New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim
David Dastmalchian, Andrew Schulz, 50 Cent, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck have joined forces with Commando star.
On Tuesday, it was announced by The Deadline entertainment news outlet that Legendary Entertainment is working on a live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter video game series. Vidyut Jammwal has been cast as Dhalsim in this film, which marks his first appearance in Hollywood. Jammwal is well-known in India for his roles in films such as Commando and Khuda Haafiz.
It was previously announced that David Dastmalchian would portray the villainous character of M. Bison in the upcoming Street Fighter film, alongside comedian Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Noah Centineo as Ken, WWE professional wrestler Roman Reigns as Akuma, musician Orville Peck as Vega, and other actors in various roles in the film.
The film was planned to open on March 20, 2026, but Sony removed ( link ) the film from its release calendar on March 24, and has not revealed a new opening date for the film. Kitao Sakurai ( The Eric Andre Show , Bad Trip ) would be directing the film's shoot in Australia starting in August.
In April 2023, CAPCOM sold its film and TV rights for Street Fighter to Legendary Entertainment. They will collaborate on future projects together.
Initially, it was planned for Danny and Michael Philippou to direct the movie. However, they decided to prioritize working on their Bring Her Back project instead.
In 1994, a live-action movie was made based on the video game series. It featured Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, and Wes Studi. In 2009, another spinoff titled Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was produced by HYDE Park Entertainment, featuring Kristin Kreuk.
Machinima created two live-action series based on Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and Resurrection. These series were released on YouTube in May 2014 and licensed for North American distribution by Funimation. The first series was also released on Blu-ray Disc in October 2014. The second series was released on Verizon's go90 streaming service in March-April 2016. Additionally, there was a planned television series adaptation of Street Fighter called World Warrior in 2018.
In 1994, the animated movie "Street Fighter II" was released as an adaptation of the popular video game "Super Street Fighter II" by CAPCOM. In December 2015, Discotek Media released the movie on DVD, while in October 2016 they released it on Blu-ray Disc. Additionally, this franchise has given rise to various anime and animated series based on it.
In June 2023, Street Fighter 6 will be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam as a fighting game.
Source: Deadline ( link ) (Matt Grobar)
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