14 DAY TRIAL // Attempts at making of Capcom’s game “Street Fighter” a blockbuster film have been many but few managed to rise to the bar set up by fans, mostly being considered flops. Thanks to actor, filmmaker, action choreographer and, above all, “Street Fighter” fan, Joey Ansah, the community might still get a good big screen version of the game, with the short action film “Street Fighter Legacy,” as Kotaku can confirm.
As of now, only two promo shots have been released for the film but hype is building up fast around the project, with many a fan saying that they might actually – finally! – get to see a good film based on the game. This was also what inspired Ansah to pursue this, namely the desire of giving the story in the game a fair treatment on the big screen. Given that he also had the right connections, the project came along just perfectly.
“As an actor, film maker and a fan, I have been repeatedly disappointed by the many diluted, un faithful and outright butchered movie adaptations of fighting video games. It was clear to me, that given the way the movie industry worked, we would never see a super faithful, darker toned and more adult themed (or just plain good!) incarnation of Street fighter unless a die-hard fan director or film-making team with the game canon knowledge, film making know how and connections stepped up to the plate to helm such a project. So almost a year ago, I began writing treatments and a production design brief and partnered with Streetlight films before proposing my concept and vision to Capcom. I’m pleased to say they gave their blessing and permission for the project to move forward,” Ansah says in a statement cited by the aforementioned e-zine.
“Joey gathered together a team that includes Top Gear director Owen Trevor, producer Jacqueline Quella, and Anthony Wayne, a man with senior production credits on the last eleven James Bond films, along with post production/VFX house Prime Focus, all for the purpose of making this short film a reality,” Kotaku writes. The first two photos released for the short action film seem to confirm that, indeed, this project will not disappoint.
The stills show Jon Foo as Ryu and Christian Howard as Ken, the latter being the spitting image of the game character with the blond hair and dark eyebrows combo. What’s even better, fans don’t even have to wait that long to see the short action film: it premieres tomorrow, Thursday, May 6, on Ansah’s official webpage.
