Some weird part of me has needed the forthcoming Street Fighter movie for a long time. The 1994 Hollywood movie was bad (though Raul Julia was great) and the anime was better, but this looks like just the ticket: a well-choreographed fight movie (with actual street fighting!) faithful to Capcom's game (including the magisterial volume of Guile's haircut) but overflowing with batshit Western fandom. The trailer just dropped.
Realistic yet deranged. Earnest yet silly. Guilty yet shameless. And it's a period movie!
Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER! Helmed by director Kitao Sakurai, Street Fighter is set to bring the battle from the arcade to the big screen with Hadoukens, roundhouses, and all your favorite characters.
