Street Fighter (2026 film)

The movie logo for Street Fighter.

Street Fighter is an upcoming live-action film based on Capcom's popular fighting game series of the same name. It is currently in development by Legendary and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film will be directed by Kitao Sakurai and was meant to be distributed by Sony Pictures before it was delayed indefinitely.

On April 3, 2023, Legendary Entertainment announced that they had acquired the film and TV rights to the Street Fighter franchise.  As of April 27, 2023, YouTuber twins Danny and Michael Philippou of the channel RackaRacka were in talks to direct the film. The film's official logo was revealed in May 2024. On June 17, 2024, the twins dropped out of the movie as directors to focus on their next film, Bring Her Back. On September 27, 2024, Kitao Sakurai was named as the new director for the film. Originally set for release on March 20, 2026, the film was removed from the release schedule and announced to be delayed indefinitely in March 2025. However, in September 2025, it was confirmed that the film would be distributed by Paramount Pictures as part of a three-year deal with Legendary, and will release in October 2026.

Plot

“Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!”

Cast

• Andrew Koji as Ryu
• Noah Centineo as Ken Masters
• Cody Rhodes as Guile
• Jason Momoa as Blanka
• Roman Reigns as Akuma
• Callina Liang as Chun-Li
• 50 Cent as Balrog
• Orville Peck as Vega
• Andrew Schulz as Dan
• David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
• Hirooki Goto as E. Honda
• Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
• Eric André as Don Sauvage
• Olivier Richters as Zangief
• Mel Jarnson as Cammy
• Rayna Vallandingham as Juli
• Alexander Volkanovski as Joe
• Kyle Mooney as Marvin
• TBA as El Fuerte

Videos

New Street Fighter Movie Directors Beat The Sh!t Out of Each Other - Comic Con 2023

Street Fighter Movie Update- Danny & Michael Philippou Tease Plans for New Capcom Film

Street Fighter movie directors fight each other -rackaracka -streetfighter -sdcc -talktome -shorts

David Dastmalchian Teases His M. Bison in the Street Fighter Movie - SDCC 2025

Street Fighter - Game Awards Sneak Peek (2026 Movie)

Street Fighter Movie World Premiere Trailer from The Game Awards 2025

Gallery

Initial teaser image

Guile hair on Shadaloo symbol

Cupcakes from Oliver Ritcher's Birthday

Cody Rhodes on set

Characters

Andrew Koji as Ryu

Noah Centineo as Ken Masters

Callina Liang as Chun-Li

Cody Rhodes as Guile

Orville Peck as Vega

Olivier Richters as Zangief

Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog

Jason Momoa as Blanka

David Dastmalchian as M. Bison

Hirooki Goto as E. Honda

Eric André as Don Sauvage

Mel Jarnson as Cammy

Andrew Schulz as Dan

Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoai as Akuma

Rayna Vallandingham as Juli

Alexander Volkanovski as Joe

Trivia

• Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou made a Street Fighter fan video for their RackaRacka YouTube channel titled Real Life Street Fighter.
• Street Fighter fans made a petition for Joey Ansah who co-wrote and directed Street Fighter: Legacy (2010), Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014) and Street Fighter: Resurrection (2016) to return as the director on the film.
• Eric André and Jason Momoa previously worked with each other on Animal Friends, which coincidentally came out in the same year as Street Fighter.
  • Kitao Sakurai previously worked with André on The Eric Andre Show and The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular.
• The film was initially under the working title of Punch, with Ken Seng serving as cinematographer. Principal photography for Street Fighter began in Australia on August 18, 2025, and wrapped on November 12.
• This is the third live-action film adaptation of the Street Fighter series, and the fourth live-action feature-length adaptation overall, serving as a reboot of the film series.
• A sneak preview of the film was shown during The Game Awards 2025.

Game Connections

• Ryu and Akuma have their appearances based on their Street Fighter IV default costumes.
• Guile, Blanka, Dhalsim and Ken have their appearances based on their Street Fighter II: The World Warrior design. Addtionally, Ken has his hairstyle based on his Street Fighter V default costume hairstyle, while Dhalsim's necklace is based on his Street Fighter 6 default costume's necklace.
• M. Bison, Cammy and Juli have their appearances based on their Street Fighter Alpha series design.
• Zangief has his appearance based on his Street Fighter 6 outfit 3 costume.
• Chun-Li has a sleeveless outfit similar to that in the Street Fighter Alpha series, thought it also takes influence from her Street Fighter II costume.
• So far, Joe, Dan, Balrog, Vega, and E. Honda are the characters with a new look.

External links

• Wikipedia article