Street Fighter Reveals 17-Role Cast as WWE Stars and UFC Champions Join Live-Action Film
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Updated · Variety · Oct 16
Street Fighter Reveals 17-Role Cast as WWE Stars and UFC Champions Join Live-Action Film
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Oct 16
Summary
Paramount and Legendary unveiled the cast for a new live-action “Street Fighter,” led by Noah Centineo as Ken and Andrew Koji as Ryu in a 1990s-set global fighting tournament.
17 named roles mix franchise regulars with crossover stunt casting, including Roman Reigns as Akuma, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Jason Momoa as Blanka, 50 Cent as Balrog and Alexander Volkanovski as Joe.
Kitao Sakurai directs after Danny and Michael Philippou were previously attached, bringing in a filmmaker whose credits include episodes of “Beef,” “Dave” and “The Eric Andre Show.”
The film becomes the third “Street Fighter” movie after the 1994 adaptation and 2009’s “The Legend of Chun-Li,” which flopped, raising the stakes for another attempt at the long-running game series.