'Street Fighter: Resurrection' Live Action Mini-Series Announced; Tie-In With 'Street Fighter V' Set?
"Street Fighter: Resurrection" live action mini-series is said to be in the works and is reportedly a "tie-in" with "Street Fighter V," according to sources.
Fans of the widely acclaimed fighting game, "Street Fighter", were delighted to find out that a new live action mini-series was announced this year as a sequel, "Street Fighter: Resurrection" to the well received, "Street Fighter: Assasin's Fist", as stated by sources.
Moreover, it was also announced that the 5-part live action mini-series of the popular "Street Fighter" franchise would be released as a tie-in for their new game title, "Street Fighter V", as reported by Flickering Myth.
It was announced that the director and screen writer, Joey Ansah, has taken "Street Fighter: Resurrection" live action as his top priority despite other projects for the same franchise as well, as stated by the source.
"'Street Fighter: Resurrection' is a highly ambitious, action packed, live-action mini series which serves as a narrative prologue to the events of 'Street Fighter V'", he wrote on Facebook, courtesy of Flickering Myth.
The new mini-series is set 10 years succeeding the events that transpired in the previous "Street Fighter: Assasin's Fist" that includes the same producers, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Woding, and director and screenwriter Joey Ansah, as reported by Variety.
"In the same way that Nolan took Batman back to the roots - it takes an hour before you even see the bat-suit, the director said in a previous interview, courtesy of LA Times.
"You have to get people hooked on fundamental characters and story development before it gets too fantastical and supernatural," he added.
Capcom, developer of the widely acclaimed fighting game, had also announced and discussed their decision to de-emphasize the focus on female bodies that the change was not a result of external pressures, according to Gamespot.
"We didn't make any changes due to external influences," producer Yoshinori Ono said, courtesy of the source.
"These changes came up internally. We decided to remove (the animations) because we want as many people to play as possible, and we do not want something that might make someone uncomfortable, he added.
The five-part live action mini-series actually sets up Capcom's release of its new title, "Street Fighter V" that will be unveiled on Feb. 16, 2016, according to LA Times.
