Luke Goss to star in Tekken film
Goss first made a name for himself in the boy band Bros (that's right, "Bros"), which he formed with his twin brother in the 1980s. Once the band broke up in the early 90s, Goss made the smooth transition over to actor, appearing in such films as Blade II and Hellboy 2. Filming for Tekken begins this month in Shreveport, Louisiana, under the direction of Dwight Little.
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Ethan @ Feb 12th 2008 5:44PM
"When, will I, will I be famous?"
...never (again).
NeverSage @ Feb 12th 2008 5:52PM
Uwe Boll movie?
Marty @ Feb 12th 2008 5:57PM
My stomach always seems to make noises that sound like "Uwe Boll" whenever I see that man's name attached to a film's credits.
Marty @ Feb 12th 2008 5:55PM
Tekken... movie? I guess they feel like third time's the charm for movies based on fighting games, after the bombs that were Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.
SQUIRTFORCE @ Feb 12th 2008 5:55PM
"hollywood hottie" You're totally gay for that guy. Why don't you just marry him and get it over with?
finnith @ Feb 12th 2008 6:28PM
You sound like you go to Grade 6.
SQUIRTFORCE @ Feb 12th 2008 6:30PM
Where's the 'sobbing and sucking my thumb' emoticon?
Ranko @ Feb 12th 2008 5:59PM
"Tekken... movie? I guess they feel like third time's the charm for movies based on fighting games, after the bombs that were Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter."
Don't forget the D.O.A movie.
Oh wait, I'm sorry, I read that wrong; you stated 'bombs' not abomination.
Manji Ninja @ Feb 12th 2008 6:08PM
I'd like to know who's going to play Yoshimitsu! And will he keep his mask on? Soul Calibur would make a better film, especially if it was directed by Tsui Hark (Seven Swords).
Curtis the Claw Game Master @ Feb 12th 2008 6:07PM
Hahaha I remember seeing the trailer for the D.O.A. movie and thinking to myself why would anyone make that movie. Did anyone see it? Is it out to rent yet?
Andrew @ Feb 12th 2008 6:15PM
It's been out on dvd for about five months now. I personally don't think it's that bad myself. It's about on par with a Charlie's Angels flick and the fight scenes are actually pretty decent.
Curtis the Claw Game Master @ Feb 12th 2008 6:41PM
Perhaps I'll have to rent it, now the only problem is finding a place that actually carries it...
John McPoop @ Feb 12th 2008 10:16PM
@curtis
its on bit torrent... maybe on watch-movies.net
ThornedVenom @ Feb 13th 2008 12:17AM
Yoshimitsu will be next-gen Yoda.
Slayer @ Feb 12th 2008 6:06PM
No good will come from this.
RudyHuxtable @ Feb 12th 2008 6:08PM
OMFG are you kidding? This movie is a GREAT idea! Brilliant! Just brilliant... I'm going to start a website devoted to it!
No.
Slayer @ Feb 12th 2008 6:20PM
Oh shit, I thought you were serious for a second.
RudyHuxtable @ Feb 12th 2008 6:26PM
Maybe this will be the start of a new era:
The "Straight to Blue-Ray" era.
Jason @ Feb 12th 2008 6:24PM
Shreveport WTF!?!!!1? Thats gotta be one of the poorest location to start shooting a film. This movie already sucks in my eyes.
DangerMouse @ Feb 12th 2008 6:36PM
They need to make a Virtua Fighter movie where they jump 15 feet in the air like assholes.
zuburi @ Feb 12th 2008 7:43PM
This battle of wits is over, gentlemen. We have a winner of this thread.
FOXHOUND @ Feb 13th 2008 8:03AM
They haven't jumped like that since VF2/FIGHTERS MEGAMIX... but the comment's still hilariously t-shirt worthy.
doom saber @ Feb 12th 2008 7:36PM
Seeing how they got a british guy to play Fox, I hope they actually get people of the same ethnic as the video game characters for this game.
I wouldn't be suprised if they changed the main character of Jin or Kazuma(spell?) to someone like Paul Julia Chan or Roger. LOL
ulovemikeroch @ Feb 12th 2008 9:14PM
Kazuya
Batzarro @ Feb 12th 2008 7:55PM
Yeah, like when they chose a euro-popsstress to play DOA's Christie and we all know how well THAT went...
ThornedVenom @ Feb 13th 2008 12:20AM
Tekken movie? They're going to attempt to coherently explain how the fuck all of these zany characters coexist?
It just makes me wish that Bruce Lee were here for Law's role. But then again, he'd be over 60 years old.
Oh, and it'd suck for the dude playing Steve Fox, seeing that he'd never get to bang his mom Nina Williams.
Monkey Fu @ Feb 13th 2008 11:37AM
I think it has a chance of being a good fighting movie. Mortal Combat was a good fighting movie with pretty great special effects for that time. The plot and acting were just enough to keep you interested and the martial artists in the film were some of the best at that time. Sure it wasn't a Jet Li or Chow Yun Fat flick but it had moments.
Never seen DOA, not really a fan. As for other games turned movies I have to say Silent Hill and Resident Evil are among the best as just movies alone. I'm a hardcore RE player and I found the movies to be an A- at least. DOOM was a great action movie, House of the Dead made me and my husband laugh but what can you expect from a movie that gives you a bunch of guns and zombies. And yes, I'll admit, there was no hope for Street Fighter.
Point is people need to seperate the game from the movie for about an hour and a half and enjoy it for what it is. If the director and writers can come up with some good actors, a decent story and fluid martial arts then they'll have a great fighting movie. Personally I can't wait to see it.