Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, a live-action series will be produced by Capcom USA and Assassin’s Fist, according to an announcement made at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. It will be based on the popular Street Fighter game license.
This multi-layered series will advance through the formative years of the protagonists Ryu and Ken, in the outskirts of Japan. The central characters are the last surviving warriors who have acquired the skill called Assassin’s Fist, an ancient flying style. As the series proceeds, they will discover Master Gouken’s mystifying history and the dark legacy behind the ancient flying style.
Announcing the series, Joey Ansah, remarked “Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist will be what fans have been waiting for. Legacy was a taster; a glimpse of what a live-action Street Fighter should be. This takes the story right back to the start the origins and motivations of Ryu, Ken, Gouken and Akuma. This will become the definitive back-story from which further epic adventures will follow.”
The film is based on a popular YouTube movie that had Christian Howard playing Ken’s role, who has jointly written the its script with Joey Ansah. The latter will also be seen directing the entire series, while Jacqueline Quella who had earlier worked on projects like Romanzo Criminale – an award winning novel, will be producing it. Ansah had previously contributed to films like The Bourne Untimatum, Snow White and the Huntsman, and the upcoming The Number Station.
Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist will be up for release in 2013 and it will be distributed globally via Content Media Corporation.