In somewhat over a month, Capcom can have everybody’s consideration with the discharge of Road Fighter 6. The sport has spoken for itself since its grand reveal final 12 months, and it’s wanting increasingly more like Capcom’s received one other hit on its arms between that and the Resident Evil 4 remake. However the struggle doesn’t finish there, because it flips out {that a} new theatrical film for the fighting game franchise is within the works, and already has a pair of administrators lined up.
In accordance with the Hollywood Reporter, administrators Michael and Danny Philippou will take the reigns of the upcoming Road Fighter film. The twins are behind the upcoming July horror flick Speak to Me, and had been introduced on primarily based on the obvious energy of that movie throughout the pageant circuit. Manufacturing firm Legendary (who acquired the film/TV rights to the collection earlier within the month) already has a shortlist of writers it’s contemplating to adapt the collection, and it’s at present not clear what the tackle the video games shall be, not to mention who among the many video games’ stacked roster of characters will present up.
Road Fighter as a collection isn’t any stranger to the flicks. The cult traditional movie launched in 1994, with Ming-Na Wen and Jean-Claude Van Damme in starring roles together with Raul Julia in his ultimate efficiency earlier than his passing. 15 years later in 2009, there was The Legend of Chun-Li, which starred Kristin Kreuk and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas, and was…not terribly favored. In reality, it’s thought-about one of many worst films ever made and was a field workplace bomb.
Since then, Capcom has saved Road Fighter primarily locked to video games and typically comics, although not for lack of attempting. There was Road Fighter: Legacy brief movie from 2010 that was meant to arrange extra films, and later led to the 2014 Murderer’s Fist webseries. Although that present’s second season was canceled, it was adopted up with a separate collection, Road Fighter: Resurrection, in 2016.
With how a lot the collection has modified in 2009—from its characters and storyline to the overall general aesthetic—this new Road Fighter film has lots to tug from for inspiration. Hopefully it manages to capitalize on the momentum Capcom’s managed to construct up with Road Fighter 6, and simply lets the characters folks like punch one another within the face for 2 hours.
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