First Street Fighter trailer is a campy, '90s extravaganza with plenty of violence, and I will be seated
It's Ken Masters' world and we're just living in it
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The first trailer for the Street Fighter movie has arrived and yeah, that's Noah Centineo as Ken Masters singing "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes at a karaoke bar.
In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, Ken is a washed-up fighter who seems rather depressed and at a loss. With some (rather violent) encouragement from Chun-Li (Camille Liang), Ryu (Andrew Koji) convinces Ken to enter the World Warrior Tournament – a competition between the strongest fighters from all over the world.
The trailer is also jam-packed full of game references. At the end of the clip, Ryu does his signature fireball move (which is pretty cool), not to mention the announcer bits are more or less sound effects from the games.
Article continues belowPer the official logline, behind this tournament "lies a conspiracy forcing them to take on both each other and the demons of their past." Did I mention it takes place in 1993?
The cast includes Cody Rhodes as Guile, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Orville Peck as Vega, Andrew Schulz as Dan, and Mel Jarnson as Cammy.
Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip) took over directing duties after Talk to Me and Bring Her Back directors Danny and Michael Philippou stepped down from the project in 2024. The screenplay was penned by T. J. Fixman and Sakurai, with a story by Captain America: Brave New World writers Gary Dauberman and Dalan Musson.
Street Fighter is set to hit theaters on October 16. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2025 and beyond, or, check out the ever-growing list of upcoming video game movies.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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