After the Street Fighter movie's Andrew Schulz made a dig at the Mortal Kombat movie at last year's Game Awards, Cole Young actor Lewis Tan has hit back – but there's no hard feelings, because he "loves a good rivalry."
"When you watch the fights and you watch even the drama in the second one, it's so Mortal Kombat, it's so tuned in. Probably the best fight film of the year, I'd say. Well, there's one other contender," Tan said on The Brandon Davis Show, before the Game Awards dig.
"Andrew Schulz is the last person that should be talking shit on that stage. Obviously not a fighter, not even really an actor. We heard it," Tan said.
"There's another game out there, they also flew around the world to be here because they appreciate you, so give it up for the whole cast of Mortal Kombat 2… I'm just kidding, they didn't come," Schulz, who will play Dan Hibiki in the upcoming adaptation, said on stage at the Game Awards in December 2025. They don't care about you, they only care about money. We care about money and you. Street Fighter forever!"
Tan continued, "I got a lot of friends on that cast. Rayna [Vallandingham], incredible martial artist, we did Cobra Kai together. She's in Street Fighter. Andrew Koji, who's very good friends with Joe Taslim and myself, also great martial artist." Vallandingham and Koji will play Juli and Ryu.
When Davis asked if there was a rivalry between the two movies, Tan replied, "I mean, yeah. Let's go, bro… I love a good rivalry, so let's go. The trailer looked awesome… We'll see what's up. Numbers don't lie."
Mortal Kombat 2 arrives in theaters on May 8, while Street Fighter hits the big screen October 16. For more, check out our guide to the other upcoming video game movies on the way in 2026 and beyond.
