The official Street Fighter movie trailer is out, and fans of the game’s campier aspects will not be disappointed. Others might be.
Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) is the undeniable champion of the upcoming Paramount Pictures film, but the whole cast of Capcom’s Street Fighter II characters is here: Andrew Koji of Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Joe (“Roman Reigns” in WWE) Anoa’i as Akuma, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Orville Peck as Vega, Olivier Richters as Zangief, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, Rayna Vallandingham as Juli, Alexander Volkanovski as Joe, Kyle Mooney as Marvin and Mel Jarnson as Cammy.
“Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury,” the film’s logline reads. “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!”
In the trailer, which features some seriously gravity-defying (and limb-defying, for Dhalsim) moves from the video games, Balrog and Zangief (temporarily) get the better of Ken, who as Ryu astutely points out, is “still reckless.” Plus, Cammy starts something with Chun-Li that really should have been left unsaid and Guile wants everyone to believe him about Ryu’s Hadoken. I guess Guile’s own projectile, the sonic boom, didn’t make the script.
If you were wondering, given the throwback setting — Street Fighter II came out in arcades in 1991 and on consoles in 1992 — yes, MTV factors prominently into the culture. And also Ken gets to kick the shit out of a sedan in a bonus round. There will be no shortage of easter eggs in this one.
The Street Fighter movie, directed by Kitao Sakurai and due out Oct. 16, 2026, is the first fruit of Paramount’s three-year distribution deal with Legendary.
“Legendary has built a reputation for ambitious, globally appealing films, and we’re excited to be partnering with them. Street Fighter is the perfect start to our collaboration, which we believe will be strong and lasting,” Josh Greenstein, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and vice chair of platforms, and Dana Goldberg, co-chair of Paramount Pictures and chair of Paramount Television, said in a joint statement back in September.
Watch the trailer, which features a great use of 4 Non Blondes hit song “What’s Up,” below: