In case you don’t know it, Tekken has already been made into a film and has been released in Japan. But because video game movies suck, and probably because Tekken does as well, there were no plans of releasing it in the US. Until now, it seems. Production company Crystal Sky Pictures, makers of Tekken, has announced a deal with Anchor Bay films — Michael bay’s production company — to bring Tekken to the States next year. The film has grossed half a million at the Japanese box office so far.

Movie site comingsoon.net posted a magazine ad of the upcoming Tekken movie at the American Film Market Expo (where a ton of movies are bough and sold). The ad features the tag line “Survival is no game”. The movie, directed by Dwight Little, is set in the future and features sci-fi elements, while staying true to the Tekken characters and franchise. We’ll see how it turns out.