Streetfighter: The Movie is getting a sequel

[DC 536]

Taken from http://www.empireonline.com

 

Street Fighter Sequel Greenlit

And we don't know how to feel

 

There is really absolutely no reason to be excited about a second live-action Street Fighter movie. Video game movies both suck and blow. The first one was terrible and a completely unfitting swansong for Raul Julia. Most people who remember going to see the first one should really know better by now. And yet, the news fills our inner child with some sense of cautious joy. This leads us to suspect our inner child may have some kinda luhrnun' diffeecuhltays.

 

The new film will be directed by – and we directly quote Variety here – "action specialist" Andrzej Bartkowiak. This would be the specialist who directed Doom and Romeo Must Die, which were not special in the good way. Bartkowiak will be looking to be somewhat more successful than the Jean Claude Van Damme/Kylie Minogue starring incarnation, which took just $33million at the US box office. Justin Marks, who is also writing He-Man for Warner Bros, is currently working on the script.

 

This take on the game will centre on Chun Li, the giggly Chinese girl who was the best character in the game – so, good choice on protagonist – and also one of the least practically dressed. The film will follow her journey for justice (justice for what?) armed only with her twin hair buns made of fury and legs made of spinning bird kicks.

 

Olly Richards

Edited September 9, 2007 by DC

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

I liked the original with Van Dam and I am looking forwards to another one in this sequel

[Guest Al Stevens]

please let hope this is going to be a hell of a lot better than the first film

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

I don't know why everyone hates on the first Street Fighter movie, I honestly enjoyed it, still got it on Vid somewhere will have to find it out and watch it again now I have been talking about it :lol

[Guest dpddave]

Gotta agree with Steve. Even as a little kid who loved the street fighter games,i thought the movie was horrible.

[Fidel Cashflow 130]

Romeo Must Die was awesome!

[Guest Anime Otaku]

Agreed, 'Romeo must die' ruled but I hope this is a hell of a lot better than the original. Sticking to the source material would be a start.

[Guest The Genetic Jackhammer]

Romeo Must Die was awful IMO. I cant say I have high hopes for this film either.

[Guest Al Stevens]

I don't know why everyone hates on the first Street Fighter movie, I honestly enjoyed it, still got it on Vid somewhere will have to find it out and watch it again now I have been talking about it :lol

 

it completely balls up the source material, the script was horrific and need i say Van Damn's crappy american accent. The only two beat them ups which rate as low as streetfighter: the movie are the second mortal Kombat film and DOA

[Guest Slim Jim]

Romeo Must Die was awesome!

 

Snap.

 

I don't think I've seen the first Street Fighter movie.

[King 277]

The first movie was abysmal im not looking forward to this one.

[Red05 343]

I enjoyed Romeo Must Die. I remember the fight scene near the end where he kicks the guys head, abd then it zooms in and shows every vertebrae break before the guy crumples on the floor. Fun.

[Guest Nemesis Enforcer]

it completely balls up the source material, the script was horrific and need i say Van Damn's crappy american accent. The only two beat them ups which rate as low as streetfighter: the movie are the second mortal Kombat film and DOA

I liked both those movies too :lol

 

I watched Street Fighter: The Movie again earlier today and I still enjoy it, its not the best movie ever but its not terrible either as a huge fan of the original game as a kid I wasn't and still am not disapointed comparing the film to it

[Guest Al Stevens]

The only decent Street fighter movie is the manga verson

[JobberJoe 108]

This is AWESOME ! This is the kind of film you won't go see in the cinema, and neither pay for it over Sky Box Office... let's be honest you probably won't be happy about watching it on Sky Movies... but dammit, if it's on Channel 4 or 5 one late Wednesday evening you think "Why the hell not ?"

 

Ahhh, wonderful news. However Chun Li ? Not cool.

More Vega dammit !