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Street Fighter movie info: Who the hell is Maya Sunee? photo

I'm not so sure about this one, but here goes: the official Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li blog has the first image of one of the film's characters, Detective May Sunee. Wait ... who?

"She’s Bangkok Gangland Homicide," writes Aaron Horwitz on the blog. "A no-nonsense, fast-talking, half-Thai cop who rocks a Ducati and a set of gold cuffs."

So that's her above, played by actress Moon Bloodgood (from the failed, but decent, television series Journeyman), whose real name is actually cooler than the character. My question is this -- were there not enough existing Street Fighter universe characters to do the job? Well, I guess 1994's Street Fighter: The Movie answered that question, didn't it? 

The blog also has production art from the film that features Vega battling Chun Li, and kind of redeems the whole "we wanted to write an attractive, bad-ass Asian chick into the film for the hell of it" thing. Check it out.


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Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:19
Mabec
damn retards cant make proper movies :(
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:24
bruceleethree
as soon as I sell my scripts Mabec you'll see some proper movies. Just gotta wait a bit though.
handdyman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:25
handdyman
Just don't expect this one to be better than the 1994 SF movie and you probably won't be disappointed.
NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:26
NotAZombie
So much shoop potential.
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:33
AlucardX24
It better be good, because I'm seeing it anyway.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:41
Jaren Face
Do I potentially smell secret SFIV character?
...needs more Balrog. And him randomly getting his boxing outfit again.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:41
Topher Cantler
"A no-nonsense, fast-talking, half-Thai cop who rocks a Ducati and a set of gold cuffs."

Translation: CHEEEEEEEEESE.

Fuck's sake, somebody stop this.
MisterMingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:42
MisterMingo
It won't be, Alucard. It won't be.
imbeta's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:52
imbeta
don't mind if I wait for it to come out on TV
niacin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 17:59
niacin
hey as long as its fun I'll watch it. I like my braindead action movies just as much as I like my political thrillers.
catsithx's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:01
catsithx
I'll with till video to many bad memories of Street Fighter with Van damn bad movie
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:06
bleep
WEll Topher got there first but,

"She’s Bangkok Gangland Homicide," writes Aaron Horwitz on the blog. "A no-nonsense, fast-talking, half-Thai cop who rocks a Ducati and a set of gold cuffs."

thats the biggest line of bullshit I've read in a WHILE
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:11
AlucardX24
It better be good, because I'm seeing it anyway.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:13
Sharpless
Admittedly, she does kind of sound like she could be a Street Fighter character, albeit one of the lame newer ones. Honestly though, is anyone actually expecting this movie to be really good? I mean, come on. Just hope that it's entertaining. Aim low.
Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:15
Torzelan
Atleast her hands aren't bigger than mine combined.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:17
wario67
call me negative if you might but I give up hope on this movie when I first heard about it :/
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:34
Kyousuke Nanbu
Shades of Alice from the RE movies, the movie will probably focus quite a bit on this woman.
StriderS's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:35
StriderS
Eh? Isn't being a cop Chun Li's job?

That "fast-talking" line made me imagine her with Chris Tucker's head on her body.
Morrius's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:38
Morrius
oh boy I can't wait
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 18:41
Shin Oni
Chun Li and her thunder thighs being a cop apparently wasn't enough.

Man...just don't suck...as bad as the 1994 version.
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 19:54
liquidninja
This movie is probably gonna blow like the last one and that makes me very sad.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 20:38
GuitarAtomik
All you had to say was "Moon Bloodgold" to guarantee I'm going to watch this.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 20:44
Electro Lemon
I give it my lowest rating ever - 7 thumbs up.
LongDeth's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 21:28
LongDeth
God......
Xabora's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/07/2008 21:34
Xabora
I see guns...

This one is DOA.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 00:20
Dan CiTi
That chick is hot.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 01:33
mistic
not convinced at all...
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 03:12
Cowboy TTop
I was never convinced about this abortion from day one, simply because SF has dribble on a page for plot. This might seem like a cool idea to those muppets in the film industry, but it will only once again, meet their agenda of undermining games as a decent media.

This is exactly why no games with a decent plot suitable for film, are never chosen for such treatment, because IMO Hollywood either hasn't a clue and/or will do their best to not promote games well.

Next time Capcom, forget these hollywood fools and do SF proper justice, the anime way. Has the debacles of three RE films taught you no common sense? Even Lost Planet is more credible movie material than this.

I certainly won't be watching this bilge.
MatCD's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 04:15
MatCD
I think I would prefer to watch tournament matches on Youtube for 2 hours.
Black_Icefa02's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:38
Black_Icefa02
I believe this movie will suck hairy "spherical objects".
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 09:56
necrozen
i like shitty movies so it looks like im in for a cheese buffet
bbrigg1's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:07
bbrigg1
"A no-nonsense, fast-talking, half-Thai cop who rocks a Ducati and a set of gold cuffs."

That sounds like a description for the antogonist in an upcoming Jason Statham movie. Cue techno music, then zoom in on her face after she stops on her front wheel and takes her sunglasses off, even though it's nighttime. sounds good.
vuffi_raa's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:57
vuffi_raa
dude, why is the chick playing chun li white- there are a million asian actresses out there- I mean for fuck's sake I could deal with someone japanese or vietnamese or korean instead of chinese, but if you are going to make chun li white you might as well just say to hell with it and change her name to charlene lee or something, or while you are at it NOT CALL THE MOVIE "STREET FIGTER THE LEGEND OF CHUN LI" WHEN IT IS GOING TO BE SOME WHITEBREAD OBVIOUSLY NON ASIAN ACTRESS PLAYING CHUN LI.
being chinese myself, I have to ask- are we really looked down upon that much that you can't cast a chinese person as a chinese person? did you really look that hard? really?
(for the record it is Kristin Kreuk from smallville playing chun li)
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 11:07
timtheterrible
@:vuffi_raa, from wikipedia

Kreuk (pronounced /ˈkruːk/)[2] was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is of Chinese descent, but was born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother is born in Jamaica of Chinese descent.

Just thought you should know.
Blackhat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 14:23
Blackhat
She also looks white as an Irish dockworker, and sounds it.

I went to school with her, she's as non-Chinese as possible.

She's something like 1/8th Chinese.
organom's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 21:47
organom
C. Viper

Crimson Viper (クリムゾン・ヴァイパー, Kurimuzon Vaipā?) is a female American spy wearing sunglasses, leather gloves and a high tech, form-fitting suit filled with deadly gadgets such as rocket boots and tazer gloves. Although she is a mother outside of the spy business, she wears an emotionless mask while on-duty, ignoring the obligation to her fellow man in favor of her own goal: the destruction of the weapons being made by S.I.N., Shadaloo's weapons research division. She works for the Central Intelligence Agency while posing as an agent of Shadaloo; not even Interpol and Delta Red is aware of her true allegiances, and as such she is drawn into a battle with Interpol agent Chun-Li and Delta Red Agent Cammy. Viper's real name is Maya (マヤ), and she has a daughter named Lauren. Because of her real name being Maya, she is suspected to be the same character with the same name in the latest Street Fighter movie Legend of Chun Li played by Moon Bloodgood.
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