On Friday 12/21, Dark Horizons (my choice for movie and television news) cited Coming Soon as reporting that one of my very favorite actors, Kristin Kreuk of Lana Lang of Smallville fame, will be taking on the role of Chun-Li in the new movie "Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li." Does this mean hell has frozen over? I thought it was extra chilly here in Phoenix this week.
While I haven't yet mentioned it in this blog, I've never been afraid to be vocal about my disdain for the Lana Lang character on Smallville. The character is written horribly, and in my opinion, Kristin Kreuk doesn't bring anything to the screen. Watching scenes between Clark and Lana is as painful to me as listening to nails on a chalkboard or a live Amy Winehouse performance. She is one of the major reasons I've found Smallville borderline unwatchable lately. I honestly feel the show would improve by at least an order of magnitude if the Lana Lang character were to disappear.
Therefore, I was very surprised to read about the Street Fighter signing. Actually, I don't even know why I care. It's not like I was ever, EVER going to see this movie. I mean, I already find it hard to pay $12 to see good movies, so this one never stood a chance. Maybe I'm just upset because once again, as usually happens in Hollywood, a crappy performance is rewarded with a bigger role. Or maybe I'm upset because Chun-Li was the character I used 90% of the time while playing Street Fighter back in the day, and I don't want those cherished childhood memories of wasting time pumping quarters into that machine tarnished by now being associated with Lana Lang.
Whatever the reason, I'm not predicting much success for the new Street Fighter movie...
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