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Street Fighter 5<\/p>\n
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You may not even realize this is happening, but there is a new Street Fighter movie in the works, which will be directed by Kitao Sakurai, coming in the wake of the successful Mortal Kombat movie and a bunch of other winning video game projects.<\/p>\n
There is, of course, an objectively horrible but cult-classic Street Fighter movie in 1994, which has a similarly wild cast to this new film that included, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ming-Na Wen and\u2026Kylie Minogue, among others. Now? This new cast may give that a run for its money. With new, recent additions, we have:<\/p>\n
Warrior<\/p>\n
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Andrew Koji as Ryu \u2013<\/strong> Now this is a serious pick, possibly the only one, as Koji is a stellar martial artist and the star of the fantastic, overlooked Warrior series.<\/p>\n PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Callina Liang visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura House of Energy … More on Location at Sundance 2024 on January 19, 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Monica Schipper\/Getty Images for IMDb)<\/p>\n Getty Images for IMDb<\/p>\n Callina Liang as Chun-Li <\/strong>\u2013 The hugely important role is being given to a relative unknown, who just appeared as a teen in the horror film Presence, which absolutely did not have any fighting in it.<\/p>\n The Recruit<\/p>\n Netflix<\/p>\n Noah Centineo as Ken <\/strong>\u2013 He is a leading man. Well, a leading man on Netflix, at least, who has starred in a number of that service\u2019s movies and shows, including the recently cancelled The Recruit.<\/p>\n Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/p>\n WB<\/p>\n Jason Momoa as Blanka <\/strong>\u2013 Well, I mean, he has the hair. He\u2019s probably one of the biggest names on this list, about to do dual superhero duty between his old time as Aquaman in the DCEU and his new term as Lobo in the DCU. That should be an interesting bit of makeup.<\/p>\n NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 15: 50 Cent attends the “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” New York Premiere … More at Hammerstein Ballroom on July 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n 50 Cent as Balrog <\/strong>\u2013 Wait what? Yes, 50 Cent has been acting for a long while now, but we have moved into the more random choices on the list here, to be certain.<\/p>\n PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 07: Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes look on during Night Two at … More Lincoln Financial Field on April 07, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Cody Rhodes as Guile <\/strong>\u2013 As in, current WWE superstar Cody Rhodes. We obviously have pulled a number of actors from the WWE, from The Rock to John Cena to Dave Bautista, but we\u2019ll see if Rhodes has what it takes.<\/p>\n Roman Reigns as Akuma <\/strong>\u2013 If one WWE star wasn\u2019t enough, the film also has Reigns showing up as the red-haired fighter. I\u2019m less certain about his acting abilities compared to his cousin, The Rock, but we\u2019ll see. No, you won\u2019t scroll down further and find The Rock in this list.<\/p>\n WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 29: Andrew Schulz speaks onstage as Netflix is a Joke presents … More FYSEE LA Comedy Night at The Comedy Store on May 29, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/p>\n Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n Andrew Schulz as Dan <\/strong>\u2013 The comedian is taking on the role of running joke Dan, which could work out.<\/p>\n HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 25: David Dastmalchian attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Walt … More Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana 2” at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Disney)<\/p>\n Getty Images for Disney<\/p>\n David Dastmalchian as M. Bison <\/strong>\u2013 Even in a list that includes a rapper and two wrestlers, this is the most confusing casting to me. M. Bison is the hulking villain of the Street Fighter universe, where \u201chulking\u201d is the last word I\u2019d use to describe Dastmalchian. Amazing actor! But what on earth is this take on M. Bison going to be?<\/p>\n NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 03: Orville Peck performs onstage during the 38th Annual Tibet House US … More Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on March 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai\/Getty Images Tibet House US)<\/p>\n Getty Images Tibet House US<\/p>\n Orville Peck as Vega <\/strong>\u2013 Okay we\u2019re just joking now right? The masked country singer with zero acting experience is playing the mysterious masked fighter. Are we casting based on affinity to wear masks? What is the idea here?<\/p>\n There are more roles to cast (where\u2019s Cammy? Zangief?), but wow, this is just incredible so far. I have no idea what\u2019s going on. Allegedly we\u2019ll find out in 2026.<\/p>\n Follow me <\/strong>on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong><\/a> Bluesky <\/strong><\/a>and <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong>Herokiller series<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n