Street Fighter - in theaters October 16th, 2026

[pengbuzz]

4 hours ago, Black Valkyrie said:

 

Nothing beats the original Anime, also of the same year ; 

 

  

 

 

 

I loved this anime! One of my favorite fights is when Chun-Li literally kicked Vega through a friggin' wall!

 

[Tking22]

13 hours ago, Mog said:

No Sagat?

So, Juli is that Cobra Kai villain girl from the last season?

I'm guessing they're saving him for a potential sequel villain, then clone Bison for part 3 if they get there. Street Fighter is weird lol.

My only worry about the film so far is there's a really big cast, maybe too big, I'm guessing a few characters will just be fight scenes, no way they can focus and put actual character time into a cast this big.

[Big s]

5 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Though I hadn't seen Scott Pilgrim that is what some people are comparing the film style of the new Street Fighter movie to. If it has good reviews then I'll see it. 

It’s a great movie and one of the best, if not the best comic adaptations ever. The style works great for a comedy, but I don’t think I’d want to see street fighter trying that kind of absurdity. That being said, I do highly recommend watching Scott Pilgrim if you’re ok with absolute absurdity and a visual style that cares nothing for reality 

[Black Valkyrie]

 

😁 

 

 

[Old_Nash_II]

The Bison that would make sense

 

Bonus trash, or "Damn, the hitboxes are really wonky in this version"

 

[mikeszekely]

You guys keep bringing up the animated movie, I keep tell you Street Fighter II V was the better animated product.

Anyway, does the movie look good like The Godfather good?  Heck no.  But does it look it could be the same sort of dumb but fun movie as, say, Sudden Death.

[Mog]

Anyone else feel like the teaser has a little hint of all those AI Street Fighter slop trailers? 

Would be nice if it gets to Bloodsport level, but would be perfectly fine with Kickboxer level of cheese.

[Axelay]

19 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

You guys keep bringing up the animated movie, I keep tell you Street Fighter II V was the better animated product.

Anyway, does the movie look good like The Godfather good?  Heck no.  But does it look it could be the same sort of dumb but fun movie as, say, Sudden Death.

I utterly loved Street Fighter II V, especially the part in the first few episodes where Guile beats the living hell out of both Ken and Ryu. 😁

[renegadeleader1]

21 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

You guys keep bringing up the animated movie, I keep tell you Street Fighter II V was the better animated product.

Anyway, does the movie look good like The Godfather good?  Heck no.  But does it look it could be the same sort of dumb but fun movie as, say, Sudden Death.

Street Fighter II V can kiss my (censored) for making Cammy look Axel Rose with moobs. AND WHAT THE (redacted) is up with everyone's eyebrows?!?

[Sildani]

David Dastmalchian look like he's playing Raul Julia playing M. Bison.

I have very little hope for this movie.

[kajnrig]

On 12/13/2025 at 5:58 AM, Black Valkyrie said:

Nothing beats the original Anime, also of the same year ; 

What is with that music?

On 12/12/2025 at 2:54 PM, Tking22 said:

trying to adapt Street Fighter with a straight take is a fools errand.

Oh I dunno, the aforementioned anime movie was played pretty much completely straight and managed to be a banger.

On 12/14/2025 at 12:08 AM, mikeszekely said:

You guys keep bringing up the animated movie, I keep tell you Street Fighter II V was the better animated product.

SF2V is a fun little alternate universe romp, but I find I just lose interest by the halfway mark every single time I try to watch it. And whereas the movie had a major influence on the franchise going forward - establishing Sagat's shoryuken-derived scar, the lightning storm meadow as a recurring stage, Bison's entire design, etc. - basically nothing the show does has any lasting impact. It's no real fault of the show's - it can't help its being made alongside the similarly-intentioned Zero/Alpha series - but still.

[Tking22]

5 hours ago, kajnrig said:

Oh I dunno, the aforementioned anime movie was played pretty much completely straight and managed to be a banger.

It was a good movie but it was still dumb, goofy, over the top and the story and characters still can't be taken seriously.

There's just no avoiding that when adapting Street Fighter, it's still a dude in a white ghi shooting fire balls at either a seven foot muy Thai fighter, an Uber Nazi looking super villain dictator, or any one of the various full on over the top monster final bosses.

[Big s]

1 hour ago, Tking22 said:

There's just no avoiding that when adapting Street Fighter, it's still a dude in a white ghi shooting fire balls at either a seven foot muy Thai fighter, an Uber Nazi looking super villain dictator, or any one of the various full on over the top monster final bosses.

Sounds like an awesome way to spend an afternoon