Quote:Although this editor has not yet seen the new Street Fighter movie, we understand – thanks to Destructoid – that Capcom's branding is very much upfront in the film, as opposed to the Resident Evil movies from Sony Pictures. Marvel Comics has really reinvigorated its business through its movies, and Capcom is now looking to similarly boost its business by leveraging its own IP on the silver screen.
Chris Kramer, Capcom's Senior Director of Corporate Communications, told GameDaily BIZ, "About five years ago, Capcom decided to adopt the same approach to its IP that Marvel has adopted. Going forward, all major theatrical productions based on Capcom licenses will be co-produced – we're through with the idea of taking a check and throwing our IP over the wall."
Kramer continued, "Capcom is going to be much more heavily involved in our movies – Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is the first film to hit theaters that follows this model, which is why the Capcom logo has such prominent placement at the beginning of the movie. We also have Onimusha (wrapped shooting in Asia a few months ago), Clock Tower and Lost Planet movies in production, as well as a few other options floating around Hollywood."
As the first movie to be released under this new model, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has not fared well, reportedly earning just $4.65 million during its opening weekend while simultaneously taking a "Hadoken" to the groin from critics. Kramer, however, isn't worried in the slightest and he dismissed the criticism, noting how successful the first Street Fighter movie has been financially for Capcom.
Kramer commented: "Critics were unkind to the first Street Fighter movie as well, but that film has been ridiculously profitable for Capcom over the last decade. The original SF movie still generates millions of dollars in royalties for Capcom every year, thanks to cable, foreign distribution, home video, DVD and Blu-ray sales. And Capcom would be receiving even more money if that had been a co-production deal!"
I realized that time went to making those milestones in to adulthood and meeting awesome people like you along the way.
Life is a series of friendships. Some you keep others you dont. Some of them you fuck, some of them fuck you. Some of them owe you money, some of them are still waiting for you to pony up.
I remember calling you while I was in Texas. thinking about all the changes you been through, then I thought about what i've been through. Then I wondered where the fuck all the time went.
For milestones. It helps us gauge where we've been, where we're going. After 21, it feels more and more vague.
We get lost easy, then we find our way, then we feel duped because that path sucked, then we cant even trust ourselves and the shit gets stranger and stranger.
When I was 25 I was married, had an apartment in Orlando, worked on movies and a TV show. But I wasn't a man, far from it. I was a boy dreaming he was a man. You had more luxury than I did in that department.
Back when you could mark inches or go up a shoe size. Even counting the firsts, the first kiss, the first time you played with a butthole. I dont mean to be gross, we all did it. Well, not Toven. Unless you count his own butt.
