Tecmo's "Dead or Alive" Video Game to Become Feature Film

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2003 - 2:50am.

Los Angeles -- Game developer Tecmo's "Dead or Alive" martial arts fighting title has been optioned by Impact Pictures and Constantin Films, which will produce a movie based on the game for theatrical release in the fall of 2004, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Impact's Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt -- who also made "Resident Evil" -- will produce the film, from a script written by J.F. Lawton; no director has yet been named for the "DOA" project. The producers said they would include female characters from the video game and some volleyball scenes, in a nod to the successful off-shoot game title "Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/brief_ display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1859424 http://www.tecmoinc.com/games/doa3.asp