Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li News

Screenwriter Justin Marks recently talked about the upcoming video game adaptation of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.

Here's an excerpt of what he had to say:

Well the guy who wrote it, Steven E. de Souza was the writer on Die Hard, and directed it [the 1994 Street Fighter movie] too, I think it was just a function of what you see with movies like Batman and Robin opposed to Batman Begins, the creators of the former had a different Batman experience when they were young the 60’s TV show, and now in the Nolen era, the influence are things like Millar’s The Dark Knight Returns, and so that example is taken into the stratosphere.

While I'm definitely not comparing Street Fighter to Batman Begins, I grew up with the Street Fighter games, and I don't see them as cheesy or funny, but as serious characters that deserve to be explored in their own right.

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li comes out on February 27, 2009.

We got our hands on some production shots from the upcoming Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li thanks to Legend Films, the production company behind the upcoming Street Fighter.

Now we don't have much faith in this movie due to the disatrous 1994 Street Fighter starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.  However, at least from the follow production shots it looks like we have a hot Chun Li and a scary Balrog:

For the rest of pictures, please check out our Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li photo gallery or click on the following thumbnails to make them larger.

As a member of the Black Eyed Peas, Taboo often took a backseat to Fergie.

But in his role in Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li, the rapper will be taking center stage... as a killer.

"I'm the hit man," Taboo of his character, Vega, a boss in the original games. "Bison, who is the mob boss, hires me to kill Chun-Li."

Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, this Street Fighter follow-up stars Kristin Kreuk as lightning-kicking Chun-Li and Neal McDonough as M. Bison. Due in February 2009, the film also casts Chris Klein and Michael Clarke Duncan in the iconic roles of Nash and Balrog, respectively.

"Vega is a character that wore a mask and a claw in the video game, and he has a humongous cult following," Taboo told MTV. "I'm playing him a little edgier. In the video game, he's like a matador from Spain. He has tights on, and he's kind of flamboyant and androgynous.

Not in this movie. Now, he's hard-core and he's bringing it. I feel like I've maximized my character, and I gave a great performance."

Smallville star Kristin Kreuk has landed the title role in Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. Need proof?

Here's a shot of the actress in the role of the famous video game character:

Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li is a live-action feature film based on Capcom's video game. The film is focused on female fighter Chun Li and her journey for justice. It also stars Michael Clarke Duncan and Neal McDonough..

A release date for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has been set:

Look for this video game adaptation to hit theaters on February 27, 2009.

Kristen Kreuk (pictured, Chun-Li), Neil McDonagh (M. Bison), Chris Klein (Nash), Michael Clark Duncan (Balrog) and Rick Yune (Gen) make up the cast.

Here's the latest casting tidbit for the upcoming Street Fighter movie: Neil McDonough will play the villainous master of Psycho Power, M. Bison.

McDonough is best known for bit parts in films such as The Hitcher remake, Flags of Our Fathers and as Lieutenant Hawk in Star Trek First Contact.

Rounding out the Street Fighter cast is Kristin Kreuk as Chun Li, Micheal Clark Duncan as Balrog, Taboo from the Black Eye Peas as Spaniard Vega and Chris Klein as Charlie Nash.

The film, directed by Romeo Must Die Helmer Andrzej Bartkowiak, is set for a 2009 release.

Kristin Kreuk has already been cast as martial artist Chun-Li in Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li.

Now, Variety reports that Michael Clarke Duncan (pictured), Chris Klein and Rick Yune have joined the movie, which will based on the popular Japanese video game franchise.

Duncan will play Balrog, Klein is stepping into the role of Nash and Yune is taking on the mystical Gen.

Rounding out the cast are Moon Bloodgood, Taboo (from the Black Eyed Peas), Singapore's Edmund Chen and Hong Kong film star Cheng Pei Pei.

Street Fighter, of course was previously made into an awfil film in 1994. That flick starred Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li is scheduled to start shooting in March.

Smallville star Kristin Kreuk will portray Chun-Li in the upcoming Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li.

Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, the action flick starts filming in Thailand in March, 2008. It's focus is on on female fighter Chun-Li and her journey for justice.

Jessica Biel is gorgeous.

But for an actress that claims she wants to earn a living for her talent more than her looks, we can't say the following choice will help such a cause:

Reportedly, Biel is up for the role of Chun Li in the forthcoming 20th Century Fox adaptation of the classic video game Street Fighter. A source for the site claims that Keira Knightley and Jessica Alba have already passed on the Hyde Park-produced project and that Biel is next in line for an offer.

The new film will be pretty much unrelated to the 1994 silliness that starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, except for the common source material. Jessica can at least be thankful for that.

Screenwriter Justin Marks has been hired to pen the script for the movie which will center around the game's prolific female fighter, Chun Li. Other details of the story are being kept secret.

Street Fighter is targeted for a 2008 release.