According to sources, Sony and Legendary Pictures plan to release a new live-action Street Fighter film in early 2026 diversity And Deadline.
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A new live-action film based on the successful Street Fighter series is currently in the works at Sony and Legendary Pictures, and will be produced by popular game publisher Capcom. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on March 20, 2026, nearly three days after the release of Street Fighter 6, the latest installment in the popular franchise.
No concrete details about the film’s central plot have been revealed yet, and information about who will star in the film – and who will direct it – remains scarce. Danny and Michael Phillippou – the directors of Talk to Me (2022) – were originally set to direct the Street Fighter adaptation, but both withdrew from the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Street Fighter remains Capcom’s third best-selling video game franchise of all time. Since its launch in the late 1980s as a coin-operated arcade brawler, the Street Fighter series has sold over 54 million copies worldwide (as of March 31, 2024).
The latest game in the series, Street Fighter 6, has shipped over 3 million units as of January 2024 and remains a huge success for the video game publisher.
Capcom had produced an original Street Fighter film in 1994 starring Jean-Clade Van Damme and Raul Julia, but this adaptation was not well received worldwide. Capcom has had success with other film adaptations of its game franchises, namely the Resident Evil series and, more recently, a Monster Hunter film starring Milla Jovavich.
