The most famous fighting game of all time gets a new live-action film. Street Fighter, produced by Legendary and distributed by Paramount, opens in cinemas on October 16, 2026, including IMAX screens. It is the third attempt to bring the game to the big screen, after the 1994 film with Jean-Claude Van Damme and The Legend of Chun-Li in 2009.

The film at a glance

• Director: Kitao Sakurai
• Screenplay: T. J. Fixman and Kitao Sakurai
• Cast: Andrew Koji (Ryu), Noah Centineo (Ken), Callina Liang (Chun-Li), Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i (Akuma), David Dastmalchian (M. Bison), Cody Rhodes (Guile), Vidyut Jammwal (Dhalsim), Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Balrog), Jason Momoa (Blanka)
• Release: October 16, 2026
• Running time: 119 minutes

What it is about

The story is set in 1993. Ryu and Ken, two fighters who have drifted apart, are recruited by Chun-Li for the next World Warrior Tournament. They soon discover that the tournament hides a conspiracy that turns them against each other and against their own past.

The martial arts angle

The casting is the most interesting part for martial arts fans. Andrew Koji, the star of the series Warrior, plays Ryu, and Vidyut Jammwal, one of India's best-known action stars and a practitioner of Kalaripayattu, plays Dhalsim. Two of the biggest names in professional wrestling, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, take on Akuma and Guile. Director Kitao Sakurai comes from comedy, and the film has been presented as an action comedy, so expect a lighter tone than a classic fight film.

Our review

We will update this page with our review and a summary of the critics after the release. Meanwhile, if the game was your first contact with martial arts, our guide to martial arts cinema is a good place to find the films that inspired it.