Summary
TheStreet Fighterreboot movie sets a release date in 2026 despite its directors' exit. The video game franchise is renowned for its six main installments since 1987, which have sold over 49 million copies, remaining one of the most beloved and best-selling video game franchises ever. In April 2023, it was announced that Sony and Legendary were developing a newStreet Fightermoviewith Danny and Michael Philippou, fresh off their successful debutTalk to Me, signing on to direct. However, both the directors recently departed the project.
Now, despite the directors' exit, the video game adaptation is continuing development and has landed a release date.Sony has officially set a August 08, 2025 release date for theStreet Fightermovie.Project Hail Mary, from Amazon MGM Studios, was previously scheduled for that same release date, setting up a potential box office battle in 2026.
The Street Fighter Movie Faces Numerous Challenges
It Currently Doesn’t Have A Director
TheStreet Fightermovie faces numerous challengesleading up to and after its release on June 23, 2025, one of which is that it currently doesn’t have a director. The Philippou brothers were previously attached, though they decided to depart the project to prioritizeBring Her Back, which reunites them with A24 and is set to start shooting this month. Legendary and Capcom had hoped to start production soon on theStreet Fightermovie to meet its recently announced release date, though it’s unclear how long the search for a new director will take.
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A prospective Street Fighter adaptation needs to bring together a cast that can feature well in action scenes while retaining the game’s vibrant edge.
Additionally,theStreet Fightermovie is facing a massive challenge because of the quality of past adaptations. Both the1994Street Fightermoviestarring Jean-Claude Van Damme and 2009’sStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Listarring Kristin Kreuk were either critical or commercial failures. The former has 11% and 20% scores on Rotten Tomatoes, though it was a commercial success that made nearly $100 million on a $35 million budget.The Legend of Chun-Lihas terrible 3% and 18% scores on Rotten Tomatoes and was a box office bomb, grossing $12 million against a $50 million budget.
For many years,video game adaptationswere generally critical or commercial failures. Recently, the tide has turned, andSonic the Hedgehog,Uncharted, andThe Super Mario Bros. Moviehave all seen success in some way. Similarly, the television adaptations ofThe Last of UsandFallouthave found much success. In turn,this recent trend has only increased expectations for the upcomingStreet Fightermovie. However, as past adaptations have proven,Street Fighteris incredibly difficult to adapt into a satisfying movie since the games don’t have a cohesive story.
Street Fighter(1994) andStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Liare available to rent/buy on digital platforms.
