We’ve heard since back in April 2023 about Legendary Entertainment’s Street Fighter movie, though our most recent news regarding it was about potential delays from its originally intended March 2026 release date.
The film was removed from the studio’s release schedule leading to speculation that it may have been cancelled all-together, but some reports today seem to indicate that such is not the case.
According to an article at Nexus Point News, the Street Fighter movie is beginning to get some casting.
Not just any casting, either, but the two most important roles for a Street Fighter project — franchise faces Ryu and Ken.
Reportedly, the role of Ryu would be going to British-Japanese actor Andrew Koji, most known for his main cast role as Ah Sahm in the television show Warrior between 2019 and 2023 and for portraying Storm Shadow in 2021’s Snake Eyes as well as Yuichi Kimura in 2022’s Bullet Train.
As for Ken, the article claims that the person being eyed for the role is American actor Noah Centineo known for portraying the main role of Owen Hendricks in the television show The Recruit between 2022 and 2025 as well as appearing in 2022’s Black Adam as Atom Smasher.
This news comes a few months after hearing that Kitao Sakurai will be directing the film.
It’s clear that the film isn’t going to be released March 2026 as originally intended (as evidenced further by being removed from the release schedule for said date), but these rumblings do suggest that the project is progressing nicely.
For Capcom, there’s definitely good incentive to see the movie come to fruition since despite its mixed reception at the time, the old 1994 Street Fighter movie is still a stable revenue stream for Capcom so any new movie, especially if it were to resonate with the franchise’s massive fan base would undoubtedly bolster such profits even further.
There’s no official announcement for casting yet, but if the report from Nexus Point News does end up ringing true, these look like two very good picks for the two main characters and iconic rivals of Street Fighter.
Do you have any dream castings you’re hoping to see for any other roles in this project? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: Event Hubs
