On Monday, April 5, 2023 (Japan time), Capcom announced that it is working with Legendary Entertainment in the United States to produce a live-action film based on the "Street Fighter" franchise.
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Capcom Co., Ltd. has announced that it is collaborating with Legendary Entertainment to produce a live-action film andTV series based on the 1987 fighting game series "Street Fighter. The live-action movie is currently in production under the production of Legendary Entertainment.
Legendary Entertainment
Legendary Entertainment is an American film, television, and comic book production company. Legendary Pictures, the company's film division, produces a large number of high-quality content, with related films grossing more than $19 billion at the worldwide box office. The following is a partial list of films produced by Legendary Pictures
- Batman Begins
- The Dark Knight
- Inception
- PACIFIC RIM
- GODZILLA Godzilla
- JURASSIC WORLD
- WARCRAFT
- DETECTIVE PIKACHU
- DUNE: Planet of the Sand
Other films can be found on Legendary Entertainment's official website.
Live-action film based on Street Fighter
In fact, this is not the first time that a live-action film based on a Street Fighter story has been made, with "Street Fighter" (1994), "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" (2009), and "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" (2014). quot;have been released in the past.
While some are apprehensive about the live-action film based on past achievements, there are also high expectations for Legendary Pictures, which has successfully made numerous film adaptations based on video games.
The Street Fighter series is set to release its latest title "Street Fighter 6" on June 2, 2023 (Friday). EVO Japan 2023 has just ended, but we can't take our eyes off of the Street Fighter series in areas other than games.
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