The New Street Fighter Movie Got One Thing Right Already

The new Street Fighter movie got one thing right already

It's official: The new Street Fighter movie has a firm 2026 release date and a somewhat surprising choice of time period. Director Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter will be set not in the current day, but in 1993 — the same year Capcom released Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers in arcades. (And a year before both Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and the Jean-Claude Van Damme Street Fighter live-action film.)

'Street Fighter' Set for 2026 Release with All

ROUND ONE…FIGHT!!…’Street Fighter‘ Set for 2026 Release with All-Star Cast Featuring Comedians, Actors, MMA Fighters and Professional Wrestlers. Currently in production, Street Fighter aims to capture the high-energy, button-mashing spirit of the ’90s arcade classic while reimagining it for a new generation. Set in 1993, estranged fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are drawn back into battle when the enigmatic Chun-Li (Ca…