Rumour has is that the hit video game Tekken is preparing to hit our screens in movie form. Director Dwight Little is thought to be taking on the project.
The film, which is due to start production in February, will tell of Jin Kazama as he enters a secret martial arts tournament and discovers the great power he holds. Jon Foo, Andy Serkis, Susie Amy and Sienna Guillory are rumoured to be starring in the movie.
This follows in the footsteps of the recent release of Hitman, another game to movie adaptation, which didn't really make the grade.
A book to screen adaptation is one thing but, perhaps trying to do the same with a video game is a bridge too far. The interactive narrative in game play just doesn't translate as well onto the big screen.
Tekken should be ready for release in 2009 in the USA, we will have to wait and see whether it will be a success or whether fans of the original game and cinema-goers alike wish that it could have been left as it was in game format.
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