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Film adaptations of 1990s arcade games like “Fatal Fury,” “Metal Slug” and “The Art of Fighting” are reportedly in development at The Arena, the new production banner of Japanese game developer SNK.
THR reports that the company’s game line-up, which also includes titles like “Samurai Showdown” and “The King of Fighters,” is being adapted into movies, TV shows, anime and manga.
Famed film producer Erik Feig, former Universal executive Matt Reilly and former Crunchyroll marketing exec Markus Gerdemann are spearheading development of the films at The Arena, a new production studio “living at the intersection of gaming, anime and event action,” says Feig.
Set mostly around a fictional American city known as South Town, the games were mostly crime and martial arts works with interconnected narrative and character work on top of all the tournament-style fighting – an approach subsequently taken up by more famous franchises like “Street Fighter” and “Grand Theft Auto”.
“Foundation” creator and “Batman Begins” scribe David S. Goyer is penning the film adaptation of “Fatal Fury,” which follows two brothers, Terry and Andy Bogard, who watch their adoptive father be killed by South Town crime boss Geese Howard. Then, after years of training, they return for a revenge-soaked combat tournament.
Also in the works is “Geese,” a Godfather-esque film about the origin story of aforementioned crime boss Geese Howard. “Reptile” filmmaker Grant Singer will pen and direct the project, which will use a different actor for the role as it’ll be set many years earlier.
Next is “Fatal Fury: The Vow,” an animated series about the formative years of the Bogard brothers, which Skybound Entertainment (“Invincible”) is backing and is expected to be made directly for YouTube.
Finally, author Brandon Chen is developing “The Art of Fighting” webtoon series, which will be the first of the titles to hit the market.
Source: THR
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