Street Fighter is heading to the big screen.
During this week’s CinemaCon trade show, Paramount Pictures dropped a full-length trailer for its upcoming live-action adaptation of the Street Fighter fighting game franchise. The new trailer for Street Fighter highlights iconic characters from the games with their original designs mostly intact, including Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Cammy, and Akuma.
Watch the trailer below:
Street Fighter (2026)
Release date: 16 October, 2026
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Release platform: Only in theatres
What is the Street Fighter movie about?
Street Fighter fans are in for a treat this year. The upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the franchise appears to be shaping up nicely, as a new trailer for the film showcases an assortment of Street Fighter characters doing what they do best: duking it out with authentic levels of flashy combos and hammy powers.
The trailer’s YouTube description provides a synopsis for the film:
“Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER! Helmed by director Kitao Sakurai, Street Fighter is set to bring the battle from the arcade to the big screen with Hadoukens, roundhouses, and all your favorite characters.”
It looks like the film will centre on Chun-Li bringing together a roster of the series’ most iconic fighters to participate in the World Warrior Tournament. This tournament will bring together old frenemies Ryu and Ken, who reunite and bump shoulders with new allies, while going up against an enemy faction that includes Cammy, Akuma, M. Bison, and more.
Who is in the new Street Fighter movie?
The new Street Fighter movie boasts quite an ensemble cast, with roughly 15 or so fighters spotted in this trailer alone. Here is the movie’s full fighting roster, and their attached cast:
- Ken Masters (Noah Centineo)
- Ryu (Andrew Koji)
- Chun-Li (Callina Liang)
- Akuma (Roman Reigns)
- M. Bison (David Dastmalchian)
- Guile (Cody Rhodes)
- Dan Hibiki (Andrew Schulz)
- Dhalsim (Vidyut Jammwal)
- Don Sauvage (Eric André)
- Balrog (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson)
- Blanka (Jason Momoa)
- Vega (Orville Peck)
- Zangief (Olivier Richters)
- E. Honda (Hirooki Goto)
- Cammy (Mel Jarnson)
- Juli (Rayna Vallandingham)
- Joe (Alexander Volkanovski)
The Street Fighter movie hits theatres on 16 October, 2026. The latest game in the franchise, Street Fighter 6, is set to receive its next DLC character Ingrid this year.
