows on the heels of last year’s highly
successful airing of Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2, the successor to, Mortal Kombat:
Legacy, as well as Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. Combined, the three series have
garnered more than 130,000,000 views on Machinima.
A thrilling, multilayered series,
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist takes the audience back to the formative years
of iconic characters Ryu and Ken as they live a traditional warrior’s life in
secluded Japan. The boys are, unknowingly, the last practitioners of the
ancient fighting style known as “Ansatsuken” (Assassin’s Fist). The series
follows them as they learn about the mysterious past of their master, Gōken,
and the tragic, dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style. Can their destiny be
changed, or will history repeat itself?
“Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
is what a live-action Street Fighter should be,” said Ansah when he announced
the project at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. “This takes the story right
back to the start: the origins and motivations of Ryu, Ken, Gōken and Akuma.
This will become the definitive back-story from which further epic adventures
will follow.”
“Our priority is to stay true to
the appearance, fighting techniques, and canon of the Street Fighter game,”
Quella added. “At the same time, we’ve managed to make this an emotion- and
character-driven story, which will surprise viewers who might just be expecting
a super-faithful fight fest!”
The series is produced by
Assassin’s Fist Limited (a UK based company) in association with Lonely Rock
Productions, Gloucester Place Films, Capcom U.S.A., Inc. and Evropa Film.
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