STREET FIGHTER: WORLD WARRIOR ANNOUNCED AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
Franchise sequel announced after runaway success of STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST
SAN DIEGO, CA, JULY 25TH 2014:
The production team behind the successful STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S
FIST series has today announced plans for its sequel; STREET FIGHTER:
WORLD WARRIOR. Joey Ansah (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM and SNOW WHITE AND THE
HUNTSMAN), director and writer of Assassin's Fist, together with cast
members Mike Moh ('Ryu') and Gaku Space ('Goki'), took to the stage at
the Capcom Street Fighter Panel at San Diego’s Comic Con to announce the
latest instalment in the adaptation of the classic videogame
franchise. The new series is currently in development, with a launch
date set for late 2015 / early 2016.
Producers
Jacqueline Quella (ROMANZO CRIMINALE and DON’T TELL) and Mark Wooding
(TOOLBOX MURDERS) together with Joey Ansah, and writer and series star
Christian Howard, are responsible for the recent re-launch of STREET
FIGHTER as a popular live-action franchise. STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S
FIST debuted earlier this year on Machinima, the number-one
global video entertainment network for young males, as a 12-part series.
It has garnered in excess of 16 million views and has an unprecedented
approval rating of 99.3%.
The
new series will introduce more of the game’s iconic characters, and
director Joey Ansah revealed first details of the plot: “The scale of
WORLD WARRIOR is much larger, picking up where ASSASSIN’S FIST
left off as we follow Ryu and Ken on their ‘Musha Shugyo’ (warrior’s
pilgrimage). The Shadaloo criminal cartel will be introduced, led by the
extremely dangerous M.Bison, which will naturally lead into the World
Warrior tournament… and we all know what this means – fan favourites
Guile, Chun-li, Sagat and Co. will be playing a big part!”
“There
are some big and primal themes which we’ll be exploring in the sequel,”
observed Mark Wooding. “It will be thrilling and naturally, as befits
the game, the fights will be epic, but it will be driven by the
characters, their stories, faults and problems. It will be a dark tale.”
Capcom’s
wildly-successful STREET FIGHTER is one of the biggest fighting
videogames, and has millions of fans and players worldwide. The
announcement marks a return to Comic Con, the convention at which
ASSASSIN’S FIST was announced in 2012.
Producer
Jacqueline Quella said: “We are incredibly happy to continue our
relationship with Capcom, to bring more of the iconic characters from
the STREET FIGHTER videogame to the screen. We demonstrated with
ASSASSIN’S FIST that an authentic, live-action version of videogames,
with a compelling and dramatic storyline, can be made. We’ll be taking
the same approach with the new series.”
“We
are delighted to be working again with the team that did such an
excellent job with STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST,” said Matt Dahlgren,
Associate Director of Brand Marketing at Capcom. “The response to it
has been amazing, and working with filmmakers who are so passionate
about the game is an extremely rewarding process.”
STREET
FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST is being released internationally in autumn
2014 in DVD and Blu-ray formats, as well as on TV, video-on-demand and
download-to-own. Distributed by Content Media Corporation, it was also
announced at Comic Con that the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the series
will include an exclusive, unreleased ‘Epilogue’ episode, as well as
numerous extras; including behind-the-scenes material, deleted scenes
and a Director’s commentary.
“We
have gone the extra mile to ensure that the DVD/Blu-ray is packed with
extras and exclusive content, to make it a ‘must own’ for fans who have
already enjoyed the series on other formats. The STREET FIGHTER:
ASSASSIN’S FIST journey is not complete until you have watched this version.” said Joey Ansah.
STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST can be viewed here on Machinima:
The official STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST Facebook page is here:
https://www.facebook.com/streetfighterAF
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