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Here’s The Rather Absurd ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Cast List Right Now

July 6, 2025
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You may not even realize this is happening, but there is a new Street Fighter movie in the works, and it's cast is insane.

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InnovationGamingHere’s The Rather Absurd ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Cast List Right NowByPaul Tassi, Senior Contributor

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AuthorJul 06, 2025, 12:29pm EDTStreet Fighter 5Capcom 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 game jects

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…Kylie Minogue, among others

This new cast may give that a run for its money

With new, recent additions, we have: WarriorCinemax Andrew Koji as Ryu – 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

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)Getty Images for IMDb Callina Liang as Chun-Li – 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

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Well, a leading man on Netflix, at least, who has starred in a number of that service’s movies and shows, including the recently cancelled The Recruit

Aquaman and the Lost KingdomWB Jason Momoa as Blanka – Well, I mean, he has the hair

He’s bably one of the biggest names on this list, 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

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)Getty Images 50 Cent as Balrog – 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

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)Getty Images Cody Rhodes as Guile – 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’ll see if Rhodes has what it takes

Roman Reigns as Akuma – If one WWE star wasn’t enough, the film also has Reigns showing up as the red-haired fighter

I’m less certain his acting abilities compared to his cousin, The Rock, but we’ll see

No, you won’t scroll down further and find The Rock in this list

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)Getty Images for Netflix Andrew Schulz as Dan – The comedian is taking on the role of running joke Dan, which could work out

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)Getty Images for Disney David Dastmalchian as M

Bison – Even in a list that includes a rapper and two wrestlers, this is the most confusing casting to me

Bison is the hulking villain of the Street Fighter universe, where “hulking” is the last word I’d use to describe Dastmalchian

But what on earth is this take on M

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)Getty Images Tibet House US Orville Peck as Vega – Okay we’re 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

There are more roles to cast (where’s Cammy. ), but wow, this is credible so far

I have no idea what’s going on

Allegedly we’ll find out in 2026

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