It seems that Capcom regrets giving up some movie rights

And wouldn’t you? Well, this is not what you’re probably thinking. Capcom film buisness boss Toshihiro Tokumaru did say in a recent interview that “in the future, we’d like to create films where we retain the rights”.

Of course, as you heard earlier, they’re pumping major cash into their latest film, Lost Planet, news gathered from this same interview. Imagine what Resident Evil or even Street Fighter films would have been if Capcom was at the helm of production.

He admits that Capcom regrets handing over the rights of Resident Evil to Constantin Film AG, though that’s not because they thought they were bad movies. Tokumaru says they regret the decision because they couldn’t freely use any of the finished product for themselves.

Despite that, it seems that Tokumaru is trying to say something, and Spong has the highlights. He said, “Personally, as a movie-goer, I get the impression that the story in western movies tends to be underdeveloped.”

Later, he added that “2006 was the year when Western movies lost ground while Japanese movies gained strength.”

Come right out and say it, why don’t you? 

We recommend checking out the full interview, as it gives some details on the upcoming Street Fighter Chun-Li movie as well as the company’s future plans for film.