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Brand New Tekken Trailer

By Allan Ford | Aug 5, 2010 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

Tekken Photo, Cung Le (Marshall Law)

A brand new trailer has been released for the upcoming video game adaptation of Tekken.

Tekken is directed by Dwight H. Little (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Marked for Death, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid). It’s based on Namco’s popular series of fighting games, which first debuted in 1994.

A Young Man Who seeks revenge of his mothers death. He finds his grand-father, Heihachi Mishima, and pleas to be trained. When the Mishima leader announces a “King of Iron Fist” tournament. He finds out that his mother’s killer, OGRE, will be participating in the tournament. He must fight against the worlds top competitors to achieve his goal with no interference.

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Brand New Tekken Movie Poster

By Allan Ford | Jun 14, 2010 | Movie Posters (3) Comment

Tekken

Below we have a brand new poster for live action game-based movie Tekken.

Set in 2039, the film promises non-stop high flying action as the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time, the Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.

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20 New Tekken Photos

By Allan Ford | Feb 15, 2010 | Movie Photos (0) Comment

Tekken Photo

Warner Bros. has debuted 20 new photos  from the upcoming film Tekken.

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.

The big screen adaptation is directed by Dwight H. Little (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Marked for Death, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid), stars Jon Foo, Luke Goss, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Cung Le, Chiaki Kuriyama, Gary Daniels, Ian Anthony Dale, Tamlyn Tomita, Kelly Overton, Mircea Monroe, Lateef Crowder, Candice Hillebrand, Gary Ray Stearns and Marian Zapico.

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Photos From the Set of Tekken

By Allan Ford | Jan 19, 2010 | Movie Photos (0) Comment

Tekken movie photo

A new photo gallery has been added for for the big screen adaptation of Namco’s popular fighting video game “Tekken.”

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.

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Tekken Trailer

By Allan Ford | Jan 15, 2010 | Movie News (5) Comment

Tekken Photo

Check out the movie trailer video for “Tekken,” a big screen adaptation of Namco’s popular fighting video game.

Set in 2039, the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time, the Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.

We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama, a street fighter that enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon Tekken’s powerful and controlling Chairman, Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament. With the help of Lucas, an ageing Iron Fist Champion and fight trainer, Jin makes his way through the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity. With futuristic and imaginative sets, a compelling story, and fight sequences combining fighting styles from all over the world.

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Japanese “Tekken” Poster and Plot Summary

By Allan Ford | Dec 25, 2009 | Movie Posters (15) Comment

Tekken

A new Japanese poster for Dwight H. Little‘s movie “Tekken,” based on the long running and highly successful Namco video game franchise of the same name, has been revealed.

Tekken Plot: Set in 2039, the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time, the Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.

We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama, a street fighter that enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon Tekken’s powerful and controlling Chairman, Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament. With the help of Lucas, an ageing Iron Fist Champion and fight trainer, Jin makes his way through the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity. With futuristic and imaginative sets, a compelling story, and fight sequences combining fighting styles from all over the world.

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First Look: TEKKEN Cast Photos

By Allan Ford | Feb 19, 2009 | Movie Photos (8) Comment

Tekken movieThe first shots of the cast from the upcoming video game adaptation movie “Tekken” have been released, featuring a look at Jon Foo (The Protector) as Jin Kazama, Marian Zapico as Anna Williams, Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury, Ian Anthony Dale as Kazuya and Mircea Monroe as Kara.

Jin Kazama is a young and talented fighter with dark power within him. Slowly torn apart and consumed with evil and hatred due to the Devil Gene he has inherited from his father, Kazuya Mishima, he figures out that saving himself means confronting his father and his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. And his one chance for freedom comes at The King of Iron Fist Tournament.

The film is directed by Dwight H. Little ( Anacondas 2, Deep Blue, Murder at 1600, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers).

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