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Street Fighter Movie Gets Confirmed Release Date and Cast, but Is It Already Messing up Major Game Details?

Set in 1993, the live-action film features a star-studded cast including Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo, focusing on a deadly conspiracy amid the World Warrior Tournament.

  • The new live-action Street Fighter movie, directed by Kitao Sakurai, is scheduled to release on October 16, 2026, and is set in 1993.
  • The film revisits the year Street Fighter II debuted in arcades and focuses on estranged fighters Ryu and Ken, recruited by Chun-Li for the next World Warrior Tournament.
  • The cast features Andrew Koji as Ryu, Noah Centineo as Ken, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Jason Momoa as Blanka, and Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog, among others.
  • The story follows Ryu and Ken as they are drawn back into competition through a high-stakes tournament filled with intense combat, where they must navigate dangerous rivalries and uncover a sinister conspiracy that ultimately forces them to face each other.
  • Paramount and Legendary Entertainment, in collaboration with Capcom, have produced the film, which also marks Vidyut Jammwal's Hollywood debut as Dhalsim, a peaceful yogi fighting to support his family.
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Olivier Richters has landed another role in a major production. The actor nicknamed The Dutch Giant will star in the upcoming Street Fighter film, it was announced Thursday.

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Bloody Elbow broke the news in on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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