It appears the Black Eyed Peas singer Taboo will be playing Vega in the upcoming Street Fighter movie. We get his take on the character thanks to an interview with our friends at MTV:
“I’m playing him a little edgier,” Black Eyed Peas member Taboo says of Vega, his character in the theatrical reboot of the iconic “Street Fighter” video game franchise. The rapper/dancer’s role will find him taking on the mask-and-claw character that made him a cult favorite to fans of the game.
I cannot say this news puts me at ease, or raises my expectations for the film. I am sure Taboo is a great dancer and singer, but why is he cast as the super acrobatic Vega? Shouldn’t a martial artist of the highest calibre been hired to fit the bill? I would have supposed so.
How do you play Vega edgier? He wears a metal mask and attacks with claws. That is pretty edgy in my books, in fact save for chain-saw hands I don’t understand what he’s trying to get at with that comment. MTV had a video clip featuring the interview with Taboo but it’s already been pulled. I guess we will see when the film comes out.
I have no expectations for this film and think it will be a write off like G.I. Joe.
