The man who brought us Drumline and the freshly released Mr. 3000, Charles Stone III, is developing yet another �video game to movie� adaptation� this time it�s Tekken. I know I recently complained about video game movies and how they all are generally terrible, but I have to admit the idea of a Tekken film intrigues me. I always thought the game itself (especially the opening and ending cinematics) suggested a larger story with some pretty interesting characters that could be developed. Sci-Fi Wire sat down with Stone to chat, here�s an excerpt:
Charles Stone III, director of the upcoming SF action movie Tekken, told SCI FI Wire that the video-game adaptation is in early stages of development and that he wants to do more research before locking down the script. “We got the writers going on it,” Stone said in an interview. “But I do want to investigate K-1 fighting√جø¬Ωit’s out of Japan√جø¬Ωand then the ultimate fighting competitions that are sprouting up all over the place. I want to investigate those and just look at the history of the gladiator world through the past.”
Based on the best-selling Namco video game, Tekken is an action movie about a young man who discovers he holds a great power and must battle a team of elite fighters who will stop at nothing in order to get it from him.
Yes, like every Video game film this one has some cheese potential� but it may have a chance to be something kinda fun. Lets keep our eyes on this one and see how it evolves.
