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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: “After watching the few clips i can easily say that all my worries were thrown out of the window. This is no ordinary web series. The show is very cinematic and feels like a big budget movie. And if you think Mortal Kombat Legacy looked good then wait until you see what these guys have done.” This week for now, we have another announcement accompanied by […]

NEED FOR SPEED Gets An International Trailer

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Director Scott Waugh‘s new film, Need For Speed, launches its way into theaters worldwide this March, and this week, the new film from Dreamworks now has a new international trailer for its Hong Kong-designated release for March 13 before its North American debut the following day. The upcoming revenge racing action thriller was written by George and John Gatins and stars Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Harrison Gilbertson, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi, Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the […]

Get A Look At Ryu In STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST

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On Monday night, the official Facebook page for Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist debuted the latest full-frontal look at actor Mike Moh‘s portrayal of the character, Ryu, which you can check out further below. The new photo comes as fans of the long-running fighting game franchise await for the pending airing of a first trailer of the upcoming chapterized feature-length film later next month. Produced by Jacqueline Quella, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist stars Moh along with actor and co-writer/creator/choreographer Christian Howard who plays Ryu’s best friend Ken in a story that centers around the troubled origins of the titular martial arts style, as their Master, Gouken struggles with whether or not to pass down the training he received from his master long ago with fellow student, Gouki, or risk his only two pupils witnessing and suffering the same dark legacy as he did. The film is directed by Joey Ansah who […]

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STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST Gets Closer To A Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

It has taken several years (decades, even!) to formulate a seemingly ambitious and appropriate vision of Capcom’s Street Fighter to happen in a live-action format, and as we grow closer to the release of that very conception in the form of director Joey Ansah‘s newest labor of love, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, updates on the official Facebook page have been rare as of late. This week, however, fans were treated with another full glimpse of actor, co-writer/creator and fight choreographer Christian Howard in the role of Ken Masters, which you can view above. In addition to this, the official page has updated its followers with an official stated ‘thank you’ from its producer, Jacqueline Quella and co-producer Mark Wooding, in addition to a hint at a trailer date. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, […]

Goki Corners Goken In New Set Photos From STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST

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(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The official Facebook for Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist teased two new photos for the upcoming multi-platform episodic feature film based on the highly acclaimed Capcom tournament fighting game franchise. The photos feature actors Gaku Space and Shogen Itokazu who play the characters Gôuki and Gôuken in their younger renditions of the origin tale that will follow into their latter years as older characters played by actor, co-writer, director and fight choreographer Joey Ansah, and actor Akira Koieyama, respectively. Check them out! Fans and followers can expect an official teaser hopefully before the end of the month as Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is speculated to air online in April, with worldwide distribution currently set in for multiple territories and […]

Akuma Erects His Demonic Pose In New Banner Pics For STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN'S FIST

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On Wednesday, the official Facebook page for Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist shared two distinct images of actor Joey Ansah portraying the role of Akuma in the upcoming multi-platform episodic movie. Take a look: (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. If you have seen the 2010 shortfilm, Street Fighter: Legacy by now, you are already familiarized with an idea of how Ansah is approaching the iconic character here in these images, as well as others featuring actor Gaku Space, who plays Akuma’s pre-transformational human character, Goki. But more importantly, for a theatrical feature length treatment, Ansah is promising something way more epic in nature than previously seen. And with the reports already in from those who have had an exclusive look, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist […]