Ken vs Ryu
Whereas 1994’s Road Fighter opted to maneuver Guile front-and-center with martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme portraying the Colonel, the faces of the video games, Ken & Ryu, had been nonetheless considerably featured, however extra so in supporting roles. The upcoming Road Fighter film pulls a reversal and Guile is now relegated to extra of a supporting character and Ryu & Ken take middle stage (together with Chun-Li).
The brand new featurette goes into one of many film’s main plots and explores the background of each fighters and their brotherhood. Test it out within the embed above!
Official Synopsis
Right here’s the official logline for Road Fighter: “Set in 1993, estranged Road Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown again into fight when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the subsequent World Warrior Match: a brutal conflict of fists, destiny, and fury. However behind this battle royale lies a lethal conspiracy that forces them to face off in opposition to one another and the demons of their previous. And in the event that they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!”
The Particulars on Road Fighter
Dangerous Journey’s Kitao Sakurai directs Legendary’s Road Fighter film from a screenplay by Dalan Musson (Captain America: Courageous New World, Iron Sky: The Coming Race, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier). Callina Liang (Presence, Dangerous Genius) performs Chun-Li, David Dastmalchian performs M. Bison, Orville Peck performs Vega, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson performs Balrog, Jason Momoa performs Blanka, Andrew Koji performs Ryu, Noah Centineo plays Ken Masters, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, and controversial podcaster Andrew Schultz as Dan Hibiki. Plus, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Mel Jarnson as Cammy, Cody Rhodes as Guile, and Rayna Vallandingham as Juli.
“Legendary has constructed a popularity for bold, globally interesting movies, and we’re excited to be partnering with them. Road Fighter is the right begin to our collaboration, which we imagine will likely be sturdy and lasting,” stated Josh Greenstein, co-chair of Paramount Photos and vice chair of platforms, and Dana Goldberg, Co-Chair of Paramount Photos and Chair of Paramount Tv.
Added Legendary CEO Josh Grode: “Partnering with David, Dana and Josh and their groups at Paramount marks an thrilling new chapter for Legendary as we proceed to pursue a diversified development technique—increasing our output, constructing new franchises, and creating extra movies for international audiences. This partnership is a rare alternative, and we sit up for working intently with Paramount on tales that can captivate and encourage moviegoers worldwide.”
Road Fighter has been given PG-13 score for violence/motion, bloody photos, sturdy language, sexual references, partial nudity and transient smoking. Road Fighter hits theaters on October 16.
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