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Street Fighter movie news
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The gist
A new Street Fighter live-action movie hits theaters October 16, 2026.
It's the third attempt at adapting the game, with a large ensemble cast.
Background
Street Fighter is a long-running video game fighting series that first debuted in arcades 37 years ago. The new film is a live-action adaptation directed by Kitao Sakurai and produced by Paramount and Legendary. It follows two previous live-action films: the 1994 version starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and the 2009 film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which was a critical and commercial flop. The movie's marketing has included trailers and merchandise like Funko Pop! figures.
How it unfolded
- December 2025The first trailer for the Street Fighter movie went live.
- recentlyA new trailer was released, showing 50 Cent as Balrog knocking out Noah Centineo's Ken.
- Sep 8, 2026A collaboration visual for the movie was distributed for free in Street Fighter 6.
- Oct 16, 2026The movie is scheduled for simultaneous worldwide release.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- The movie has been a pleasant surprise since the first trailer, according to Nintendojo.
- Caution
- The previous live-action adaptation in 2009 was a critical and commercial flop, as noted by Yahoo Entertainment.