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Tekken (2010 Film)
is a 2009 American science fiction martial arts film directed by Dwight Little and distributed by Warner Bros. and Anchor Bay Entertainment. It was written by Alan B. McElroy and is loosely based on the fighting game series of the same name. Its story follows Jin Kazama in his attempts to enter the Iron Fist Tournament in order to avenge the loss of his mother, Jun Kazama, by confronting the forces of the city that are also holding the competition. It stars Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Cung Le, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Luke Goss, Marian Zapico, Lateef Crowder, Candîce Hillebrand, Anton Kasabov, and Roger Huerta. The film was originally announced by the ''Tekken'' publisher of games, Namco Bandai in 2002 but did not start development until 2007 due to two directors wanting to handle the movie. Experienced in sports movies, Little decided to make ''Tekken'' focused on realism resulting in the removal of supernatural elements from the franchise as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Little
Dwight Hubbard Little (born January 13, 1956) is an American film and television director, known for directing the films ''Marked for Death'', '' Rapid Fire'', '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'', ''Murder at 1600'' and '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers''. He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series such as '' 24'', ''Prison Break'', ''Dollhouse'', ''Bones'' and ''Nikita''. Little was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied film at USC. Career Dwight Little got his first break in the film business when producer Sandy Howard asked him to shoot additional material for ''Triumphs of a Man Called Horse.'' Howard needed the film to be longer in order to be able to sell it oversees. When Little was finished, Howard asked him to make him an action film for the video market. Little made '' KGB: The Secret War'' for a budget of 300,000 dollars. From that film, Little edited a show-reel that got him the attention of several members of the Hunt-Hill family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFI Film Festival
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmakers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Vengeance
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the circulatory system is also known as ''peripheral blood'', and the blood cells it carries, ''peripheral blood cells''. Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma, which constitutes 55% of blood fluid, is mostly water (92% by volume), and contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, carbon dioxide (plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation), and blood cells themselves. Albumin is the main protein in plasma, and it functions to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. The blood cells are mainly red blood cells (also called RBCs or erythrocytes), white blood cells (also called WBCs or leukocytes) and platelets (also called thrombocytes). The most abundant cells in vertebrate blood a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiro Harada
is a Japanese game producer, director, and general manager from Bandai Namco Entertainment, best known as the former producer (now Michael Murray ) and current director of the popular fighting game series ''Tekken.'' Biography Harada was born in Osaka, Japan, and grew up within the Nara Prefecture region. He later moved to Tokyo, Japan. During his childhood, video games were viewed with a great deal of suspicion in Japan. His parents would not buy him a home console, and as a result often sneaked into arcade centres, where he would occasionally be discovered and dragged out. He worked hard and ended up securing a place at Waseda University. He has studied judo, karate and a little bit of taekwondo in the past. He attended Waseda University along with '' Dead or Alive'' creator Tomonobu Itagaki and holds a degree in psychology. During his university studies, he took a few Chinese language courses, albeit finding it very difficult. After graduating from university, he joined Namc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco Bandai
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and Lyon, France. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, an entertainment conglomerate. Bandai Namco Entertainment was formed on 31 March 2006, following a corporate merge between Namco and Bandai on 29 September of the previous year. Originally known as , it merged Bandai Games and Namco Networks in January to create Namco Bandai Games America. Namco Bandai Games absorbed Banpresto's video game division in 2008 and dissolved Bandai Networks in 2009. Development operations were spun off into a new company in 2012, Namco Bandai Studios (now called Bandai Namco Studios), to help create faster development time and tighter cohesion between development teams. Namco Bandai Games was renamed Bandai Namco Games in 2014 and again t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candîce Hillebrand
Candice Hillebrand (also known as Candîce) (born 19 January 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African-born actress and singer-songwriter. She has also worked as a presenter and model. She is known for playing Nina Williams in the 2009 ''Tekken'' live-action movie, based on the popular video game series, ''Tekken''. Career Hillebrand's on-screen career started early in life by hosting South African children's television channel, KTV, at the age of 6. Hillebrand went on to appear in numerous commercials and has acted in both TV and film. In 2002, she signed with Musketeer Records and released her debut album, '' Chasing Your Tomorrows'' in 2003. She has also appeared in ''Maxim'' magazine. In 2008, Hillebrand was offered the role of Nina Williams, a character in the film adaptation of the popular video game series, ''Tekken''. Discography Albums * '' Chasing Your Tomorrows'' – (2003) Singles * "Hello" – (2002) Filmography * ''Act of Piracy'' – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lateef Crowder Dos Santos
Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977) is a Brazilian-American actor, martial artist, and stuntman. As a member of the ZeroGravity (stunt team), ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple internet short videos and demo reels, such as ''Inmate 451''. An experienced capoeira practitioner, he started training in martial arts when he was 6 years old. Biography He was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, but moved to San Jose, California, at the age of four. With great experience and training in Capoeira, taught by his father and gymnasts, he became an international competitor and became a member of the ZeroGravity (stunt team), Zero Gravity Stunt Team. Today he is an inactive member. Lateef has since been working on his own acting career he appear in The protector 2005 movie stared with Tony jaa a Thai martial art actor and also known for working with Scott Adkins in undisputed 3 he played the character adriago Silva in the movie. Career dos Santos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Overton
Kelly Overton is an American actress. She is known for portraying Vanessa Van Helsing in the 2016 Syfy fantasy drama series ''Van Helsing''. Early life Overton grew up in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where she graduated with their highest honor, The Charles Jehlinger Award. Career She has performed off-Broadway, in regional Shakespeare, and on several TV shows. She began in national television in 2000 in the role of Rainn Wilkins on ''All My Children'' for several months. Then in 2002 she returned to theater on Broadway where she debuted in the original stage cast of ''The Graduate'' as an understudy for several roles, eventually replacing Alicia Silverstone in the role of Elaine Robinson, opposite Kathleen Turner and Jason Biggs. After five years in New York she moved to Los Angeles, where she has worked in film and TV. In 2008, with husband Judson Pearce Morgan, she wrote, directed, produced and starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Kazama
is a fictional character from the '' Tekken'' fighting game series, who made her debut in ''Tekken 2'', her first and only canonical appearance until the confirmation of her return in ''Tekken 8'' when she was revealed as a character during a game play footage/trailer of the game at The Game Awards 2022. Following an ambiguous relationship with Kazuya Mishima, she became the mother of Jin Kazama. A nature lover, Jun plays an important role in the story in spite of her absence for most of the series. While she was cut from the main series after her debut, Jun has continued to appear in the series' spin-offs, including the ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' series, where her alter-ego, Unknown serves as the final boss in both ''Tag Tournament'' entries so far. Starting with ''Tekken 5'', a relative of hers named Asuka Kazama started appearing in the games with the same fighting style. Design and gameplay Jun is a young Japanese woman with fair skin and short black hair. Her given name, Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Kazama
is a fictional character of the ''Tekken'' fighting game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. He was introduced as the protagonist in the 1997 game ''Tekken 3'' and has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. Trained by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima, Jin wishes to avenge the apparent death of his mother Jun Kazama. However, Heihachi betrays Jin to awaken a genetic abnormality within his body known as the . He is also antagonized by his father, Kazuya Mishima, from whom he inherited the gene. While dealing with his relatives, Jin loses control of the Devil Gene, which causes his transformation into an alter ego named , first introduced as a non-playable character in ''Tekken 3'' and playable ever since ''Tekken 5''. Outside of the video games, Jin has appeared in the animated and live-action films adapted from the games and have also appeared as a playable character in several other game franchises. Initially conceptualized as an innocent man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Game
A fighting game, also known as a versus fighting game, is a video game genre, genre of video game that involves combat between two or more players. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappling, counter-attacking, and chaining attacks together into "Combo (video games), combos". Characters generally engage in battle using hand-to-hand combat—often some form of martial arts. The fighting game genre is related to, but distinct from, the beat 'em up genre, which pits large numbers of computer-controlled enemies against one or more player characters. Battles in fighting games usually take place in a fixed-size arena along a two-dimensional plane, to which the characters' movement is restricted. Characters can navigate this plane horizontally by walking or dashing, and vertically by jumping. Some games, such as ''Tekken (video game), Tekken'', also allow limited movement in 3D space. The first video game to feature fist fighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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