How makers of Tekken hope the film will break the video game adaptation curse

Kelly Wagner, casting director for the movie Tekken has told Sci Fi that in casting the team looked for actors who could fight and also act so to avoid hammy acting and poor fight choreography and finally break the curse of video game adaptations, that so far have never really transfered well to film.

"One of the most frustrating things is when you're watching a movie, and it's so obvious that your actor's not doing the physicality," said Wagner. Jin Kazama, played by Jon Foo, is the lead character and thus had to epitomise the casting strategy. Foo has a histroy in Thai martial-arts cinema. "We found him in Thailand," Wagner said. "He sent a tape in from Thailand that he had filmed of himself, and then we flew him out here for a screen test."

For some of the supporting roles, fighting seems to have worryingly been put on an higher pedistall than acting"We used a lot of real martial artists in that," Wagner said. "We used Cung Le, who's a UFC fighter. We used a bunch of martial artists that didn't need to have as much of acting roles as they did, but our lead, Jin, had to be able to do both. That movie was pretty tough to cast because there was a good five or six roles. The leading roles needed to be really stellar actors, because it's a drama piece, but at the same time, we wanted to find people who could legitimately do their martial arts."

so is this a good sign or will Tekken suffer from the same shortcomings as previous adaptaions such as Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter ?

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Former Bond duo sign on to join "Percy Jackson" project

You may remember a little while ago it was reported Logan Lerman and Brandon T Jackson have been cast to star in the Lightening Thief adaptation "Percy Jackson".

Not much more was announced from Fox until now, it seems they have been very busy behind closed doors at least in the casting department.


Goldeneye co-stars Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan have both signed on to play Greek Gods Chiron and Zeus respectively. Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman has also joined the project and is set to play the famous gorgon Medusa.

Melina Kanakerides and Kevin McKidd are said to have negotiated deals to play Athena and Poseidon.

Whilst this is good news the casting isnt complete yet, with roles still open for key characters such as Ares, Hades and Persephone.



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Crank 2 trailer gets flash website

The first trailer for Crank 2 has undergone some fancy new treatment. After the success of interactive sites like Watchmen 6 minutes to midnight, the latest Jason Statham flick has had its original trailer set up in a new way.

The trailer remains the same but as events unfold on screen your browser reacts to whats on screen.

This helps to provide an intresting new take on audience immersion.

you can check out the inteactive site by clicking here.

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Angelina Jolie in talks for next Bond film ?

Tomb Raider co-stars Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig may be set to rekindle their onscreen partnership if rumours are to be believed.

The Insider has revealed that Mrs Brad Pitt "met with James Bond producers over the weekend, expressing her interest in joining the franchise. The only hitch, Angelina would be a reoccurring character, instead of just appearing in one movie."

Rather Ironically it would seem her main competition for a role in the film comes from her husbands ex wife, Jennifer Aniston. The Marley and Me Actress, known best for her role as Rachel in Friends, has also been linked with the lead female role for Bond 23 in recent days.