TABOO - TABOO TO STAR IN STREET FIGHTER

Rapper TABOO is set to show off his brawling prowess - he's signed up to star in the new STREET FIGHTER movie. Taboo - real name Jaime Luis Gomez - has previously made big-screen outings in films including 2005's Dirty and 2007's Cosmic Radio, but his role as Vega in Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li will mark his first appearance in a Hollywood blockbuster. Taboo will star in the action film alongside actors Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein and Neal MCDonough. Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li is the second movie adaptation of the popular video game Street Fighter. The first big screen version hit theatres in 1994 and featured martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme.