King of Fighters finally getting its live-action movie

After running for 21 years, the King of Fighters franchise has definitely racked up a huge fanbase. About 30 arcade games and a bunch of handheld/console ports have already passed, and this cross-media adaptation is almost inevitable for a famous martial arts fighting franchise.

A live-action movie of King of Fighters is in the works, and it’s not gonna be from Hollywood (probably a good thing…).

The movie will be directed by Gordon Chan, a guy from Hong Kong who spawned other Asian martial arts flicks like “The Medallion” (Jackie Chan) and “Fist of Fury” (Jet Li). Axis Entertainment’s Joseph Chou (“Appleseed: Ex Machina”) and Convergence Entertainment’s Tim Kwok (“Wicked City”) will handle the production, while Chris Chow will be doing the screenplay.

The KoF live-action movie will see the light in Asia early 2008, while no plans for a western release announced as of now. Don’t worry though, it’s gonna be in English with authentic martial arts action.

After running for 21 years, the King of Fighters franchise has definitely racked up a huge fanbase. About 30 arcade games and a bunch of handheld/console ports have already passed, and this cross-media adaptation is almost inevitable for a famous martial arts fighting franchise.

A live-action movie of King of Fighters is in the works, and it’s not gonna be from Hollywood (probably a good thing…).

The movie will be directed by Gordon Chan, a guy from Hong Kong who spawned other Asian martial arts flicks like “The Medallion” (Jackie Chan) and “Fist of Fury” (Jet Li). Axis Entertainment’s Joseph Chou (“Appleseed: Ex Machina”) and Convergence Entertainment’s Tim Kwok (“Wicked City”) will handle the production, while Chris Chow will be doing the screenplay.

The KoF live-action movie will see the light in Asia early 2008, while no plans for a western release announced as of now. Don’t worry though, it’s gonna be in English with authentic martial arts action.