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Jessica Biel as Chun-Li? Ben Kingsley as Dhalsim? Robin Williams as Zangief? photo

One part of that title is true, and no, sadly, it isn't the two awesome choices, it's the confusingly bizarre one.

Latino Review, via Kotaku (via my laptop, via coal-burning power plants) has a bit of casting news from the upcoming Street Fighter movie that is simply mind-boggling. The rumor claims that Jessica "Severely Not Chinese" Biel is at the top of the casting pile for the role of Chun-Li, a character defined as much by her many appearances in the Street Fighter series as she is by the fact that she's not from Minnesota. 

I know the studios have to reach out to an audience somewhat larger than the video game demographic, but shoehorning Little Miss FantasticAss into the role is not only culturally insensitive, it's the sort of move that will drive the fanboy demographic screaming from the theaters (and possibly into oncoming traffic). 

Then again, I'm holding out hope that the producers have some kind of bizarre homage to Russ Meyer in mind for this movie. I envision filling all the roles with young Hollywood tartlets, and calling it Faster Blanka, Zap, Zap!

Ideas like that are what got me into Roman Polanski's house the first and third time ... I, um ... I don't wanna talk about the second time ...


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joepekula's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 05:06
joepekula
Are they also casting the Belgian Jean Claude Van Damme as a American hero Guile? And for that matter, the rest of the 1994 movie cast?
Bas's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 05:21
Bas
So? She's hot. I'd rather have a hot non-Chinese actress that can actually act than an unknown Chinese one who isn't hot, and can't act.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 05:26
Sueng
I have to agree that she looks somewhat like Chun-Li (seeing the animation style of Japanese anime can make any character go either way) but off the top of my head, I know a lot of hot Asian actresses who could pull it off 10x better.
Truepatriot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 05:26
Truepatriot
wouldnt Chiaki Kuriyama been better(the kill bill girl gogo)
sure shes not chinese but shes asian whos gonna know -.-;;.
so sorry
PSIq0ut's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 05:35
PSIq0ut
Chiaki Kuriyama is everyones choice when someone says "Ok, we need an asian actor who is violent" She would make a crap chun-li.

Ethinicity sometimes takes a hit when converting other media to movies. Look at hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Personally I think its gonna be good having a Hot Chun-Li
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 06:40
Necros
Damn you, Blanka! You've foiled me for the last time!
Nocturnal XVIII's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 06:59
Nocturnal XVIII
How about Ziyi Zhang. The chinese chick from Rush Hour 2 and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She'd be a perfect Chun-Li.
JamesSorensen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 07:01
JamesSorensen
hmm i thought Beil had a decent movie career going, why bother with this no doubt garbage movie...

I agree Ziyi Zhang would be a good Chun-Li same thing though, she doesn't deserve to be in a garbage movie.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 07:50
BlindsideDork
done and done
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 08:23
trunxkam45
Dhalsim and Zangief are totally fabricated names.
KilgoreTrout XL's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 08:48
KilgoreTrout XL
Wow. Her career is already over?
dark_inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 08:55
dark_inchworm
Chun-Li's gonna need bigger tits and thighs than that little girl can handle.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 09:11
BahamutZero
Casting choices that make more sense than this:

Gary Coleman as Master Chief

Tom Arnold as Samus Aran

Scarlett Johansson as Mario, Rachel Ray as Luigi

thelegendarydurden's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 09:18
thelegendarydurden
cast robin williams as chun-li people would remember that
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 09:32
BahamutZero
legendarydurden ROFLMAOBBQ
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 10:42
deiga-the-semivaliant
This is an American movie. We need actresses who can speak English. Well.

And I'm pretty sure skinny Zhang lacks the thunder thighs.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 10:49
galagabug
lets just get that pug faced girl from the DOA movie.

wait. lets not.

i vote robin williams. what he lacks in thunder thighs he more than makes up for with arm hair and run by fruitings.
Karmakin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 10:52
Karmakin
Actually a Street Fighter movie based on Chun Li travelling the world rising the ranks of an underground fighting circuit in order to quality for the finals to confront the man that killed her father...

With a decent script and some good fight choreography, I actually think it would be pretty decent (and probably the best movie based on a game in quite a while if not ever...although that's not saying much) popcorn flick.




PSIq0ut's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 11:48
PSIq0ut
considering cannonly it was either Chun Li or Guile who won street fighter 2 they could really make this a good movie.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 12:38
Dexter345
It's not like Chun Li really looked Chinese in the first place. But still, we could do better than Jessica Biel.
908peruvian's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 12:55
908peruvian
<img src="http://photos.commongate.com/11/41253_0knebhp657_l.jpg">

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908peruvian's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 12:55
908peruvian
WHOOPS!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 13:21
Sharpless
@Bahamut_Zero

I would pay good money to see Scarlett and Rachel Ray as Mario and Luigi. Cast Jessica Alba as the princess, write in a Mushroom Kingdom orgy, and I'm there.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 13:25
MechaMonkey
So... Robin Williams isn't going to be Zangief? :(
KyleGamgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 14:38
KyleGamgee
I like Jessica Biel. Plus, CHUN LI NEVER LOOKED AZN ANYWAY!
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/09/2007 17:21
winojesus
i enjoy more conventional pornography.
questworld's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/10/2007 03:45
questworld
Considering how the movie and animated series were, I suppose a complete retcon would be a interesting take on the whole thing. She can be part Chinese.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/10/2007 08:27
Sueng
In the words of George Costanza's mother.....
"YOU'RE NOT CHINESE!!!!!"
ElementalBlazer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/10/2007 16:16
ElementalBlazer
In all fairness they used to give chinese roles to white chicks all the time in the 60's
DannyDemon999's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/12/2007 02:49
DannyDemon999
Dude we need Kelly Hu... Not Jessica biel... this is taking a huge nosedive for her career... Kelly Hu already took the nosedives with that Jet Li movie.... and dudes Kelly Hu has it all for an asian...
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