ROTTEN TOMATOES: Tekken Adaptation Finds Its Lead

Tekken Adaptation Finds Its Lead

Luke Goss to play martial arts rebel Steve Fox.

by Jeff Giles | February 11, 2008

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As an actor, Luke Goss has historically been a man of many sequels (Blade II, Hellboy II: The Golden Army), but for his next project, he'll be joining a franchise on the ground floor.

ComingSoon reports (via Goss' official site) that Goss has signed on to play Steve Fox in Crystal Sky Pictures' forthcoming Tekken videogame adaptation. From the article:

Directed by Dwight Little, Tekken is a futuristic martial arts action film based on the best-selling Japanese video game from Namco. The film plays out as a science fiction story set in the near future, about a rebel who rises up against the Tekken Corp. to seize freedom for his people.

Before devoting himself full-time to acting, Goss was one-half of the popular '80s pop duo Bros. Though largely ignored in the States, Bros notched 11 Top 40 singles in the UK between 1987 and 1991.

Source: ComingSoon
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Elixor writes:
on Feb 11 2008 05:45 AM

Couldn't be worse than the Street Fighter movies right? Well ... maybe it could.

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Oblivioncry writes:
on Feb 11 2008 05:55 AM

well luke goss would have the grow Hair much like Kazuya...
i so hope they cast the actors right.
but again low hope, just like MK

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 11 2008 06:31 AM

It would be great to see these films work, the MK reboot, Tekken, and (yeah, I know) Street Fighter. If for no other reason to help along the possibility of a strong, serious take on Soul Calibur.

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LordVapor writes:
on Feb 11 2008 06:41 AM

Hopefully with this going a bit of the sci-fi route it may do better than MK or Suck Fighter did....although I did actually really love the first MK that came out. Then again, I was like 14-15 when that came out I believe....

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xenogears writes:
on Feb 11 2008 06:56 AM

No it couldn't be worse than the retarded street fighter movie. They are screwing that story up completely. At least this seems to be going in the decent direction.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 11 2008 07:41 AM

I hope this wont be a typical video game.

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frogleg writes:
on Feb 11 2008 08:04 AM

Again, too many retard sandwiches. Unless they go way out of their way to make this a movie-worthy plot, I'm going to say movies based off fight games just don't work.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Feb 11 2008 08:39 AM

I like Goss, so that's cool that he got himself the role.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Feb 11 2008 09:10 AM

Nothing.

Nothing can prepare you..

..for how bad most of these martial art video game adaptations will be.

(yeah, I know- this was originally from the MK2 Poster ad, but couldn't resist).

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RPMcMurphy51 writes:
on Feb 11 2008 09:37 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing a "Karate Champ: the movie". When will they finally bring "Frogger" to the big screen?

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dahluzz writes:
on Feb 11 2008 10:29 AM

this movie is really going to shift the paradigm. seriously, i think THIS is the video game adaptation we've all been waiting for. it'll be the first of its kind to step up and really be a great film.

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTT

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HisNameIsFrank writes:
on Feb 11 2008 03:00 PM

Screw Tekken and Mortal Komabat movies! Give the people what they're waiting for. Pac-Man:The Movie,starring Robert Downey Jr and directed by Oliver Stone.

Pac-Man(Robert Downey Jr) fights to free himself from a maze of pill addiction. Along the way,he encounters the ghosts from his past. Will they destroy him or will he consume them and reach the next level? Benicio Del Toro co-stars as his dealer,Donkey Kong.

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evilralphwiggum writes:
on Feb 11 2008 03:56 PM

i'm still waiting for Tetris the movie.
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i'd like to be the long piece!
*shakes head*
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the Tekken animated movie wasn't even that good...
not a good sign lol

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Young Turk writes:
on Feb 11 2008 04:10 PM

Scrap this and make Luke Goss one of those squiggly pieces that you never need in the Tetris adaptation.

Yea, at least Streetfighter's animated movie was good (anyone remember that Chun Li fight? WOW!) The only think Tekken has going for it is the game, with probably the most open ended, non committal plot in the history of fighting games. And that is saying a lot considering most fighting games don't have a plot beyond the fact that there is a tournament where "the greatest fighters in the world" congregate. Oh wait, that is the plot of Tekken....

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Young Turk writes:
on Feb 11 2008 04:16 PM

I thought Tekken was the name of the tournament? Come on, it literally means "iron-fist".

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 11 2008 05:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#1568844)
LOL. Priceless.

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Mister_Prophet writes:
on Feb 11 2008 07:08 PM

Wasn't this the game with the ninja guy who had a normal body but his head was like a cheetahs?

lolz....

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Hamboner writes:
on Feb 11 2008 09:55 PM

So... it is basically going to be like a Hong Kong Kung Fu movie without the character depth or dignity... cool .

How does a game that only concerned itself with graphics and fighting mechanics become a movie? They were avatars, NOT characters.

Between this and Mortal Kombat I am befuddled. The young male teen demographic doesn't care about these franchises... why are they doing this?

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WeaponAndy writes:
on Feb 11 2008 11:08 PM

Who the hell is Steve Fox? What about Paul Phoenix, Law, Jack, King, or Kazuya? Heichachi? Lei? Eddie? We're off to a great start adapting a video game when we're making up our own characters or at least choosing someone less known other than a big name. At least it's not as terrible as what happened to Wanted.

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 12 2008 02:05 AM

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Good question. I sub middle and high schools and haven't found a single teenager yet who even knows what Tekken is. And to second WeaponAndy, when the hell did Steve Fox become a flagship character?

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