Source: Variety

Variety reports that Steven Paul's Crystal Sky has teamed with Sony's Screen Gems on a feature film adaptation of the popular video game Tekken, with plans to put the film into production in late fall with a budget of $50 million.

Tekken is based on the videogame licensed from manufacturer Namco. Storyline centers on two childhood friends who enter a worldwide martial arts tournament. As they progress, the pals move toward uncovering a secret that lies within the mysterious Tekken Corp.

Longtime Tekken player Charles Stone ("Mr. 3000") will direct. He's rewriting a script by Michael Colleary and Mike Werb ("Face/Off").

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