It's a sad trend in the film industry to see our beloved video game franchises become such terrible movies over and over again. This is most apparent in the fighting game genre to no surprise, since it's almost impossible to make a worthwhile movie story believable within the style of the extreme fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Tekken and Street Fighter.
The next quality fighting game movie is on the horizon, set for release sometime this year. It's called Tekken and is based on the successful video game franchise of the same name. Here we have several stills and some behind-the-scenes videos to give you a hint at what to expect from the movie.
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Here's a gallery of five photos from the film - head to Twitch for the rest.
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The trailer for Tekken came out in January and from it we can only hope that there is little talking and mostly fighting. Check it out at Screen Rant to know what I'm talking about.
Now for some behind-the-scenes action! Here's part 1 in a series of 5 videos showing the work went into making the fights and the characters of the game come to life. You can head to Twitch for full-set.
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Here's the plot synopsis for Tekken:
“A Young Man Who seeks revenge of his mother’s death. He finds his grand-father, Heihachi Mishima, and pleas to be trained. When the Mishima leader announces a “King of Iron Fist” tournament. He finds out that his mother’s killer, Ogre, will be participating in the tournament. He must fight against the world’s top competitors to achieve his goal with no interference.”
If you're unsure of what to expect, you can just look back on recent fighting game movies for an idea; Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Mortal Kombat 2 and Dead or Alive.
What do you think about the live-action incarnations of the Tekken characters and costumes?
Source: Twitch