Street Fighter Reboot Debuts Pulse-Pounding First Look
Street Fighter roars back with a reboot and a crazy first look teaser that feels ripped straight from the games, backed by striking character posters.
Paramount used The Game Awards stage tonight to sneak in a first-look teaser for its new Street Fighter movie. It is a Legendary co-production, it is directed by Kitao Sakurai, and it is locked for October 16, 2026.
What they showed, what they said
No plot spoilers in the teaser, but the official setup is pretty clear: the film is set in 1993 and centers on estranged training partners Ryu and Ken getting pulled back into the World Warrior Tournament by a very secretive Chun-Li. The tournament is just the surface; there is a larger scheme underneath that may pit the two friends against each other and drag up some old scars. The tone is big gloves, bigger grudges.
Cast check: yes, that is who you think it is
- Andrew Koji as Ryu
- Noah Centineo as Ken Masters
- Callina Liang as Chun-Li
- David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
- Orville Peck as Vega
- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog
- Jason Momoa as Blanka
- Roman Reigns as Akuma
- Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
- Hirooki Goto as E. Honda
- Andrew Schultz (yes, the controversial podcaster) as Dan Hibiki
- Eric Andre as Don Sauvage
- Mel Jarnson as Cammy
- Rayna Vallandingham as Juli
That is a wild mix of fighters, movie stars, and ring names. Momoa as Blanka and country crooner Orville Peck as Vega are choices. Dan Hibiki being played by Andrew Schultz pretty much tells you they are not afraid of chaos. Don Sauvage is either a deep cut or a fresh addition, and Juli means we are getting into Shadaloo-adjacent territory early.
Behind the camera
Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip) is directing. Dalan Musson wrote the script; his credits run from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to Iron Sky: The Coming Race to Captain America: Brave New World. So, comedy DNA behind the camera plus Marvel-tuned action on the page. Interesting combo for a 1993-set throwdown.
Paramount x Legendary
This is the first swing from a new collaboration between Paramount and Legendary. Studio leads kept it corporate, but the gist is simple: they want global, franchise-friendly crowd-pleasers, and Street Fighter is their opening statement.
"Street Fighter is the perfect start to our collaboration."
Legendary CEO Josh Grode framed it as part of a broader plan to expand output, build new franchises, and make more movies aimed at global audiences. Translation: expect more of these big-brand plays.
The basics
Street Fighter hits theaters October 16, 2026. It is set in 1993. The teaser premiered during The Game Awards tonight, and Paramount also dropped character posters for the full lineup. If the movie leans into that Ryu vs. Ken tension and lets this cast go for it, we might actually have something spicy here.