Street Fighter - in theaters October 16th, 2026

[mikeszekely]

New Street Fighter reboot movie officially announced, along with cast pics.

I'll be honest, I don't know who most of those people are.  But they seem like reasonably good fits... for the most part.  I could definitely see David Dastmalchian (one of the guys I do know!) doing his best Raul Julia as Bison.  I'm not loving Roman Reigns as Akuma, though.   And what the heck is going on with Orville Peck?  My first thought was that his cast photo had him in costume, and for some reason they were changing Vega's mask to something more like Zorro.  But I guess a mask and cowboy hat is Peck's normal public look?  So it's meta having a guy who likes wearing a mask play the guy who likes wearing a mask?

[pengbuzz]

8 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

New Street Fighter reboot movie officially announced, along with cast pics.

I'll be honest, I don't know who most of those people are.  But they seem like reasonably good fits... for the most part.  I could definitely see David Dastmalchian (one of the guys I do know!) doing his best Raul Julia as Bison.  I'm not loving Roman Reigns as Akuma, though.   And what the heck is going on with Orville Peck?  My first thought was that his cast photo had him in costume, and for some reason they were changing Vega's mask to something more like Zorro.  But I guess a mask and cowboy hat is Peck's normal public look?  So it's meta having a guy who likes wearing a mask play the guy who likes wearing a mask?

Andrew Koji seems a tad small for Ryu.

[mikeszekely]

11 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Andrew Koji seems a tad small for Ryu.

A little, but like Bruce Lee he's pretty defined, and a trained martial artist.  I'm willing to give him a chance.

[davidwhangchoi]

is Van Dam Guile again?

[Big s]

Other than Eric Andre and Jason Mamoa, I have no memory of what these other actors have done. And I’m pretty sure Eric Andre won’t last long. He’s more of an aged prankster than a fighter 

[renegadeleader1]

56 minutes ago, Big s said:

Other than Eric Andre and Jason Mamoa, I have no memory of what these other actors have done. And I’m pretty sure Eric Andre won’t last long. He’s more of an aged prankster than a fighter 

He's playing one of Capcom's joke characters Don Sauvage. Think Snoop Dogg mixed with 80s wrestling manager Jimmy Heart with Apollo Creed's wardrobe, and is for all intents and purposes the tournament announcer.

Edited September 6 by renegadeleader1

[Big s]

6 hours ago, renegadeleader1 said:

He's playing one of Capcom's joke characters Don Sauvage. Think Snoop Dogg mixed with 80s wrestling manager Jimmy Heart with Apollo Creed's wardrobe, and is for all intents and purposes the tournament announcer.

I don’t really know much about that particular character. I checked out of fighting games a little over a decade ago. My hands just couldn’t do what they did in my teen and twenties and I tried keeping up through my thirties, but I just can’t keep up with the youngsters these days.

Although I do actually enjoy a lot of the silly Eric Andre stuff, I really enjoy watching him die in movies and shows.

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

Although I do actually enjoy a lot of the silly Eric Andre stuff, I really enjoy watching him die in movies and shows.

I'd love to see his reaction if you told him that!

[mikeszekely]

8 hours ago, Big s said:

Other than Eric Andre and Jason Mamoa, I have no memory of what these other actors have done.

Andrew Koji was Storm Shadow in the Snake Eyes movie, and he's in The Warriors on HBO. And David Dastmalchian was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad. Roman Reigns is a pro wrestler, and apparently Orville Peck is a county music singer. Other than that, I don't really know either.

[Big s]

46 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

I'd love to see his reaction if you told him that!

Honestly, I think he’d get a kick out of it. He dies so well and is pretty chaotic in his comedy. I still love those chaotic openings to his show where he’d go totally berserk and destroy the set and tackle the band at the beginning of every episode just to have a spare desk lowered onto the stage and other set items brought from around the corners at an attempt to make things look presentable again.

[pengbuzz]

56 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

Andrew Koji was Storm Shadow in the Snake Eyes movie, and he's in The Warriors on HBO. And David Dastmalchian was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad. Roman Reigns is a pro wrestler, and apparently Orville Peck is a county music singer. Other than that, I don't really know either.

The ones I know of:

Cody Rhodes- Pro Wrestler (WWE, son of wrestling legend "Dusty Rhodes")

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson- Rapper (Eminem's friend)

Jason Momoa- Actor (Justice League. Aquaman, Dune)

Roman Reigns- Pro Wrestler (WWE)

Didn't know Andrew Koji was Storm Shadow O.O

 

37 minutes ago, Big s said:

Honestly, I think he’d get a kick out of it. He dies so well and is pretty chaotic in his comedy. I still love those chaotic openings to his show where he’d go totally berserk and destroy the set and tackle the band at the beginning of every episode just to have a spare desk lowered onto the stage and other set items brought from around the corners at an attempt to make things look presentable again.

 

I'll have to check that out sometime!

Edited September 6 by pengbuzz

[Big s]

34 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

I'll have to check that out sometime!

Just search Eric Andre show intro on YouTube. Honestly the intros were the best part of the show. Pure chaos all the way

[mikeszekely]

Decided to Google some of these guys.

Andrew Koji (Ryu) was, like I said, Storm Shadow in Snake Eyes.  He was also in Bullet Train.

Noah Centineo (Ken) was mostly in Disney Channel stuff, but he did play Atom Smasher in Black Adam.

Callina Liang (Chun-Li) has been in almost nothing.

Cody Rhodes (Guile) is, as @pengbuzznoted, a pro wrestler.  He did have a small part in the CW show Arrow.

Orville Peck (Vega) isn't an actor at all, but a country music singer who's made a gimmick out of wearing a mask.  

I think most of us know who 50 Cent (Balrog) is... the star of the hit action game 50 Cent: Bulletproof.

Likewise, Jason Momoa (Blanka) is super famous thanks to his role as Conan in 2011's Conan the Barbarian.

I think Street Fighter might be the Hollywood debut of Vidyut Jammawal (Dhalsim), but he's done plenty of Bollywood stuff where he does his own fight scenes. 

Olivier Richters (Zangief) has been in a couple movies you've heard of, including Marvel's Black Widow, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The King's Man, and Borderlands. The problem is he gets roles like "Huge Machine Shack Guard" and "Warehouse Guy."

Hirooki Goto (E. Honda) is another pro wrestler, but mostly in New Japan Pro Wrestling, not the WWE or anything.  He did have a part in a Kamen Rider movie, but looks like this is his Hollywood debut.

I already told you guys that David Dastmalchian (M. Bison) was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad, but you may also know him as the Kurt, Scott Lang's hacker friend in Ant-Man, or as William Borden in Oppenheimer.  He's done a number of voice roles in some DC animated films as well.

Roman Reigns (Akuma) is yet another pro wrestler.  His resume as an actor is pretty thin, but he did play one of the Rock's brothers in Hobbs and Shaw.

Andrew Schulz (Dan) is a comedian.  He's been in a few movies and TV shows, but literally nothing I've seen, so 🤷‍♂️

Eric Andre (Don Sauvage) is a case where I think most of us are more familiar with the actor than the character.  Don Sauvage isn't a fighter, he's a ring announcer who plays a role in Zangief's story in Street Fighter V.

Mel Jarnson (Cammy) hasn't been in much, but you might have seen her as Nitara in the Mortal Kombat reboot film.

Rayna Vallandingham (Juli) is another young actress with a short resume, but she was in Cobra Kai, which isn't nothing.  Side note, Cammy and Juli, but no Juni?  Where's my other Bison doll?

Alexander Volkanovski (Joe) is a mixed martial artist who's competed in a number of UFC events, but I don't know that he's acted before.  Joe, if you were wondering, is a shirtless guy with red pants you fight in the original Street Fighter game, but AFAIK hasn't been in any games since.

 

All-in-all, given the limited acting experience (but extensive martial arts/wrestling careers), I'm guessing that Ryu will be the primary protagonist, with maybe Ken and Chun-Li as secondary protagonists, Bison will be the primary antagonist, and pretty much everyone else will show up for a fight or two before being discarded by the plot.

[Big s]

32 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

Likewise, Jason Momoa (Blanka) is super famous thanks to his role as Conan in 2011's Conan the Barbarian.

I totally forgot he was in that. Although probably better to remember him for that than the guy who f..ks fish

[pengbuzz]

19 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Decided to Google some of these guys.

Andrew Koji (Ryu) was, like I said, Storm Shadow in Snake Eyes.  He was also in Bullet Train.

Noah Centineo (Ken) was mostly in Disney Channel stuff, but he did play Atom Smasher in Black Adam.

Callina Liang (Chun-Li) has been in almost nothing.

Cody Rhodes (Guile) is, as @pengbuzznoted, a pro wrestler.  He did have a small part in the CW show Arrow.

Orville Peck (Vega) isn't an actor at all, but a country music singer who's made a gimmick out of wearing a mask.  

I think most of us know who 50 Cent (Balrog) is... the star of the hit action game 50 Cent: Bulletproof.

Likewise, Jason Momoa (Blanka) is super famous thanks to his role as Conan in 2011's Conan the Barbarian.

I think Street Fighter might be the Hollywood debut of Vidyut Jammawal (Dhalsim), but he's done plenty of Bollywood stuff where he does his own fight scenes. 

Olivier Richters (Zangief) has been in a couple movies you've heard of, including Marvel's Black Widow, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The King's Man, and Borderlands. The problem is he gets roles like "Huge Machine Shack Guard" and "Warehouse Guy."

Hirooki Goto (E. Honda) is another pro wrestler, but mostly in New Japan Pro Wrestling, not the WWE or anything.  He did have a part in a Kamen Rider movie, but looks like this is his Hollywood debut.

I already told you guys that David Dastmalchian (M. Bison) was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad, but you may also know him as the Kurt, Scott Lang's hacker friend in Ant-Man, or as William Borden in Oppenheimer.  He's done a number of voice roles in some DC animated films as well.

Roman Reigns (Akuma) is yet another pro wrestler.  His resume as an actor is pretty thin, but he did play one of the Rock's brothers in Hobbs and Shaw.

Andrew Schulz (Dan) is a comedian.  He's been in a few movies and TV shows, but literally nothing I've seen, so 🤷‍♂️

Eric Andre (Don Sauvage) is a case where I think most of us are more familiar with the actor than the character.  Don Sauvage isn't a fighter, he's a ring announcer who plays a role in Zangief's story in Street Fighter V.

Mel Jarnson (Cammy) hasn't been in much, but you might have seen her as Nitara in the Mortal Kombat reboot film.

Rayna Vallandingham (Juli) is another young actress with a short resume, but she was in Cobra Kai, which isn't nothing.  Side note, Cammy and Juli, but no Juni?  Where's my other Bison doll?

Alexander Volkanovski (Joe) is a mixed martial artist who's competed in a number of UFC events, but I don't know that he's acted before.  Joe, if you were wondering, is a shirtless guy with red pants you fight in the original Street Fighter game, but AFAIK hasn't been in any games since.

 

All-in-all, given the limited acting experience (but extensive martial arts/wrestling careers), I'm guessing that Ryu will be the primary protagonist, with maybe Ken and Chun-Li as secondary protagonists, Bison will be the primary antagonist, and pretty much everyone else will show up for a fight or two before being discarded by the plot.

Thanks for the complete rundown here, @mikeszekely! Now I have a better idea of what they're working with here.

[Bolt]

I'm hoping it's going to be a fun ride. 

[Tking22]

Great cast, I'm excited to check it out, I still have a soft spot for the almost purposefully bad 90s film. It was fun, and Van Damme was hilarious as US soldier, US American Guy, Guile, with a thick accent lol. 

[pengbuzz]

4 hours ago, Tking22 said:

Great cast, I'm excited to check it out, I still have a soft spot for the almost purposefully bad 90s film. It was fun, and Van Damme was hilarious as US soldier, US American Guy, Guile, with a thick accent lol. 

They also had an animated movie that was better than the live action one:

 

[Tking22]

12 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

They also had an animated movie that was better than the live action one:

Yeah Street Fighter II the Movie was peak, can't beat that old school hand-drawn animation. 

[Big s]

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

They also had an animated movie that was better than the live action one:

 

Definitely far better than the live action movie or American animated show.

i always remember the part where Chun Li gets out of the shower and totally wrecks Vega’s face

[renegadeleader1]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

Definitely far better than the live action movie or American animated show.

i always remember the part where Chun Li gets out of the shower and totally wrecks Vega’s face

That had one of the goofiest endings though with M. Bison resorting to trying to run over Ryu with a tractor trailer and a shoryuken freeze frame.🤣

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, renegadeleader1 said:

That had one of the goofiest endings though with M. Bison resorting to trying to run over Ryu with a tractor trailer and a shoryuken freeze frame.🤣

Still better than the live action ending...

[mikeszekely]

If we're taking other Street Fighter media I'm just gonna tell yous to watch Street Fighter 2 V. It's the anime I wish the animated movie was.

[Mommar]

David Dastmalchian as Bison is literally the weirdest choice of the bunch.

[mikeszekely]

23 minutes ago, Mommar said:

David Dastmalchian as Bison is literally the weirdest choice of the bunch.

Weirder than Roman Reigns as Akuma?

Dastmalchian isn't the first face I'd think of when I think of Bison, but neither was Raul Julia.  But when I think about it, I can picture Dastmalchian giving off the same sort of so-hammy-its-good vibes as Julia, so I'm open to seeing where he goes with it.

[Tking22]

I think all the casting is spot-on, Dastmalchian isn't a big or intimidating guy, but he's a phenomenal talent with great range, his current run on the Dexter spin-off shows he's got the chops for a villain roll, I'm in. I've met the Dutch Giant twice at the gym, absolutely fantastic guy, this was right before the new season of Reacher dropped so I tossed a ton of questions his way, him as Zangief is just beyond perfect.