With the teasers out of the way, Machinima
finally released the full trailer for the upcoming live-action adaptation of
Street Fighter, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist.
The first episode of the series will debut this
month on Youtube.
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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