Street Fighter (2026 film)
Upcoming film by Kitao Sakurai
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Street Fighter is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Kitao Sakurai and written by Sakurai and T. J. Fixman. It is the third live-action feature-length film based on the Street Fighter video game series by Capcom. It features an ensemble cast including Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, Roman Reigns, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Andrew Schulz, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, and Jason Momoa. In the film, Chun-Li recruits the fighters Ryu and Ken Masters to join in a martial arts tournament and confront M. Bison.
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| Directed by | Kitao Sakurai |
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| Cinematography | Ken Seng |
| Edited by | Luke Lynch |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Legendary Entertainment acquired the live-action film and television rights to the Street Fighter franchise in April 2023, by which point the film had entered active development with Capcom co-producing. Danny and Michael Philippou were initially announced as directors before dropping out in June 2024, with Sakurai joining the following February. Casting took place between May and June 2025. Principal photography began in August 2025 and ended in November. Street Fighter is scheduled for release in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16, 2026.
Cast
- Noah Centineo as Ken Masters
- Andrew Koji as Ryu
- Callina Liang as Chun-Li
- Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i as Akuma
- David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
- Cody Rhodes as Guile
- Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki
- Eric André as Don Sauvage
- Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog
- Jason Momoa as Blanka
- Orville Peck as Vega
- Olivier Richters as Zangief
- Hirooki Goto as E. Honda
- Rayna Vallandingham as Juli
- Alexander Volkanovski as Joe
- Mel Jarnson as Cammy
Kyle Mooney appears in a minor role as Martin. The character El Fuerte will also appear.[2]
Production
Development
In April 2023, Legendary Entertainment purchased the live-action film and television rights to the Street Fighter video game series by Capcom. It would be the third live-action adaptation following Street Fighter (1994) by Universal Pictures and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) by 20th Century Fox.[1] That month, the brothers Danny and Michael Philippou were in talks to direct the film.[3] However, in June 2024, the Philippous dropped out to direct Bring Her Back (2025).[4] In February 2025, Kitao Sakurai was hired as the director.[5]
Casting
In May 2025, Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, and Roman Reigns were in talks to join the film.[6] The next month, the four of them were confirmed, alongside Orville Peck and Callina Liang as Chun-Li.[7][8] Shortly thereafter, 50 Cent confirmed that he had been cast as Balrog following reports of his involvement the same day.[9] Andrew Schulz also joined the cast as Dan Hibiki.[10] In July, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Hirooki Goto, and Vidyut Jammwal joined the cast as M. Bison, Guile, E. Honda, and Dhalsim, respectively.[11][12][13][14] In September, Eric André, Olivier Richters, Mel Jarnson, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Kyle Mooney were announced to have joined the cast.[15]
Filming
Principal photography began in Australia on August 18, 2025, under the working title Punch, with Ken Seng serving as the cinematographer,[9][16] and filming wrapped on November 12.[17]
Release
Street Fighter is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16, 2026 in IMAX.[18][15][19] It was originally scheduled for March 20, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing as part of their previous deal with Legendary, but was taken off the schedule less than a year before its release, after Legendary's deal with Sony expired in November 2024.[20][21] In August 2025, Paramount was in talks to distribute the film after signing a deal with Legendary.[22] In September, they gained distribution rights.[19]
