Official Capcom Press Release:
Capcom Co., Ltd, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, announced today the creation of a joint venture company with Hyde Park Entertainment Inc., a leading U.S. movie production and distribution company, to develop and produce a live action tent-pole film entitled "Street Fighter®" and based on one of Capcom's most popular videogame franchises, "Street Fighter®".
The movie features the most popular female fighter from the video game, "Chun Li", and her story. The movie will be released in 2008, the 20th anniversary of the initial release of the "Street Fighter®" video game in the U.S., as a special project. The movie will be distributed as a theatrical film worldwide.
"We look forward to this new joint venture with Hyde Park, an industry leader and innovator in producing quality movies", said Mr. Haruhiro Tsujimoto, Vice President and COO of Capcom. Mr. Ashok Amritraj, Chairman of Hyde Park Entertainment, added, "We are very excited about this joint venture, which we feel illustrates the great fit between Capcom's characters and our movie-making experience, for creating this Street Fighter® movie together".
Capcom is actively pursuing a policy of content multi-use by expanding its intellectual properties to include televised animation and movies. The overall goal of which is the continuation of profitability through generation of a synergistic effect using the video game aspect of the company.
http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/news/html/e061031.html
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