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Andrzej Bartkowiak to Direct 'Street Fighter'
Filed under: Action », Deals », Scripts », Remakes and Sequels », Games and Game Movies »
Jean-Claude Van Damme's blue beret-wearing ways did not appeal to the masses, but this doesn't mean that Capcom won't try again. Over the past year, a new foray into the video game world of Street Fighter has been in the works. The last news came in July, when a script review was out. This time around, the focus will be on tough girl fighter Chun Li and her quest for justice -- she seeks revenge for the murder of her father. Now screenwriter Justin Marks is doing "a polish," and Variety is reporting that the production has tapped its director -- Andrzej Bartkowiak.The director has some martial arts under his belt with Romeo Must Die, as well as some experience with video game adaptations -- he's the name behind Doom. Bartkowiak is also an experienced cinematographer -- having a hand in everything from Terms of Endearment and Twins to Dante's Peak and Lethal Weapon 4. So he's got the experience, but considering the fact that Doom actually grossed less than the first Street Fighter, which was about a decade earlier, what's the point? Usually when franchises or flicks are freshened, there's some sort of hope behind it. Christopher Nolan made many giddy with excitement when he took over Batman, and he delivered. What on earth can we expect, or hope for, with this project?
Austrian Schwarzenegger Museum Terminated
Filed under: Newsstand », Waxing Hysterical »
The museum in Graz, Austria, opened in 1997 to celebrate the 50th birthday of nearby Thal native Arnold Schwarzenegger, is set to close today due to financial problems. The showcase, situated in a corner of the fitness center of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium in Graz, contains photos, paintings and other memorabilia from Schwarzenegger's storied career. Pleas for financial assistance to "The Austrian Oak" by the museum's management went unanswered.The high-rent space is expected to become an All Things Falco Überstore. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a former Mr. Olympia who had minor success in Hollywood in movies like The Very Bad Robots From The Future (1984), My Small But Comical Brother Vincent (1988) and It's Not A Tumor! (1990). Rumor has it that he is now the Governor of California.
[Associated Press via MLive.com]
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