This…was inevitable. With video game movies more popular than ever, and Capcom’s Street Fighter set to be huge later this year, it was inevitable that one of the fighting game’s most enduring rivals would get its shot. No, I’m not talking about Mortal Kombat, I’m talking about SNK’s Fatal Fury, which is now being developed into a feature film led by Blade writer David Goyer.
That’s right, Terry Bogard, Joe Higashi, Geese Howard and all of South Town are coming to the big screen. Goyer, along with The Arena‘s Erik Feig, and Robert Kirkman‘s Skybound Entertainment are teaming up on a Fatal Fury movie. They will also develop other SNK hits such as Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, and side-scrolling shooter Metal Slug for TV, film, anime, and manga.
Goyer, best known for writing Blade, Man of Steel, Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, and creating the hit series Foundation, will write Fatal Fury. Meanwhile, franchise villain Geese Howard is at the center of a “Godather”-esque movie being written by Grant Singer.
This is a lot to take in. SNK and Capcom are more like distinguished competition than actual rivals, with their games crossing over on many occasions. The only concern I have is that there seems to be limited space for success. The Mortal Kombat films have only done modest business, and it’s up in the air how Street Fighter will perform. Fatal Fury doesn’t have the name recognition of those other games, which could limit its upside. For me, as a fan of all of these games, the more the merrier until they can all crossover with one another in an epic battle royale. [THR]
