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I don't know if any of you suscribe to Gamer.com, but they sent me a weekly newsletter, and they had news that there is going to be a State of Emergency and a Tekken movie!! Here is the whole article, 'cause I'm too lazy to sum it up.

***********: News:

State of Emergency, Tekken Headed to Big Screen


By: Bob Blandeburgo February 21, 2002 8:07 AM PST

New Line Cinema and the lesser-known Crystal Sky have obtained the rights to make feature films based on VIS
Entertainment's State of Emergency and Namco's Tekken,
respectively. New Line has joined forces with Zide/Perry Entertainment to bring State of Emergency to the big screen, said Toby Emmerich, president of production for New Line.
Like the game, State of Emergency is set in an Orwellian
future in which social and economic chaos has left a city in the hands of a monolithic corporation that only a handful of resistance fighters have the courage to take on. The movie
will be adapted by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (of the much-anticipated Freddy vs.Jason fame) and produced by Zide/Perry's Warren Zide and Craig Perry, the team behind the popular American Pie films.
"State of Emergency is an action franchise waiting to happen," Emmerich said. "To be able to create a franchisable action movie that appeals to young audiences based on a highly successful video game is something we've been looking for and State of Emergency is a perfect fit."
Meanwhile, after a "fierce bidding war," Crystal Sky president and CEO Steven Paul confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that his company will make a $60 million movie based on Namco's Tekken. Under the deal, Crystal Sky will co-develop and co-finance the film with Gaga Communications, which also gets Japanese distribution rights. Much of the CGI effects needed for the feature will be done by Creative Visual Effects, which Paul also owns.
The film's cast and director will not be sought until later this year.

Can you guys believe that? Oh my God....I think it will seriously bomb. Well....I dunno about Tekken, but I think the SOE will be kinda bad. And don't think I'm saying this because I don't like the game. I honestly think it will suck. Maybe that' my opinion. What do you guys think?