Two critically acclaimed directors explain why they left the live-action Street Fighter movie. In April 2023, it was announced that Legendary was developing a movie adaptation of the Capcom video game franchise with Danny and Michael Philippou, fresh off their successful debut Talk to Me, in talks to direct, though they eventually dropped out and were replaced by Kitao Sakurai. Recently, it was reported that the Street Fighter movie is in talks with Jason Momoa, Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, and Roman Reigns to star. 3t1a13

The Capcom fighting video game series Street Fighteris about to receive a new adaptation from Legendary Entertainment, and the film has recently added a few incredible names to its cast, leading to speculation as to which character each performer might play. The recent box office for AMinecraft Movie attested to Jason Momoa's star power, and he appears to be the biggest name attached to the new video game adaptation thus far. However, the other names that were added to the film may be equally exciting.

Street Fighter has four stars circling the cast. The live-action movie is an adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name, which was previously adapted into a live-action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in 1994. The live-action Street Fighter movie, which comes from the media company Legendary and has an unknown release date after recently being pulled from its planned position on the 2026 schedule, is set to be directed by Kitao Sakurai (Twisted Metal, Bad Trip).

The live-action Street Fightermovie has a new logo after its release was delayed. Based on the popular game of the same name, the live-action adaptation has faced some uncertainties in coming to life. Initially scheduled for release in 2026, the Street Fighter movie has been removed from Sony Pictures' release calendar following Kitao Sakurai's replacement of Danny and Michael Philippou to direct the project.

The live-action Street Fighter movie has been removed from the 2026 release calendar. The update comes only a month after Kitao Sakurai became the new director of Legendary Entertainment's Street Fighter movie. Directors Danny and Michael Philippou previously exited the project. The popular video game franchise previously received the live-action movie treatment in 1994, with Jean-Claude Van Damme playing Colonel William F. Guile and Ming-Na Wen playing Chun-Li Zang.

An imagined Street Fighter live-action movie gets fan art that includes A-list stars. Street Fighter is a classic video game that originated as an arcade game in 1987. After its initial release, it spawned multiple sequels and spinoffs, including Street Fighter II in 1991. In the current era, it is becoming increasingly popular to adapt video games for the big and small screen, as evidenced by recent projects such as The Last of Us, Fallout, and Mortal Kombat II. The Street Fighter game had a feature film adaptation in 1994, which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme.

The live-action movie adaptation of the popular video game Street Fighterhas picked up a new director. Set to release in March 2026, the movie will reboot the property for the big screen years after the 1994 iteration and 2009's Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. The games, which spawned a hugely successful multi-media franchise, see players engage in one-to-one fights against their opponents. Danny and Michael Philippou were originally slated to direct Street Fighter, but they dropped out in June 2024 due to scheduling conflicts.

A new Street Fighter movie is due to hit theaters in 2026, and while the original was universally regarded as a train wreck, the remake needs to bring back one element that defined 1994's Street Fighter. Written and directed by one of the 1980s and 1990s' go-to action filmmakers, Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard, The Running Man), Street Fighter adapted the content of Capcom's video game into a movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van-Damme portrayed one of the game's fighters, Colonel Guile, and his team of recruited fighters as they attempt to bring down the evil General M. Bison.

The Street Fighter movie will have to cast an actor as the series' most famous character, Ryu, with several promising options available in the modern cinema landscape. Taking inspiration from the long-running series that began the popularity of fighting games,Legendary's Street FIghter has been sparse with details, having no announced cast or story plans at the time of writing. Deciding who to take on the famous red headband of Ryu will be one of the most important decisions the film has yet to make.