The Game Awards 2025 shocked video game fans by unveiling the first trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter live-action movie.
The preview highlights a stacked roster of the Street Fighter video game's iconic figures, such as Chun-Li, Ryu, Guile, and Zangief. It also showcases the Capcom characters' signature moves. Check out the trailer below:
The short teaser offered flashy introductions of the Capcom game's main cast. The fight choreography depicted in Street Fighter's trailer looks solid, and the closing shot of a car getting smashed is exactly the kind of action that fans of the franchise are looking for in the upcoming film adaptation.
There have definitely been doubts among Street Fighter's fanbase regarding whether a live-action adaptation could capture the series’ style without looking silly. However, the new trailer does a lot to shut down those concerns. It managed to throw in several game references while spotlighting its star-studded lineup of actors in full costumes within a very short time span. And, the characters' outfits look surprisingly impressive. The clips in the sneak peek are mainly of the characters fighting, so not much is known about the plot just yet.
The upcoming live-action Street Fighter has a massive lineup. The cast consists of Noah Centineo (Ken Masters), Andrew Koji (Ryu), Callina Liang (Chun-Li), Joe Anoa’i (Akuma), David Dastmalchian (M. Bison), Cody Rhodes (Guile), Andrew Schulz (Dan Hibiki), Eric André (Don Sauvage), Vidyut Jammwal (Dhalsim), Curtis Jackson (Balrog), Jason Momoa (Blanka), Orville Peck (Vega), Olivier Richters (Zangief), Hirooki Goto (E. Honda), Rayna Vallandingham (Juli), Alexander Volkanovski (Joe), Kyle Mooney (Marvin), and Mel Jarnson (Cammy).
Street Fighter is directed by Kitao Sakurai and takes place in 1993. Rivals Ryu and Ken Masters are pulled back into the battlefield when Chun-Li asks them to participate in the next World Warrior Tournament. However, there is more to this competition than meets the eye. There is a deadly hidden agenda that forces them to confront their pasts.
Street Fighter will premiere in theaters on October 16, 2026.
