Street Fighter (2026 film)

Street Fighter is an upcoming American martial arts comedy film directed by Kitao Sakurai from a screenplay he wrote with T. J. Fixman, based on a story by Dalan Musson and Gary Dauberman. It is the third live-action feature-length adaptation of the Street Fighter game franchise and a reboot of the film series. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Andrew Schulz, Vidyut Jammwal, Eric André, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, and Jason Momoa.

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 to direct the film before dropping out in June 2024, with Sakurai boarding the project the following February. Casting was underway by May 2025, with Centineo, Koji, Momoa, and Reigns entering negotiations to star, being finalized alongside the addition of Peck, Liang, Jackson, and Schulz the following month. The cast was rounded out with the addition of Dastmalchian, Rhodes, Goto, and Jammwal in their respective roles throughout July. Principal photography began in August 2025 and wrapped in November.

Street Fighter is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16, 2026.

• Noah Centineo as Ken Masters
• Andrew Koji as Ryu
• Callina Liang as Chun-Li
• Roman Reigns as Akuma
• David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
• Cody Rhodes as Guile
• Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki
• Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
• Eric André as Don Sauvage
• Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog
• Jason Momoa as Blanka

Other characters that appear are Orville Peck as Vega, Olivier Richters as Zangief, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, Mel Jarnson as Cammy, Rayna Vallandingham as Juli, and Alexander Volkanovski as Joe. Additionally, Kyle Mooney appears in a minor role as Martin. The character El Fuerte will also appear.

In April 2023, Legendary Entertainment purchased the live-action film and television rights to the Street Fighter video game series from Capcom, and was in development on the project; it would be the third live-action film based on the games following Street Fighter (1994) and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009). That same month, brothers Danny and Michael Philippou were in talks to direct the film. However, in June 2024, the Philippous dropped out to focus on Bring Her Back (2025). In February 2025, Kitao Sakurai was hired as the director of the film.

In May 2025, Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, and Roman Reigns were in talks to join the film. The next month, the four of them were confirmed, alongside Orville Peck and Callina Liang as Chun-Li. Shortly thereafter, 50 Cent confirmed that he had been cast as Balrog following reports of his involvement the same day. Andrew Schulz also joined the cast as Dan Hibiki. In July, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Hirooki Goto, and Vidyut Jammwal joined the cast as M. Bison, Guile, E. Honda, and Dhalsim, respectively. In September, Eric André, Olivier Richters, Mel Jarnson, Rayna Vallandingham, Alexander Volkanovski and Kyle Mooney were announced to have joined the cast.

Principal photography began in Australia on August 18, 2025, under the working title Punch, with Ken Seng serving as the cinematographer, and filming wrapped on November 12.

Street Fighter is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16, 2026, in IMAX. 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. In August 2025, Paramount was in talks to distribute the film after signing a deal with Legendary. In September, they officially gained distribution rights.

• List of films based on video games

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• Street Fighter at IMDb