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More video game related movie news out of Cannes, as word from Variety is that a film based on the SNK Playmore title, King of Fighters, is readying to film in Hong Kong early next year. Flashes of the Street Fighter film, but there's definitely some hope for this one. 

The Engligh-language film will be directed by Gordan Chan, the man responsible behind (arguably) one of Jet Li's best films, Fist of Legend. The script is being penned by Chris Chow, whose only other writing credit includes another Li picture, Fearless. Who knows where Chow is finding the time, him being so busy being a "camera trainee" on the soon-to-be comedy classic, Christmas in Wonderland.

No word on which of the series' 367 fighters the movie will focus on, but if none of the Metal Slug characters are involved, I'll wait for the DVD.








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pretty ricky's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2007 23:45
pretty ricky
shitty movie night confirmed!
Jester's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2007 23:46
Jester
I'm just interesting in knowing who is playing Mai.
Jester's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/19/2007 23:47
Jester
interested*
Kalakaua's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 00:24
Kalakaua
Please dear god please... be better then the DoA movie. A good movie based off a video game, is that so hard to ask?
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 00:36
tazarthayoot
@Kalakaua

Yes. Yes it is.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 00:41
s0lesurviv0r
They should have hired the people who did the Fatal Fury anime movies and rolled with that. Oh well, at least it might be decent HK action and not some halfassed hollywood train wreck. Joaquin Phoenix would have made a bad ass Iori though.
UNDERSTAR's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 01:23
UNDERSTAR
Big fan of KOF. They better not fuck it up!
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 01:39
Aaron Mxy Yost
A King of Fighters movie? Honestly?
tcgiant's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 09:43
tcgiant
Here's hoping it follows the original plot arc so the movie world can understand the true power of Rugal!
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/20/2007 22:40
michiyoyoshiku
The fuck?
LongCat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2007 00:45
LongCat
A tv series would be better. How the hell do they hope to be able to tell a story in 90 minutes? There's so many characters, that someone is bound to be pissed off that their favorite one didn't get enough, or any screen time at all.

A Samamuri(sp?) Showdown movie would be better if you ask me.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2007 02:56
Sueng
Hong Kong has tried movie attempts with fighting games. 1) Street Fighter and Future Cops. 2) Avenging Fist with Tekken...
In a word, they better not f this up.
As for someone who can play Mai, I nominate one of those import models from car magazines, not like you are gonna pay attention to her acting...I nominate Francine Dee.
DanRyu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/14/2007 01:15
DanRyu
I cant wait for them to make,anyone know if theres an audition for this upcoming movie..i dun care where it is,i'd like to take this chance to act and show off my martial arts skills
i wanna audition for kyo kusanagi if his character have
then my path of meeting Jackie Chan can see the light
iori-yagami's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/22/2008 15:04
iori-yagami
ohgodohgodohgodogod!!!!!
WOW!!!
AWESOME!!!
What else can a diehard Iori fan say!!!
Medium Y2Joe's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/02/2009 14:29
Medium Y2Joe
all i have to say is: POWER GEYSER!!!!!!!
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