Tekken is one of the most successful fighting franchises ever. In fact, a movie based on Tekken is also being made. Now movie magazine Variety is reporting that Dwight Little has been selected to direct the Tekken movie, which will feature futuristic martial arts. Little has previously worked on movies such as Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Murder at 1600, Rapid Fire and Marked for Death.
Dwight Little commented, “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. It’s a gladiator story, but the videogame has a complicated enough storyline that it provides the template for a martial arts spectacular.”
The Tekken movie is being financed by Crystal Sky Pictures while Steven Paul and Benedict Carver will produce it. The film goes into production on February 4, 2008. The script has been written by Alan McElroy. However, there is no news with regards to the cast of the Tekken movie.