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Hadokens, Wigs And Hurricane Kicks, And More In The Latest Q & A From STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST Lead Actor/Creator Christian Howard
Howard is also poised to appear in stunt coordinator and author Mike Fury’s upcomimg book, Life Of Action. CLICK HERE to learn more about the book and stay tuned for more information.
Watch The First Teaser For STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST!
It has taken five years to fully accomplish for a franchise that has seen its fair handful of cinematic misses in well over the last twenty years. On Friday though, Capcom’s loyal and longtime cult gaming followers finally had their patience rewarded with the long-awaited teaser for the upcoming new serial feature film, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The teaser and forthcoming series has already screened in front of a select number of eyes much to the delight of Capcom and crtics online who have lended nothing but words of praise for the new series which looks to become the first live-action project based on the highly successful tournament game line to stay true to its origins after winning fan approval with the 2010 viral short, Street Fighter: Legacy.
Produced by Jacqueline Quella, and created by actors Joey Ansah and Christian Howard (Green Street 3, Warrioress), Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is written and directed by Ansah who also stars with Howard, in addition to fellow lead actor Mike Moh in their respective roles as iconic characters Akuma, Ken and Ryu. Actress Hyunri stars as Sayaka and actor Togo Igawa as Master Gôtetsu, with actors Akira Koieyama and Shogen as the older and younger renditions of Gôken, and actor Gaku Space as Akuma’s younger self, Gôki. Actors Hal Yamanouchi and Mark Killeen round out the cast as Senzo and Mr. Masters, respectively.
Read the new press release and watch the new teaser courtesy of Machinima and stay tuned for more info!
Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 2014 – Machinima, Assassin’s Fist Limited, and Capcom U.S.A., Inc. announce today, in partnership with Producer Jacqueline Quella, and Director Joey Ansah, that STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST will debut in its entirety on Machinima, the number-one global video entertainment network for young males. The exact air date will be announced soon. The live-action series, which is distributed by Content Media, is the brainchild of Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum, Snow White and the Huntsman), a member of the creative team behind the hugely successful fan film Street Fighter: Legacy—which has received almost 5,000,000 views to date. Ansah, who also stars in the series (Akuma), wrote the script with Christian Howard, who reprises his role as Ken Masters from the original fan film. The series also stars Mike Moh as Ryu, Togo Igawa (47 Ronin, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai) as Gōtetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gōken, Gaku Space as Gōki, Mark Killeen (300: Rise of an Empire, The Dark Knight Rises) as Mr. Masters, and Hal Yamanouchi as Senzo. Through the coming of age story of Ken & Ryu, we are shown the back story of some of the game’s most iconic characters, and over the course of the series we will see how the past, present, and future of all of those characters are intertwined, as the battle to become Ansatsuken Master threatens to tear apart another generation of brothers.
“This series was meant for Machinima,” said Allen DeBevoise, Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO of Machinima. “We have successfully launched popular game-inspired web series in the past, and Street Fighter is about as iconic as they come. We couldn’t be more excited about working with the incredible production team behind the series and the folks over at Capcom to launch not only a compelling and action-packed series in its own right, but also one that stays true to the Street Fighter lore.” DeBevoise continued, “After the success of Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2, we will once again provide all of the episodes on the day of launch to our fans to ensure they get exactly what they want—the entire series from start to finish!”
[UPDATED] Two Sample Tracks And Explosive B-Roll Footage From STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST!
A trailer is yet to be shown publicly for the upcoming serial release of actor and director Joey Ansah‘s latest experiment in live-action fighting game feature-length series, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist as the business of getting things together for a proper distribution platform rolls on ahead of a much-needed air date. However, on Friday, the official Facebook decided to give fans a glimpse into the score to be used in the series by Patrick Gill and Bolo Music UK, sampling two tracks – Three Days Three Nights, and an electric guitar-infused variation on Ken’s Theme that differs from the one introduced in Ansah’s 2010 breakout concept pitch, Street Fighter Legacy. Naturally, it brings curiousity as to what the track for the series will deliver for the character Ryu in the same comparison. Of course, we’ll just have to wait and see before then.
Also, the official Facebook page has offered a six minute B-Roll with speaking segments from Ansah and other cast and crew, along with other explosive behind-the-scenes shots of the action that awaits!
Check it all out:
The most successful and most loved fighting video game of all time, Street Fighter’, is finally being given the epic, and faithful treatment it deserves.
Street Fighter: Assassins Fist takes us back to the formative years of the iconic characters, Ryu and Ken, as they live a traditional warriors life in the secluded, mountain wilderness of Japan.
Training under their master, Goken, the boys are the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as Ansatsuken (Assassin’s Fist). Originally developed as a killing art, masters of this style are able to manipulate their Chi/Ki energy into devastating special techniques of potentially fatal power.
As Ryu and Ken learn about the mysterious past of their Master Goken and the tragic and dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style will the two best friends become bitter rivals as their training intensifies and reaches a climax?
Produced by Jacqueline Quella, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist stars Ansah along with Christian Howard and Mike Moh, Akira Koieyama, Togo Igawa, Shogen, Gaku Space, actress Hyunri and actors Hal Yamanouchi and Mark Killeen. Stay tuned for more info.
STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST – Joey Ansah Answers Your Questions
Further details are still pending while trailer is expected to make its way online between now and next month by the series debut which could possibly arrive in April.
Father And Son Grace The Latest Promo Pic For STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST!
Time marches on as actor, co-writer/creator, action director and filmmaker Joey Ansah continues to work out the kinks for the pending distribution of his upcoming online action adventure with Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The word is already positive though, with fans already aware of the exclusive feedback from a few lucky observers who have had a chance to report on the footage in its developing phases, largely including author strugler at hadoken.net whose intricate analysis in October of last year included the following statement:
Goki Corners Goken In New Set Photos From STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST
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Akuma Erects His Demonic Pose In New Banner Pics For STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST
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Post Production Wraps On STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST
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STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST Gets Online Distribution; Movie Release Pending
Actor Togo Igawa as Master Gôtetsu in Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist
Energy and expectations are high for the folks over at Assassin’s Fist Limited. Over the last several months as they shot and wrapped up filming in Bulgaria between July 14 and August 24 of this year, the official Facebook page has been delivering a slow and steady stream of teaser photos from the set of the upcoming film, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, including that of actors Shôgen Hwang and Gaku Space as younger versions of characters Gôken and Gôki, actor Akira Koieyama as an older version of Gôken, actress Hyunri as Sayaka and Togo Igawa as Gôtetsu, in addition to The Wolverine co-star Hal Yamanouchi as Senzo.
With more pics and other updates on the way, Movieweb is now reporting that London-based Content Media Corporation is said to have sold worldwide online rights to a major global online channel for a short first window. FUNIMATION has the rights to North America and the U.K., Australia, South America and Scandinavia, while POLYBAND will distribute to German-language areas in Europe, DARO for Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, Middle East, IPA ASIA for Thailand, LUSOMUNDO for Portugal and SONAMU gor South Korea.
Produced by Jacqueline Quella and written by creators, co-star Christian Howard and its director, co-star and action director Joey Ansah, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is a chapterized feature-length martial arts epic based on the highly successful audience response to the 2010 viral shortfilm hit, Street Fighter Legacy, that will also see its creators Howard and Ansah reprising their roles as Ken and Akuma, respectively. Ansah‘s dual-language script will introduce audiences to the formative years of its lead warrior characters, Ryu and Ken (Mike Moh and Christian Howard) who must confront the tragic and dark legacy surrounding their master, the skills they have earned in their training, and an evil force that may threaten their fate as the last practitioners of an ancient fighting style known as the Ansatsuken (a.k.a. The Assassin’s Fist). Game Of Thrones series co-star, actor Mark Killeen also stars as Ken’s father.
Exclusive screenings of footage will be held during next week’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, California next week heading into next year’s online debut, followed by its commercial television and on-demand release and a subsequent feature-length theatrical release.
Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is a co-production of Assassin’s Fist Limited, along with Lonely Rock Productions, Gloucester Place Films, Evropa Film and Capcom USA.
Ansah and Howard will also be featured in the upcoming AFM screening of director James Nunn’s revenge action thriller, Green Street 3, which is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray in territories within the purview of Lionsgate UK.
Stick around for more info as it comes.
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Two powerful female warriors must journey across a post-apocalyptic land to fight a ritual duel, and fulfill an ancient prophecy.In the tradition of “Xena, Warrior Princess”, and influenced by seminal fantasy films such as “Excalibur” and “Flesh & Blood”, Warrioress combines a unique, mystically-infused atmosphere with blistering action scenes. The story features a wide array of vibrantly attractive and powerful female characters pitted against each other in mortal combat.
The STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST Crowdfunding Campaign Goes Live!
2013 may possibly be the year we will remember the names of producer Jacqueline Quella, and martial arts actor, stuntman and action filmmaker Joey Ansah for helping bring to life what could possibly be the best live-action adaptation of Campom’s long-running video fighting game franchise, Street Fighter, that any fan may ever see.