Luckily somebody over at the production blog for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has finally taken the hint and done away with the MySpace-style writing (I'm not sure how much more of that I could have taken). At least now it's way less annoying to catch up on the latest updates for the video game adaptation. First up is a picture of the newest addition to the story, Det. Maya Sunee, a half-Thai detective in Bangkok's Gangland Homicide division (played by Moon Bloodgood). For dedicated SF fans, the name is not going to ring any bells because Maya is a new character created just for the film. But that is not all; fans now have the chance to submit questions to be answered by cast and crew.

Legend focuses on the story of one of SF's favorite characters, Chun Li. It's the classic revenge tale about her search for her mentor's murderers. Smallville's Kristen Kreuk stars as Chun Li and Robin Shou plays her Tai-Chi master. Even though the story has been modernized slightly, some of Street Fighter's main baddies (including Bison, as played by Neil McDonough, Balrog, as played by Michael Clarke Duncan, and Vega still get to make an appearance. And as an added bonus, the site also gives a glimpse at the storyboard for a fight between Chun-Li and Vega.

Andrzej Bartkowiak is still shooting on location in Bangkok, so there is plenty of time for more updates in the coming weeks. Stay tuned. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li will arrive in theaters in 2009.

I'll admit that I'm not loving the writing style on the blog for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li . Believe me, it's not easy to wade through all those descriptions of 'sweet footage' and sign-offs like "I'm out like a sonic BOOM" to get to the news (and I'm not the only one who feels this way). But that is why I'm here; I go through it so you don't have to. The site has just posted the first photo of Robin Shou (who despite a long and illustrious film career in Asia is best known here as Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat) as Gen. Shou plays a Kung Fu master who is also the mentor to a scrappy little gal known as Chun-Li (played by Smallville's Kristen Kreuk).

Legend will be doing away with the story set up in the 1994 film, and instead, Chun-Li is getting her very own origin story. Early reports had the action revolving around Li out for revenge for the death of her master, and there was also talk that the script would be pitting her against Hong Kong gangsters. But don't worry, Bison and some of his cronies are still getting some screen time.

Somewhere inside Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins -- buried in frenzied improvisations and manic mugging, adrift in a sea of easy sentiment and familiar family-drama moments -- there's a kernel of a good idea, as successful L.A. self-help guru Dr. R.J. Stevens (Martin Lawrence) comes back home to the South for a family celebration. R.J.'s got it all -- the syndicated, Montel-styled talk show, the beautiful fiancée, the Hollywood good life -- but that doesn't seem to impress the family he hasn't seen in 9 years, who know him as Roscoe Jenkins. Much like Dan in Real Life, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins puts a self-help expert who is in desperate need of help for himself into the middle of a sprawling, squalling family, and that environment makes the distance between the persona and the person readily, painfully apparent. And, much like Dan in Real Life, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins skims the surface of that idea, scooping up a few laughs and a bit of drama, but it never digs too far below that, or really engages with the central plot.

Like Johnny Depp to Tim Burton, actor Michael Clarke Duncan is attached to director Michael Bay in a very recognizable way. Sure, it isn't to the level of the Depp-Burton relationship, but the two have worked together twice now (The Island and Armageddon) and tend to speak of each other in very glowing and friendly terms. It is quite obvious they repsect each other's talents and enjoy working together on set.

Because of this, it took no one by surprise when M.C. Duncan was among the earliest cast members reported for Bay's upcoming Transformers flick. Given the film is centered heavily around around the U.S. military, it is very easy to see how Duncan would make a good fit. However, the early reports were inaccurate, and a Duncan vs. the Transformers battle is not to be, much to the regret of the big man. Latino Review caught up to him at a press junket for The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and he had this to say: "You know what and I hate to tell you this, but I am not in Transformers. I am so mad that I have to tell you that, but something happened and we didn't get the deal done and I was really hurt about that, because my friend Michael Bay is directing."

Duncan went on to praise Bay's directorial skill and emphasis his disappointment in missing out. He excitedly described a role as a Navy Seal in which he would have lead his men against some Transformers: "Man, that is like heaven! To dream that you head up a SEAL team to go against the Transformers?" How did this deal fall through? Duncan certainly didn't share any details, and it seems as though he's not at all upset with Bay (he promised to see the movie twice opening weekend), so for now we are left to wonder exactly what happened.

Although Robert Rodriguez has a somewhat ... tenuous reputation with certain elements of Hollywood, it's hard to find anything but praise coming from those who have worked with him. Particularly, it seems like nearly everyone who worked on Sin City with Rodriguez and his power-player buddy Frank Miller is anxious to return for a second try. Those who aren't in the new script have expressed regret, and those who are generally bubble with excitement. The latest to chime in on the "can't wait to get back to it" list is Michael Clarke Duncan, who played Manute in Sin City.

In an interview with Empire, Duncan was asked about returning, and he explained the whole "Sin City novels don't really go in chronological order and neither will the movies, which means dying in movie one does not prevent being in movie two" deal, which we've heard from practically everyone involved with the movies. Is there really anyone out there who doesn't get it at this point? If so, hopefully Duncan cleared it up for you. His reaction to being asked about Rodriguez was "I love the way Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez direct. They're like the coolest guys you'd wanna meet, so I gotta go back to that."