English pop star turned Hollywood hottie Luke Goss has signed on to play a role in the upcoming Tekken film. According to his official web site, the English actor will portray Steve Fox, the British boxer first seen in Tekken 4.
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.
Reader Comments (27)
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 5:57PM FredFredrickson said
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.
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 5:55PM FredFredrickson said
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.
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 5:55PM (Unverified) said
"hollywood hottie" You're totally gay for that guy. Why don't you just marry him and get it over with?
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:30PM (Unverified) said
Where's the 'sobbing and sucking my thumb' emoticon?
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 5:59PM Ranko said
"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.
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Don't forget the D.O.A movie.
Oh wait, I'm sorry, I read that wrong; you stated 'bombs' not abomination.
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:08PM (Unverified) said
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).
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:07PM (Unverified) said
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?
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:41PM (Unverified) said
Perhaps I'll have to rent it, now the only problem is finding a place that actually carries it...
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 10:16PM (Unverified) said
@curtis
its on bit torrent... maybe on watch-movies.net
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its on bit torrent... maybe on watch-movies.net
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:08PM RudyHuxtable said
OMFG are you kidding? This movie is a GREAT idea! Brilliant! Just brilliant... I'm going to start a website devoted to it!
No.
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No.
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:26PM RudyHuxtable said
Maybe this will be the start of a new era:
The "Straight to Blue-Ray" era.
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The "Straight to Blue-Ray" era.
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:24PM (Unverified) said
Shreveport WTF!?!!!1? Thats gotta be one of the poorest location to start shooting a film. This movie already sucks in my eyes.
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 6:36PM (Unverified) said
They need to make a Virtua Fighter movie where they jump 15 feet in the air like assholes.
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 7:36PM doom saber said
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
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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
Posted: Feb 12th 2008 7:55PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
Yeah, like when they chose a euro-popsstress to play DOA's Christie and we all know how well THAT went...
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Posted: Feb 13th 2008 12:20AM ThornedVenom said
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.
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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.
Posted: Feb 13th 2008 11:37AM (Unverified) said
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.
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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.
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