UPDATE: Best known for his Emmy nominated for work on The Eric Andre Show, Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip, Twisted Metal) has signed on to direct Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter movie.
SOURCE: Deadline
UPDATE: Legendary has set a release date for Street Fighter on March 20, 2026! With a release date in place, a new director should be announced soon.
SOURCE: Variety
UPDATE: Directors Danny and Michael Philippou have dropped out of the new live-action adaptation of Street Fighter due to scheduling conflicts. A search for a new director is now underway.
SOURCE: THR
Legendary Entertainment has acquired an exclusive license to the live-action film and TV rights for the popular Capcom video game franchise Street Fighter.
Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) are set to direct the live-action film.
The last live-action Street Fighter movie made by a major studio was Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li back in 2009. That movie was a box office dud and literally killed the franchise.
A much more faithful take on the property was produced in 2014 as a web series called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist.
Let’s cross our fingers that the new live-action projects are as faithful to the video game as Assassin’s Fist.
Stay tuned.
SOURCE: Deadline
