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"Tekken - It's the fight of one life"

Tekken is the title of an upcoming film set to be released in 2010 (Releasedate tekkenzone.net). Little has been revealed about the new Tekken movie. What is known, is that it is set later on than in the anime film (Tekken: The Motion Picture). Currently the movie is in post production. Tekken was written by Michael Werb, Michael Colleary, and Hans Rodinoff. The director of the film is Dwight H. Little. Screenplay will be written by Alan McElroy.

Notes:

  • As more information comes to light, the list of cast members and what character they will portray will be added.
  • The story's chronological placement with the games is not yet known, except that it is after Tekken 2. However it is highly likely that it is based on Tekken 4 due to the presence of Kazuya Mishima and absence of characters such as Asuka Kazama and Jinpachi Mishima.Furthermore, Jin Kazama has the intention of killing Heihachi Mishima which means that it is after his betrayal in Tekken 3.
  • People have discussed the fact that some characters like Lei, Paul, Xiaoyu, King, Hwoarang and Lee don't appear in the movie because they got a great role in some characters story.

Contents

Director's Words

  • Director Charles Stone III on the film:

"Tekken will not be anything like Mortal Kombat or any of the Lara Croft movies. You will get the feeling of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. A chance to get to know the characters before the inevitable slap down. It will have plenty of 'A' list actors... Our budget is good so we shouldn't have problem there."

Status

According to a September 24, 2009 MMAMadness.com radio interview with Roger Huerta who plays Miguel Caballero Rojo in the movie, the film will premiere on November 5, 2009 in Santa Monica, California. However, an interview with Cung Le from around the same time revealed a very vague 2010 release. According to various sources the film will be released direct to DVD in the UK on April 5, 2010 [1].

The movie did in fact premier in Santa Monica on November 5th at the Mann's Criterion Theatre but it was closed to the public. [2]

The Japanese theatrical release date is March 2010 [3]

A Trailer of the movie has released you can watch it at (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWVTLLPwaQc)

Plot Summaries

The plot as revealed by Crystal Sky Studios, who are making the film:
"In order to put to rest the ghosts of his past, Jin Kazama enters the Tekken tournament, a fierce and dangerous competition featuring the world’s best martial artists. Following close behind him is Zheng, a rebel monk looking to save Jin from his own inner demons. While on the surface Tekken appears to be the corporation of the future, Jin and Zheng expose a dark underbelly that could threaten the very threads of humanity."

From Crystal Sky's Official Website

http://www.crystalsky.com/films.htm

Based on the long running and highly successful Namco video game franchise of the same name, TEKKEN is a high-octane, action packed thriller written for the screen by Alan McElroy (Spawn, The Marine) and to be directed by Dwight Little (Anacondas, Murder at 1600) with fight choreography tentatively by Dion Lam (Spider-Man 2, Doom, Red Cliff)

Set in 2039, the film promises non-stop high flying action as the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time – the Iron Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.

We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama, a street fighter that enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon Tekken’s powerful and controlling Chairman – Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament. With the help of Lucas, an ageing Iron Fist Champion and fight trainer, Jin makes his way through the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity.

With futuristic and imaginative sets, a compelling story, and fight sequences combining fighting styles from all over the world – TEKKEN is in line to become one of the greatest action films of all time…

From Crystal Sky Studios and IMDB

"Two childhood friends enter the world's largest fighting tournament where they have to battle deadly opponents using every form of Martial Arts known to man. As they fight both friend and foe, their journey takes them deep into the heart of the notorious Mishima Zaibatsu, where they uncover a secret project that could change the world."

Cast

Crew

Director - Dwight H. Little
Producers - Benedict Carver & Steven Paul
Co-Producer - Kim H. Winther
Writers - Alan B. McElroy, Michael Colleary & Mike Werb
Original Music - John Hunter
Theme Music - Gina La Piana
Stunt Coordinator - Eric Norris
Fight Choreography - Dion Lam

Movie Posters

Poster issued by Crystal Sky Studios.

The first teaser poster of Screen Gems' adaptation of Tekken.

UK DVD Cover

Japanese Theatrical poster

Characters

Jonathan Foo as Jin Kazama.

Cung Le as Marshall Law.

Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury

Luke Goss as Steve Fox

Ian Anthony Dale as Kazuya Mishima

Darrin Dewitt Henson as Raven and Anton Kasabov as Sergei Dragunov

Anton Kasabov as Sergei Dragunov and Kelly Overton as Christie Monteiro

Marian Zapico as Anna Williams

Candice Hillbrand as Nina Williams and Marian Zapico as Anna Williams

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