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HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER: Exciting New Trailer For Oliver Harper’s Street Fighter II Doc

When it comes to YouTube content creators, I have my favourites, the go-to channels that I will frequent with enthusiasm. As the point of interests are so vastly represented, if we focus purely on the entertainment genre my patronage is dedicated to action and pop culture, specifically the great Scott Adkins and his iconic ART OF ACTION interviews; and even more broadly the upcoming brilliance of Viking Samurai, whose productions are so diverse and equally incredible. When it comes to movie reviews, I venture to Ryan Hollinger’s indepth video essays and addicting Irish accent. By contrast Rossatron’s analysis of films possess a level of focus that is unmatched; a similar high-quality element is evident in the works of Accented Cinema who specializes in movies from the Far East. Let’s not forget Canadian Brandon Tenold, whose reviews of cult movies are done with a supremely sardonic comedy that is always entertaining. […]

‘Street Fighter: World Warrior’ Cancelled, ‘Assassin’s Fist’ Director Confirms

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Actor and martial artist Joey Ansah took to Facebook on Wednesday to officially update fans of his hit 2014 live-action adaptation series, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. “…Do not expect a follow up series anytime in the immediate to near future.” Ansah wrote on Facebook. “Horrible news I know, but all we can do is look forward. I still have a fantastic relationship with Capcom and the fight to do something with them in this space is not over!” Ansah, and fellow cohort, series headliner Christian Howard created the project, borne from a three-minute proof of concept titled Street Fighter: Legacy, directed by Owen Trevor, and released online in 2010. The three-minute short grew major attention in the years that followed, and proceeded onto Kickstarter to finance an independent series. The campaign drew subsequent backing from Capcom USA, Inc. and production company Assassin’s Fist Limited with the two joined by Jacqueline […]

THE OLD GUARD: ‘M:I – Fallout’, ‘Street Fighter’ Actor Joey Ansah Joins Netflix/Skydance Novel Adaptation

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I am told by a source close to production that actor Joey Ansah will next appear in director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Netflix graphic novel adaptation, The Old Guard. The Charlize Theron-headliner is based on the titular novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández. The Old Guard tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries led by weary assassin, Andy (Theron). Still, the group must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed. Details on Ansah’s role are unclear. His credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, Snow White and The Huntsman, Green Street 3: Never Back Down, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Aladdin. He is also a director and actor best known for his prolific efforts at shepherding webseries/feature fighting game adaptation, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, and go90 miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. The […]

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STREET FIGHTER: WORLD WARRIOR Is Back In Development For A Series Adaptation

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The last eight years have been some of the most electric for fans of Capcom’s Street Fighter game franchise. Actor and martial artist Joey Ansah’s hit webseries, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist and its included feature film edit were an epic delight that showed the world that adapting a fighting game into live-action was possible. Sadly, any news of a follow-up season with the announced Street Fighter: World Warrior program would land in limbo with Machinima holding all the cards at the time leading up to the go90 rollout of Street Fighter: Resurrection. It was an interesting segue but it left a lot of fans outside North America feeling excluded as go90 didn’t brought cast the show anywhere else. I can’t speak fully on what happened thereafter save for my own hopes that Ansah’s vision would fully come to pass as quiet as things have been. Thankfully, and to the delightful […]

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Confusion And Frustration Stir As Machinima Botches STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION Release On Amazon Prime

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Actor and filmmaker Joey Ansah is front and center this week in the wake of Machinima’s mismanged Amazon Prime release of the four-part live-action minseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. On Tuesday, Ansah took to his fanpage on Facebook to share a fantastic alternative promotional one-sheet for the series, in addition to announcing the news pertaining to the series’s accidental upload and subsequent removal from Amazon Prime branches in the U.K., German and Japan in the wake of its North American availability this week. “Despite SFR also appearing available to view on UK, JP & DE Amazon Prime yesterday, this was in fact an upload error by Machinima/Amazon and the series has been taken down in those locations.” says Ansah. “SFR will not be available on Amazon in any country other than U.S.A. How such an upload error is even possible on such a huge platform is beyond us. We are launching […]

CIBLE: Geoffrey Thompson Seeks Stone-Cold Vengeace In Danny Leysner’s Brutal New Action Short

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If Dutch music video director Danny Leysner’s debut endeavor teaches you nothing else, it’ll teach you that good talent is where you find it. Credited actor and stunt professional Joey Ansah (Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist) found it in Amsterdam last year upon meeting Leysner along with Netherlandic up-and-comer, actor Geoffrey Thompson as they and theirs mixed and stirred together a worthy formula for something delightful both in concept, and now on film with the arrival of the new revenge thriller, Cible. Co-written by Leysner and Cinematographer, Bram Breukelman, Cible tells the story of a prolific underworld enforcer who has left the ‘game’ in pursuit of love and a new life. This reality is shattered by a brutal execution of the enforcer and his girlfriend by his former employer. Our protagonist miraculously survives a bullet in the brain, but not without lasting damage; he is psychologically haunted by the trauma he suffered […]

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Adds Joey Ansah

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Filming is currently underway in France for writer and director Christopher McQuarrie’s latest installment with the sixth Mission: Impossible film for Paramount and Skydance. Given this, it’s likely that miscellaneous fan photos of the set would be discovered and as it turns out, there’s a whole viral batch of jubilant behind-the-scenes gems on Instagram with our cast on set, a few of which include and otherwise confirm actor and martial artist Joey Ansah. Details are currently unknown regarding Ansah’s role which otherwise pits him along with a raft of returning and new cast members led by Tom Cruise who can be seen in a recent Instagram fan photo from the set with Ansah whose acting credits partly include The Bourne Ultimatum, Scott Adkins-led martial arts thriller Green Street Hooligans: Underground, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist and ITV series Beowulf: Return To The Shieldlands. Rounding out the cast are a returning and […]

CIBLE: Vengeance Comes Home In The Official Shortfilm Trailer

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Earlier this month, we presented an exclusive look at promotional artwork for director Danny Leysner’s latest shortfilm foray Cible. A trailer was inbound with a release that took some extra days thereafter to finalize but now we can report that an online premiere is now being planned for an April 20 premiere for an audience in Amsterdam with an online release to follow suit. Filmmaker, actor and martial artist Joey Ansah (Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, Street Fighter: Resurrection) serves as action director for Cible which sees actor Geoffrey Thompson starring as a former criminal underling seeking a better life with his girlfriend. Traumatized from being forced to watch her brutal execution by his former employer, he is left for dead only to reawaken, desensitized from pain by his injuries with no other choice but to return the favor laying a bloody, vengeful path of his own. Leysner directs from his own […]

HIT LIST HEAD’S UP: Danny Leysner’s CIBLE Precipitates With Vengeance In New Promo Art

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EXCLUSIVE: I’m like most people who’ve been following actor and filmmaker Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist) for some years now and have been keen on his next moves thereafter. As it turns out, one such shift included a recent visit to Amsterdam in lieu of collaborating with Dutch music video director, Danny Leysner for his newest narrative short film endeavor, Cible, for which you can spot the new artwork below. The project enlists up-and-coming actor Geoffrey Thompson, starring front and center as a prolific underworld enforcer forced to witness his girlfriend’s execution before being left for dead by his former employer as pennance for pursuit of a better life. He miraculously survives the gunshot wound to his brain with lasting affects that have inhibited his perception of physical pain, substituted only by the emotional trauma and tragedy that now consumes him on his quest for vengeance. Leysner […]

Tell Machinima To Release STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION To The World!

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Well, I really don’t know what to think or say at this point with Machinima still stalling on granting director Joey Ansah’s hit miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. The four-part endeavor premiered back in March and solely to North American audience as per the availability of mobile users downloading the go90 app and was a jewel of a showcase for fans still clamoring for more after Ansah shut 2014 down with the hit feature film/online series installation, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. I’ve tried finding out more about Resurrection and it’s safe to say I know about as much as the average person reading this article. I do know one thing, however, and it is that the wide release of this series to ever-patient audiences outside of the U.S. market is in Machinima’s hands. I’ve reached out to them twice about it and have heard nothing from them to no avail (I […]

Check Out Actor Silvio Simac In Full Costume As M. BISON For STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION

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The most recent broadcasting of director Joey Ansah’s latest Capcom/Machinima venture, Street Fighter: Resurrection, has been an exciting experience, though not so much for fans and folks living outside of the U.S., the reach of Verizon’s mobile content viewing app, Go90. For this, it’s understandable why it feels discouraging to some measure, but remember – and I’ve emphasized this before – that this was strictly done on behalf of Machinima’s content output deal with Verizon and not Ansah or the production itself. That said, you can learn more about the series at the official home base on Facebook for Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist where the campaign has since sustained itself into the thrust of promoting the next major series installment, Street Fighter: World Warrior. This could be good news while fans await Machinima’s next move on releasing Street Fighter: Resurrection publicly, particularly with the latest release of a new character […]

STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION – Episode 4 Summary & Review

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I should start off by saying this: I have had the best time covering any and all things Street Fighter-related, and specifically when it comes to the recent webseries efforts. Street Fighter: Legacy led the way in 2010 with Owen Trevor and Joey Ansah presenting a fantastic proof-of-concept that finally got the ball rolling for what eventually led to the hit 2014 webseries/feature film, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. Now, in the wake of a new game as of last month, we have Machinima’s newest presentation, Street Fighter: Resurrection to whet the appetites of fans until we he hear more on the forthcoming Assassin’s Fist sequel, Street Fighter: World Warrior. That said, those of you who are slightly more familiar with the possible story elements of the game franchise may have a few more ideas than people like myself about how World Warrior will play out after Resurrection when all the […]

SUNDAY NIGHT FEVER: An Evening With Katrina Durden And Zara Phythian

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Insert your favorite deep quote about friendship *HERE* I have to say, this past weekend has been the most exciting past few days of 2016 so far. My own journey as a writer currently goes only so far as the folks I’m able to meet when people are in town and have the convenience of some free time to spare for a guy like myself, and I don’t get to meet everyone who arrives in New York City. That said, it was exactly one month ago today when actress Katrina Durden mentioned coming here on work-cation, and I couldn’t pass it up, challenges be damned. Fast forward to the last several days upon her arrival in town with a bunch of other cast and crew folk who were recently working on a certain superhero movie coming out later this year. Syncing our schedules didn’t turn out to be as easy […]

STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION – Episode 3 Summary & Review

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Katrina Durden as Decapre in “Street Fighter: Resurrection”, courtesy of Machinima Last week’s second episode of Street Fighter: Resurrection saw things escalate quite a bit following actor Alain Moussi’s emergence as the formerly dead Army Major, Charlie Nash. Substantively, it was the most action-packed episode thusfar as our characters finally began taking shape with the signature action scenes and techniques fans have come to know and love about filmmaker Joey Ansah’s live-action rendition of the Capcom property via Machinima, and for what it’s worth, save for Machinima’s teething nine-minute weekly increments of the show on go90, I have yet to be disappointed. Episode three, “Mission Critical”, goes live this week with actors Mike Moh and Christian Howard back in the respective roles of franchise favorites Ryu and Ken, who were previously summoned by Interpol to assist a sting operation in London involving an illegal arms deal. The mission moves forward […]

STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION – Episode 2 Summary & Review

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Alain Moussi and Natascha Hopkins in “Street Fighter: Resurrection”, courtesy of Machinima As it stands, it appears to be a four-week affair for Machinima’s own release of the new miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. Director Joey Ansah returns to the helm and with three episodes to go since last week’s premiere on Verizon’s go90 mobile app, thankfully there’s plenty to stay excited for with each episode building toward something more. Continuing from the first episode, “New Challenger”, this week’s installation, “Fight & Flight” re-inserts you into the ring set at Ken’s Masters’ Academy in San Francisco. Following a fair duel between Ken (Christian Howard) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu heiress, Laura Matsuda (Natascha Hopkins), Ryu (Mike Moh) reunites with Ken to share a warning he received from a mysterious woman he crossed paths with during his journey of solitude. From there, as Ken takes a mysterious phone call from Interpol, an anomaly enters […]

STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION Debuts Today On Verizon's go90

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Go Behind-The-Scenes Of STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION In A New Featurette!

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If you’ve managed to contain your sanity up to now in lieu of the forthcoming four-part mini-series, Street Fighter: Resurrection, congratulations! The patients can be pretty waning at times, but thankfully the show makes its go90 mobile app premiere in less than 48 hours and should service a meaty tie-over until further developments are made on Street Fighter: World Warrior. Joey Ansah sits at the helm following Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist for this newest venture seuging from the most recent game release, Street Fighter V. Making their return are actors Christian Howard and Mike Moh in the good company of the latest live-action incarnations of characters Charlie Nash played by Alain Moussi and Natascha Hopkins as Laura Matsuda, of which all four can now be seen speaking about the series in the new behind the scenes featurett below. Check it out and keep your eyes peeled!

A Storm Is Coming In The New Trailer For STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION

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The past several years have been pure electricity leading up to this month’s premiere of the new five-part Machinima series, Street Fighter: Resurrection. Creators, director Joey Ansah and actor Christian Howard are leading the charge and with a vision that fully immerses fans into the Capcom-based cinematic world, and in the wake of a new game, new and familiar faces will further shape things in this newest chapter since Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist started it all in 2014. Thus, if the most recent trailer wasn’t enough, then get ready! We have a brand new story trailer now making the rounds to help align things much more with Mike Moh also returning, and introducing rising star Alain Moussi as Charlie Nash. Also starring are Natascha Hopkins, Katrina Durden, Amy Johnston, Alexis Rodney, Gillian MacGregor and Amed Hashimi. Check it out below right now ahead of the premiere on the go90 app […]

Nash And Laura Are Face-To-Face In A New STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION Image!

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Director Joey Ansah’s upcoming go90 miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection is premiering on March 15 and if you’re curious for another look at the newly-added faces to the franchise, you’re just in luck with a new image of actress and stunt woman Natascha Hopkins (Straight Outta Compton, Transformers, Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent) making her own Capcom debut as character, Laura Matsuda! Check her out below opposite actor and stuntman Alain Moussi (Kickboxer: Vengenace) in the role of Charlie Nash! Hopkins and Moussi join returning actors Mike Moh and co-creator Christian Howard as iconic characters Ryu and Ken for the forthcoming premiere tying into the Street Fighter V game. With Street Fighter: Resurrection having wrapped post-production this week, a new trailer will arrive on Thursday at 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST, so watch this space and stay tuned for more info!

“SONIC BOOM!” Goes The New Trailer For STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION!

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As of late, only in the mind of director Joey Ansah’s cinematic world could a fighting game property like Street Fighter become a live-action reality. In the past five years, he and co-creator, actor and action director Christian Howard succeeded this in concept with Street Fighter: Legacy, and in the ensuing webseries epic, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. As of this year and in the course of drawing closer to the currently-developing Street Fighter: World Warrior, Ansah, Howard and co-lead Mike Moh are doing it again with Street Fighter: Resurrection, tying into the latest game release of Street Fighter V. Actor and stuntman Alain Moussi (Kickboxer: Vengance, Kickboxer: Redemption) enters the arena along with performances by our returning cast from Assassin’s Fist along with actress and martial artist Natascha Hopkins making her own debut as character Laura Matsuda, along with a few more suprises heading our way. Set a decade after […]