A new “Street Fighter” movie will ‘dragon punch’ its way to the big screen in March 2026!
The hit fighting game from Sony was nabbed by Legendary Entertainment forfilm and television rights and is being co-developed and produced with Japanese game distributor Capcom, who is behind other well-known games such as “Resident Evil” and “Monster Hunter.”
Since the franchise launched in 1987, “Street Fighter” has generated several follow-up games, spin-offs, and crossovers across anime, manga, and comics. The video game saga has sold over 49 million units globally, becoming one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.
2026 won’t be a cinema debut for the game saga, however, as Universal previously released a live-action adaptation of the same name in 1994 starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, and Raul Julia. In 2009, 20th Century Fox also released “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” with Kristin Kreuk. Both films garnered generally unfavorable reviews from critics and fans and were considered commercial flops.
There’s been a trend of video game-inspired adaptations in recent years, and among them were box office successes such as “Sonic the Hedgehog” and its 2022 sequel, Tom Holland’s “Uncharted,” and the “Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Television programs such as “The Last of Us” and “Fallout” were also smash hits.
Legendary—which has a distribution deal with Sony—is no stranger to live-action adaptations, having released various kinds in the genre from novels to comic books. Some of their latest hits include “Dune,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu” and Netflix’s “Enola Holmes.”
