The new Street Fighter movie is currently shooting and set to release next year, and its cast is out to remind us just how outrageous it’s going to be.

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I was first alerted to the news of some official posters for the movie from none other than rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Why? Because he’s playing Balrog in the movie, somehow. I didn’t even realize he acted, but apparently he’s been a recurring character on the TV series Power and been in several other films and projects. Who knew!

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But then I saw this abomination. I like the idea behind it, as it showcases the interesting cast list like the arcade game’s character select screen. And then you really gaze it it for a while and start to look at some of the faces and I can’t help but think, oh, goodness, what is this?

Immediately, WWE wrestlers Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes jumped out to me, and they are playing Akuma and Guile, respectively. They’re decent in the ring, but how will they fare on the silver screen? Hold on. Is that Eric Andre? The over-the-top comedian? Yup, sure is. He’ll be playing Don Sauvage. Ah, and then of course there’s none other than Aquaman and Khal Drogo himself, Jason Momoa. He’ll be playing Blanka. Yeah, that kind of makes sense.

The guy in the mask is playing Vega, which also fits! But then I googled to find out the actor’s name is Orville Peck, and he’s a musician who basically always wears a mask, all the time? I’m not really sure why. And wait, is that the podcast guy in between Reigns and Andre? Yeah, that’s Andrew Schulz, playing none other than Dan. He’s also an actor, apparently, which is again news to me.

Alright. What the hell is this cast? It’s like a cross between a fever dream and the worst fan-cast list you would’ve seen on GameFAQs back in the day. But you know what? It kinda makes me want to be there on day one to see how bad it could get.

Maybe it could be good. Who knows. Some of the more exciting castings for me include Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, and David Dastmalchian as Balrog. Dastmalchian has really shown off his acting chops in recent years, and I’m excited to see his take on the villain.

This is either going to be kind of fun or an absolute disaster. Either way, I can’t help but be interested. And hopefully this is all a big hullabaloo about nothing and the movie turns out amazing.

Street Fighter, directed by Kitao Sakurai, will come to theaters on Oct. 16, 2026.

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