Street Fighter actor Callina Liang wants to star in Blumhouse-Atomic Monster's upcoming Dead by Daylight movie.

"I'm also a huge gamer. I have a PC setup at home... Right now, I'm playing a lot of Dead by Daylight," Liang told Variety. "I put in 100 hours into that game over the last two months. I met with someone at Blumhouse, and when they told me they were making Dead by Daylight into a movie, I screamed and slid off the couch."

Dead by Daylight is a four-versus-one horror game that puts one Killer against four Survivors (and it is genuinely so much fun to play as the Killer). Since its release back in 2016, there have been four video game spin-offs (one of which is a horror dating sim), a pinball machine, a board game, and a comic book series.

A movie adaptation was announced back in 2023, but there wasn't much movement on the project until 2026. In June, Blumhouse shared that Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson is set to direct from a script by Crawl scribe Alexandre Aja and The Conjuring 2 co-writer David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick.

"Someone on the creative team DM'd me and was like, 'Look at what we're doing; we're playing the game in the office for research,'" Liang continued. "I'm like, 'Guys, just call me. I can tell you everything you need to know about this game. You don't have to play it to find out.'"

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The Street Fighter movie included a Justin Wong cameo because director Kitao Sakurai wanted to speak to the fighting game community in an "authentic" way.

Those who have seen Street Fighter may recognize a handful of the prisoners present behind bars during the midway point's Blanka vs. Ryu fight. They include fighting game legends Justin Wong, IFC Yipes, and Maximilian Dood all providing a running commentary on the clash below them.

But it's Wong who gets the most notable moments, including sporting a '37' tattoo referencing the iconic 'Evo Moment 37', a nail-biting parry-fest between Wong and Daigo Umehara. In the battle, Wong clutched defeat from the jaws of victory in agonizing fashion – before going viral worldwide for his luckless loss.

"In the past, video game adaptations maybe didn't speak to the fans or speak to the community in such an authentic way. These days, with Street Fighter and other films of this era, people are doing a better job of really involving the community and saying, 'Hey, we're making this movie for you,'" Sakurai said of embracing the fighting game community with a series of cameos in Street Fighter.

Sakurai adds, "Street Fighter, a movie, needs to work for fans first. Obviously, there's going to be a broader audience beyond that, but that needs to be the entry point for the community."

For more, we have Sakurai giving Capcom's verdict on the Street Fighter movie, plus our spoiler-filled breakdowns of the Street Fighter movie ending and Street Fighter movie post-credits scene.

Street Fighter fans are weighing in on the new live-action movie, and much like the film's Rotten Tomatoes score... the reviews are mixed at best.

The film, directed by Kitato Sakurai, initially debuted to a low score on Rotten Tomatoes, but has since climbed to 45%. The audience score is a much higher 82% (which tends to be the case for live-action video game adaptations). Street Fighter focuses on Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) as they enter the World Warrior Tournament at the insistence of a vengeful Chun-Li (Callina Liang).

Some fans of the video game franchise, namely the ones over on the r/StreetFighter subreddit, loved it, while others left feeling neutral or unimpressed. Don't worry, we won't include any spoiler-y reactions (so you'll just have to go see it yourself).

"Movie left me more confused than excited really," one fan wrote. "No seriously, you don't just end a movie like that, an ACTION movie no less."

"I’m with you on the ending. I was like, you’re serious? It tried so hard to bait a sequel it actually stepped on the finale," someone else said.

"I genuinely enjoyed the movie; I think it did far more good than bad," said another.

"As a video game movie though, ehhhhhh you could do a lot worse," another fan concluded.

Some fans seemed to have especially mixed reviews on David Dastmalchian's portrayal of supervillain M. Bison, with some comments saying that the actor "had the chops for it" but was ultimately failed by a "bad script."

For more on the movie, check out our Street Fighter movie review and our Street Fighter movie ending explained.

Street Fighter is in theaters now. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies.

Director of infamously bad video game movies Uwe Boll seems to be enjoying the new Street Fighter movie getting bad reviews.

Boll shared one of Street Fighter's negative reviews on Twitter, saying, "Don’t ever bash my movies again," seemingly suggesting that his movies really weren't that bad when a big studio movie has bombed this hard. Check out the post below.

After debuting to mixed first reactions, official Street Fighter reviews are less than positive. The movie opened to 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, but has since risen to 45%. Our own 2.5 out of 5 stars Street Fighter review calls the new movie "An overstuffed miss: a hyper-edited, dick-joke-filled, tonally inconsistent movie that ends halfway through its own story. But rather than leaving you wanting more, you're left with a headache."

Directed by Kitao Sakurai, Street Fighter reunites fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) as they are recruited by Chun-Li (Callina Liang) to compete in the next World Warrior Tournament. The cast also includes Jason Momoa and 50 Cent, and WWE fighters Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns.

Boll is best known for directing video game movies such as 2003's House of the Dead based on the lightgun shooter game of the same name, his 2005 adaptation of Alone in the Dark and its 2008 direct-to-video sequel, 2007's Postal based on the cult PC game, and Far Cry, the 2008 movie adaptation of the first Far Cry game.

House of the Dead stands at 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, Alone in the Dark scores 1%, Postal stands at 9%, and Far Cry doesn't actually have a rating at all.

Street Fighter's flop has certainly caused a kink in the video game movie trend, harkening back to the old days when Bol's movies came during a lull in the genre. But the trend isn't dying out yet. Just last month, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil smashed box office expectations, becoming one of the best video game movies of all time.

Street Fighter is out in theaters now. For more, check out our list of Street Fighter movie Easter eggs, and keep up with upcoming video game movies on the way.

CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michał Nowakowski has offered a first glimpse of what the Cyberpunk 2077 movie could look like.

"At this point, we can only say that we definitely don't want to make a film adaptation of the game," Nowakowski told Polish outlet PAP Biznes. "We want to tell a story in the world of Cyberpunk, but it won't be a one-to-one translation of the game's story."

Nowakowski added that the opportunity arose for a Cyberpunk movie after a prior contract with Anonymous Content expired and they then forged a partnership with Paramount (which is now under the Skydance banner following the Warner Bros. acquisition).

As revealed in early October by Deadline, Paramount and CD Projekt Red, plus live-action Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, would be teaming up for a Cyberpunk movie.

All told, not straight-up adapting Cyberpunk 2077 is probably the best move for all involved.

Not only does the V. story live and die on having Keanu Reeves' Johnny Silverhand along for the ride, the franchise has already shown it can excel under CD Projekt Red's watch when it tells original stories – just look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners for a stellar example of that.

No release date or casting news is forthcoming just yet, hinting that we could be looking at a release date nearer 2028 or 2029 before Night City gets brought to life in cinemas. In the same interview, Nowakowski is reported to have said both Paramount and CD Projekt Red will reveal more when 'both parties are ready.'

For more, check out the guide to upcoming video game movies. Then, join us as we sat down with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners creator Bartosz Sztybor to talk about how fans reacted to [SPOILER]'s death in season 1.

The Street Fighter movie has hurricane-kicked its way onto screens, and brought with it a World Warrior tournament full of Easter eggs, famous fighters, and special moves.

It might not be quite as extensive a list as our breakdown of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie Easter eggs, but the Street Fighter movie is nothing if not a love letter to the games, and features an expansive roster of familiar fighters, tonnes of special moves pulled directly from Street Fighter II (and beyond), and even several stages recreated from the games.

So head below to see what we spotted, and let us know in the comments if you clocked anything we missed! Once you're done here, be sure to check out our Street Fighter movie review, and our deep dive into the Street Fighter movie ending.

Every fighter from the games in the Street Fighter movie

The Street Fighter movie features a massive line-up of characters from the games. Not all of them can be found on the character select screen, but most have featured in numerous Street Fighter games since the series debuted in 1987.

Most, if not all, are also rocking their iconic outfits, making this – aesthetically, at least – one of the more authentic video game adaptations ever. The full list of combatants in the Street Fighter movie in alphabetical order is as follows:

• Akuma
• Balrog
• Blanka
• Cammy
• Chun-Li
• Dan Hibiki
• Dhalsim
• Don Sauvage
• E. Honda
• Gouken
• Guile
• Joe
• Juli
• Ken
• M. Bison
• Ryu
• Sagat
• Vega
• Zangief

Special moves from the games featured in the Street Fighter movie

There are plenty of iconic special moves from the Street Fighter games that appear in the Street Fighter movie, many of which have been recreated frame for frame. You can check many of them out in Paramount's own Street Fighter game moves video, but there are many others we spotted as well:

• Ryu - Hadouken, Hurricane Kick, Dragon Punch
• Ken - Axe Kick, Hell Wheel, Dragonlash Kick, Chinbuster
• Chun-Li - Lightning Kick, Spinning Bird Kick, Falling Crane, Hazanshu
• E. Honda - Hundred Hand Slap, Sumo Headbutt, Oicho Throw, Power Stomp
• Zangief - Russian Suplex, Cyclone Lariat
• Dhalsim - Yoga Mummy, Karma Kick, Yoga Mountain
• Balrog - Crazy Rush, Buffalo Headbutt
• Guile - Flash Kick
• Blanka – Electric Thunder
• M. Bison - Psycho Crusher
• Akuma - Empyrean's End

Stages from the games that appear in the Street Fighter movie

Stage recreations are fewer and further between in the Street Fighter movie, as much of the fighting takes place in the World Warrior tournament arena in Metrolao City, instead of fights taking place across the globe. However, there are still some fun callbacks to several familiar stages, including:

• Ayutthaya Ruins, Thailand – the setting of Ryu and Sagat's 1987 fight for the inaugural World Warrior tournament championship
• Car bonus stage – Ken is seen dismantling a car with his feet and fists during an early montage
• Bathhouse/Kapukon Yu – Ryu and E. Honda fight in a sauna room for a place in the second World Warrior tournament, a callback to E. Honda's iconic bathhouse stage

Street Fighter movie Easter Eggs

Ryu vs Sagat – In the games, Ryu defeats Sagat to become the winner of the inaugural World Warrior tournament. This exact same pairing and outcome unfolds in animated flashback form in the Street Fighter movie.

"Round 1: fight!" – The iconic Street Fighter II starting announcement is heard over the Street Fighter movie's title card.

M. Bison laugh – M. Bison actor David Dastmalchian recreates the 'M. Bison says yes' gif that has almost certainly popped up in your group chat at some point.

Chaos Games poster – Outside Ryu's warehouse apartment, there are several posters for the 'Chaos Games'. Could this be a deep cut reference to crossover fighting game SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom?

Street Fighter II intro – The iconic Street Fighter II title screen, featuring two men fighting in the shadow of a skyscraper, is recreated in the Street Fighter movie. Bonus Easter egg: the two men fighting are none other than Talk To Me and Bring Her Back directors Danny and Michael Philippou!

Street Fighter II anime callbacks – There are several references to 1994's Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. Most notably: Chun-Li stepping into the shower in the live-action Street Fighter movie echoes an infamous scene in the anime, while Chun-Li later disfiguring masked fighter Vega also echoes the result of their face-off in the anime.

"For me, it's Tuesday" – This M. Bison moment is a callback/straight lift of a legendary line from the otherwise terrible 1994 live-action movie. There, Raul Julia's M. Bison says: "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday."

Street Fighter themes – The themes for both Street Fighter and Street Fighter II are part of the movie's score, among countless needle drops.

Creator cameos – Several creators, influencers, and esports players can be spotted in Bison's prison during the Blanka vs Ryu fight, including Justin Wong and Maximilian Dood.

"You lose" – M. Bison's (anticlimactic) final line is, of course, a nod to the Street Fighter II announcer's blunt statement when the player loses a fight. We can still sense the disappointment in his voice.

Street Fighter is out in theaters now. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies, and our ranking of the best fighting games.

The first reviews for Street Fighter have arrived... and while they are mixed to negative at best, they're still better than the 1994 film.

As it stands, Street Fighter, directed by Kitato Sakurai, has a 41% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The new live-action movie sees Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) enter the World Warrior Tournament after some convincing from Chun-Li (Callina Liang), whose mission is to take down the impossibly evil and silly-hat-wearing M. Bison (David Dastmalchian).

"Street Fighter is satisfied punching down on itself, and everything that’s cringe about the 90s, while happily being stuck there, in the past, so it could pretend that this is as good as it gets for video game adaptations," The Guardian wrote.

Our own review gave it 2.5/5 stars, writing: "An overstuffed miss: a hyper-edited, dick-joke-filled, tonally inconsistent movie that ends halfway through its own story. But rather than leaving you wanting more, you're left with a headache."

The New York Times hit the film with a more positive review, saying, "It simply feels like the natural zenith of an arcade player’s imagination, the “and then, and then” output of fighter fantasies running wild. By the end, you can practically see the ’90s kid smashing and kicking at the air on his way out of the theater."

The 1994 movie currently sits at a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, though Raul Julia starring as M. Bison should bump that up to at least 30%. That said, I guess you'll just have to go see the new film for yourself (or both, which could be a fun, or incredibly mid, double feature).

The 2026 cast includes Cody Rhodes as Guile, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Orville Peck as Vega, Andrew Schulz as Dan, and Mel Jarnson as Cammy.

Street Fighter releases in theaters on October 16. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies.

Capcom's had a helluva year. Resident Evil: Requiem, Pragmata, and Onimusha: The Way of the Sword are some of the best games released these past few months, and that's not to mention the latest, apparently greatest, Monster Hunter Stories instalment. Then, of course, there's Zack Cregger's brilliant Resident Evil, which set a new standard for video game adaptations at the theater.

But not everyone's perfect, not even Capcom. The latest attempt at bringing Street Fighter to the multiplex is an overstuffed miss – a hyper-edited, dick-joke-filled, tonally inconsistent movie that ends halfway through its own story. But rather than leaving you wanting more, you're left with a headache, caused by too many booming needle-drops and too few satisfying uppercuts. The character roster – full of hilarious wigs – is simply overstuffed, with four primary protagonists all given too little screen time.

First, there's Ken Masters, a once-respected fighter now doing adverts for Duracell and taking on novelty fights with polar bears. Ken's rich, jacked, and looks like Noah Centineo, but nobody wants to party with him, so he sings karaoke alone, belting out "What's Up?" by the 4 Non Blondes, a favourite of his missing brother, Ryu.

Speaking of which, Andrew Koji's solemn champion has gone into hiding after failing to save his and Ken's master, Gouken, from the evil Akuma. Like that beastly spirit, Ryu is possessed by a dark force, which comes out when he's fighting, so Ryu's swapped throwing hadoukens for selling noodles to tourists.

Fight club

That doesn't last long: M. Bison – an unleashed, high-camp David Dastmalchian – is hosting a second World Warrior tournament to lure out Ryu and capture his "hado" powers. Bison sends his best minion, Chun-Li, to seek out fighters from all over the world, but, to absolutely no one's surprise, she's not actually Bison's lapdog – she's an undercover Interpol agent whose personality boils down to wanting revenge and being hot, something that's mentioned a dozen times by multiple different characters.

Then there's Ken's agent, best friend, and former sparring partner Dan Hibiki, a metaphorical punching bag who, despite not having a grand entrance, is at the center of multiple major story beats and has an arc of his own. The marketing might not be drawing attention to Dan, but he has at least as much screentime as Chun-Li, if not Ryu.

That's not to mention the plethora of other characters, like Eric André's Don Sauvage, given ample air time to shout funny things, and Jason Momoa's green-skinned, hulking Blanka, who was brought up, we're told, by "eels… electric eels". Cody Rhodes' Guile has the most ridiculous haircut ever put to screen, while 50 Cent's Balrog, Vidyut Jammwal's Dhalsim, Orville Peck's Vega, Rayna Vallandingham's Juli, and Mel Jarnson's Cammy are all also… here. There's little more to each of these fighters than what you get from the character select screen; they are mere set dressing.

In order to juggle so many spinning plates, director Kitao Sakurai, a frequent collaborator of André, keeps things rolling at a bombastic pace, editing every scene like it's a TikTok, allowing nothing to breathe, and no emotional connections to be formed. Characters say their motivation out loud multiple times, just in case you were scrolling through reels while watching, like Ken, who we know is a loser, so everyone calls him one, until, suddenly, midway through a later-stage fight, he's cool again, just like that.

Another round

The actual fights suffer because of the pace. We've been living in a post-Raid and John Wick world for well over a decade, trained on visceral, sleek action that clearly shows every punch. Street Fighter goes in a different direction, using wires and CGI to recreate moves from the games, but they too often look janky. When something really cool happens, it's heavily signposted with slow motion. The recent Mortal Kombat movies got away with heightened, silly fighting moves because everything's a gory mess, but Street Fighter is squarely aimed at 12-year-old boys, so there's no blood, and therefore no distraction from some clunky-looking moves.

Street Fighter instead works best as a comedy. Sakurai's a great director of slapstick, which half of these fights are anyway, but your tolerance for the humour depends on how much you enjoy lowbrow jokes. Example: Ken gets punched in the cajones; someone shouts: "Yo, his dick is toast!" It's one of the movie's biggest laughs. The movie also shines during animated sequences, which are much more serious in tone and look stunning, like classic '90s anime. There's a clear vision behind these that's sorely lacking from the messy live-action movie they're stuck inside.

Were this entirely animated, it may have been another Capcom win, but sadly, that's not the case. Street Fighter's biggest flaw is simply trying to do too much, cramming three movies' worth of characters and plot into two hours, and then ending inexplicably halfway through a scene without resolving the main conflict. It's sequel bait when they really should have focused more on round one being perfect.

Street Fighter releases in theaters on October 16. For more, check out our ranking of the best video game movies and our guide to the many upcoming video game movies in the works.

Street Fighter movie director Kitao Sakurai has revealed Capcom's reaction to the movie.

"They love the movie," Sakurai says in an interview with GamesRadar+.

"[Street Fighter 5 and Street Fighter 6 director] Takayuki Nakayama is just such a great cheerleader and a lover of the movie. What he says to me is that this is his version of Street Fighter in his head come to life. It's a great honor that they feel that way and that they love the movie so much."

Capcom itself has come off its most prolific year yet in Hollywood – and beyond.

Earlier this year, Devil May Cry season 2 made a splash on Netflix. Last month, Resident Evil proved a triumph in cinemas. Now, Street Fighter aims to fight its way to box office glory.

Early Street Fighter movie reactions are decidedly mixed, with some describing it as a "fearless good time" while others criticizing the dialogue and "underbaked premise."

Street Fighter sees globally renowned martial artists Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) reunite at the World Warrior Tournament designed to crown the world's greatest fighter – though nefarious powers lurking in the shadows may be pulling the strings to their own ends.

Based on Capcom's legendary fighting game franchise, the cast have been at pains to point out the meticulous research that went into not only their own depictions of the iconic characters, but the fights as a whole. The developers, it seems, were impressed by that dedication. Will audiences react the same way?

We'll find out very soon. Street Fighter hits cinemas on October 16.

For more, check out the upcoming video game movies in the works, including Gears of War and BioShock.

As the new Street Fighter movie prepares for round one in theaters this weekend, the all-fighting video game adaptation had its world premiere in Los Angeles last night on October 12. However, critics who got to see the movie early are divided.

Some early viewers are hyping up Kitao Sakurai's new flick. Brandon Davis writes, "It’s a 90s throwback with visual nostalgia but also in its humor and selling of a hot cast," calling the movie "a silly, fun, and fearless good time." ComicBook's Chris Killian said, "Street Fighter is like Bloodsport on horse steroids... It's also funny in a way that both homages the ridiculousness of 80s action movies while poking fun at the toxic machismo those same movies helped inspire."

Others say the film does the beloved arcade game franchise justice, with movie critic Maude Garrett writing, "I am a grown-ass woman and when I tell you I got legit GOOSEBUMPS from watching Street Fighter - the way they honour the characters' fighting moves and had over 100 Easter eggs as a nod to those who grew up playing it and beyond made me smile."

Street Fighter follows Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) as they are pulled back into the fighting world when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament. However, the warriors have trouble outside the ring too, as a deadly conspiracy broils in the background. The cast also includes David Dastmalchian, 50 Cent, Andrew Schulz, Eric André as Don Sauvage, Jason Momoa, as well as WWE stars Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, and more.

However, not everyone is a fan. Tessa Smith from Mama's Geeky says the movie "ultimately falls flat," adding, "The cast does what they can with the (not great) dialogue but they look amazing! The jokes rarely land & it feels like half a movie." AxelTalksFilm said that although "there's a lot to like" in terms of performances and action, "Overall it's an underbaked premise, and it's irritating because it's all there, there's genuinely an interesting hook."

The general consensus amongst the more negative reviews is that Street Fighter becomes muddled. Christopher Rates It said, "It feels like the movie doesn’t know what direction it fully wants to take." However, "The film isn’t without its problems, but the combination of animated sequences, kick-ass fight sequences and a cast that are having a blast makes it a fun, silly viewing experience that still manages to honour the franchise."

Street Fighter is in cinemas on October 16. For more, check out our interviews with Chun-Li star Callina Liang and director Kitao Sakurai, and keep up with other upcoming video game movies in the works.

By now, you're probably familiar with the lengths some actors go to with getting ready for an action movie – whether that's a superhero blockbuster, martial arts movie, and everything in-between.

Still, few have been as transparent and candid as Street Fighter movie star Callina Liang.

In order to get ready for her role as Chun-Li in the live-action adaptation, Liang has been open about eating 12 eggs a day, having a meal every two hours, and studying every Chun-Li move from her gaming history to ensure she could replicate it on the big screen.

Liang's thighs even matched her video game counterpart, growing over 6.5cm in the span of a few months before filming. But why go to those lengths?

"I think because I was such a big fan of the character Chun-Li, and I knew that she's such a beloved, iconic video game character, I just didn't want to disappoint the fans," Liang tells GamesRadar+ of her above-and-beyond dedication to the role.

"I mean, really, this whole movie – everybody put everything into it. It's made by fans, for fans. I was just like, I've got to give it my all and have no regrets, and that's why I tried everything I could."

That attention to detail wasn't only present from those in front of the camera. As revealed by Ken actor Noah Centineo in our interview, Jon Valera researched "every" character in the Street Fighter movie to ensure their signature styles from Capcom's games were all present and accounted for.

If nothing else, Street Fighter is certainly pressing all the right buttons to capture that feeling players had back in the arcades all those years ago.

Street Fighter is in cinemas on October 16. For more, check out the upcoming video game movies in the works.

Street Fighter movie's Ken actor Noah Centineo has revealed the levels the production's stunt coordinator went to in ensuring each unique matchup on screen would remain faithful to the eclectic game roster of fighters.

"Every character comes from a different background, pretty much, right? So there's like over almost 150 characters, all the different backgrounds, different fighting styles, and John Valera, our stunt coordinator, had to research for every character and every fight that they were in their specific fighting style," Centineo tells GamesRadar+

"Yes, the signature moves in the game [are in the movie, so that he could make them fight against each other in their signature styles, in their specific fighting styles. Meticulous attention was paid to detail, and I think it's really a triumph. The movie has insane fights, and every character is brutal."

The trailers have already made good on that promise, whether it's the stretchy limbs of Dhalsim reaching across the arena or the paradoxical speed and slapping ability of sumo E.Honda, there's plenty of game-accurate heritage splashed onto the screen.

While the Street Fighter movie doesn't match the 150-strong lineup that have been sprinkled throughout six mainline entries and countless spin-offs and iterations, several major names are represented, including Ken, Ryu, Guile, M. Bison, Chun-Li, Vega, and Cammy, as the next World Warrior Tournament gets underway.

Street Fighter punches its way into cinemas on October 16.

There's plenty more where that came from: here are the upcoming video game movies currently in the works.

Just one day after going into development at Paramount, the co-CEO of video game studio CD Projekt Red has shared his excitement for the upcoming live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie adaptation.

"We're excited about Paramount as a future partner who shares our creative ambitions for the Cyberpunk franchise," said Michał Nowakowski on Twitter. "We look forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time." CD Projekt Red will be heavily involved with the upcoming adaptation, serving as co-producers alongside the producer behind the live-action Transformers movies, Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

Released in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 is set in a fictional metropolis known as Night City in California and follows a mercenary known as V (Vincent/Valerie) who is accompanied via biochip by Keanu Reeves' rockstar and terrorist Johnny Silverhand. However, when the Silverhand chip begins to rewrite V's own consciousness, the two must work together to save one another and confront the powerful Arasaka Corporation.

No plot or casting details have been released at this time, but one actor has already put himself forward to play V. Smile star Kyle Gallner replied to the announcement by posting a picture of himself with a buzzcut just like V, writing, "Take me to Night City." It seems that fans want Paramount to seriously consider Gallner for the role, as one replied, "Thank you for listening to us! We've been manifesting for so long," and another added, "This would be perfect casting."

The upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 movie won't be the first time the popular game franchise has been adapted on screen. In 2022, Netflix released anime show Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, also produced by CD Projekt Red. The first season follows an Arasaka Academy student living in the violent Night City, but Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2, which is set to return on October 20, will focus on a new set of characters.

The Cyberpunk 2077 movie does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our list of the best video game movies and keep up with upcoming video game movies.

A live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie is now in development, and CD Projekt Red is co-producing it.

The film is in development at Paramount Pictures, with the video game studio co-producing alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura, according to a new report from Deadline. di Bonaventura is best known for producing the live-action Transformers and GI Joe films. No additional details about the film or its plot have been reported.

CD Projekt Red also co-produced the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series, which was released to wide acclaim in 2022. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 is set to land via Netflix on October 20 with a whole new cast of characters, who'll hopefully face a bit less tragedy than their predecessors. A new Cyberpunk game is also in development, though very few details have been revealed about it, either.

While Cyberpunk 2077 brought the setting to a much broader, more mainstream audience, the video game is itself an adaptation of Mike Pondsmith's tabletop role-playing game, simply titled Cyberpunk. Pondsmith explained in a 2017 interview with Eurogamer that CD Projekt Red has the rights to develop new Cyberpunk stories from the year 2077 in the fictional timeline onward, while he continues to work in the earlier eras on the tabletop game.

For Paramount's part, it's found success with several video game adaptations over the years, including the Sonic the Hedgehog films. It's also distributing the upcoming Street Fighter movie.

The list of the best video game movies is actually getting pretty competitive these days, and hopefully Cyberpunk 2077 will be a worthy contender in that space. Check out our list of all the big upcoming video game movies for more in the meantime.

In what will be music to the ears of Street Fighter fans worldwide, the director of the upcoming, hard-hitting movie adaptation says everyone on the cast arrived with a serious working knowledge of Capcom's iconic fighting franchise.

"Everybody that's in the movie is a fan of the game," Kitao Sakurai tells GamesRadar+. "There was nobody that I cast that was like, 'what's Street Fighter? What are we doing here? Everybody came to the movie out of a love for the franchise and for the game, and with a very deep understanding of like the canon and the lore.

To that end, Sakurai reveals he would use Ryu actor Andrew Koji as his own built-in loremaster on-set.

"Andrew Koji is a huge gamer and oftentimes I would lean on him for canon stuff."

Sakurai adds, "[Chun-Li actor] Callina [Liang] is a legit gamer. She's younger, so she grew up more on Street Fighter 6 – everybody has different sort of connections to the game, but everybody definitely is coming from a place of loving the game."

That passion for authenticity and harkening back to Street Fighter's quarter-draining '90s heyday in arcades even extends to Sakurai aiming to ape the feel, tone, and texture of the decade during the movie's runtime.

"I wanted to, more than anything, make a movie that felt like it was like a '90s movie. If we could go back in time and make a game-accurate version of Street Fighter in the '90s, what would that be like?"

If you believe the cast, there were also more than a few rounds of Street Fighter taking place on consoles on-set. The victor? Apparently, Andrew Schulz – who plays Dan in the Street Fighter movie – proved his capabilities more than once. Let's hope they've saved some moves for the camera.

Street Fighter hits cinemas on October 16. For more, we have a guide to upcoming video game movies and new PS5 games.

Updates on the Netflix BioShock adaptation have been few and far between, but the director is still hoping it gets made. Francis Lawrence, who is directing the new Hunger Games movie, recently gave GamesRadar+ some news on the long-awaited film.

"We're still working on a script and I think we're pretty close, and I'm feeling really good about it," he told us during press for Sunrise on the Reaping. "Yeah, I would love to make it. I've been like dying to. I've been working at it. I've been trying."

A live-action BioShock movie was first announced by Netflix back in 2022 and it's been in development since. Lawrence was attached but then delays caused by Hollywood strikes and Lawrence's work on The Hunger Games movie have meant there's not been much movement on it for a while.

In 2025, it was announced that the story was being reworked for a smaller budget. Speaking to Variety, producer Roy Lee called it a "more personal point of view" project rather than a grander adaptation. Elsewhere, Lee told The Direct that it will be based on the first game, but everything beyond that is being kept under wraps by Netflix and the game's producers 2K and Take-Two Interactive.

Released back in 2007, the first person shooter game takes place in an underwater city called Rapture. It collapsed into a dystopian war-ravaged society after the discovery of ADAM, which is a genetic material that can grant superhuman abilities. The game follows Jack as he crash lands in the Atlantic Ocean and finds a hidden entrance into the world beneath the waves.

Lawrence is currently busy with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy's games. Speaking to GamesRadar+, the director called it a "return to form" for the franchise with a fair few surprises along the way.

The movie hits theaters on November 20, 2026. For more upcoming movies, here are our guides to upcoming video game adaptations and upcoming superhero movies.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced the formation of Xbox Pictures, a new division that will attempt to match some of its biggest IP and franchises to production companies in Hollywood.

As per Xbox's own announcement, Xbox Pictures will be focused on "bringing our worlds and characters to new audiences through film, television, and other forms of linear storytelling."

Xbox Pictures will be part of Xbox's new grand plans, which aims to expand beyond its gaming aspirations.

In a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Sharma described the new restructuring as such: "XP is a play on 'Experience Points' and formalizes four investment areas for us: XBOX PICTURES for film and television adaptations; XBOX PRODUCTS for licensing and merchandise; XBOX PARTNERSHIPS for sponsors and brand partners; and XBOX PLACES for our marquee broadcast and in-person events, theme parks, and other location-based experiences."

To help shepherd Xbox's broadening of its horizons is new XP president Kayleen Walters, former CEO of Mojang.

What that means for the on-screen future of Xbox's properties is currently unclear.

Right now, a Minecraft movie sequel is in the works, while a Gears of War Netflix movie remains in a state of production limbo. Fallout season 3 is currently filming and could be on our screens as soon as May 2027.

As recently as late August, it was reported that Xbox is pitching some of its biggest names for film and TV adaptations, including Elder Scrolls, Diablo, and Halo (again).

Whatever comes next, it appears Xbox is crystallizing its plans to adapt more games for movies and streaming.

For more, check out the upcoming video game movies in the works. We imagine Xbox will be adding more to this list shortly...

Death Stranding movie director Michael Sarnoski has revealed he has started location scouting for the upcoming A24 adaptation.

On Instagram, Sarnoski – draped in a Death Stranding t-shirt – posted a selfie of his current setting: the rocky landscape of Iceland.

In another video, saved for posterity and posted on Twitter, you can see how perfect the location is – perfectly resembling the harsh terrain and stunning vistas Sam Porter Bridges had to overcome across two Death Stranding games.

Sarnoski's global travels would indicate he has now finished writing the script. As of this past June, he told IGN, "I'm writing the script right now and hopefully almost done with that and really excited to dive into it."

The director, best known for helming Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One, added, "We're working on some revisions together, and they all seem super excited and happy with it. Kojima has been really generous in letting me play in his world but letting me tell a story with my own characters and my own sort of corner of this world, but keeping it honest to the game and doing something that fans will really like."

The Death Stranding movie, as revealed at Kojima Productions' 10th Anniversary Stream, will focus on an original story in the universe.

The first two Death Stranding games focused first on Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus) and his attempts to reconnect America after an apocalyptic event and, then, traversing the plains of Australia on a group mission to open a new 'Plate Gate.'

Creator Hideo Kojima himself stated he wouldn't be too involved in the creative process. Besides, he's likely busy – with two games, O.D. and Physint, currently in development.

No casting or release date has yet been announced for the Death Stranding movie.

For more, discover the other upcoming video game movies currently in the works.

Hideo Kojima has confirmed he has more cameo appearances on the way in major movies and anime series.

"I already shot a few other things," Kojima said on the return of radio show KOJI10 while discussing his cameos in Japanese crime drama Vivant (sans beard) as Commissioner Watanuki and in the Japanese dub of Zootopia 2 as Officer Molebrandt.

"Directors and others have asked me to [appear]. One is a big live-action movie and [the other] is a major anime title."

On top of that, Kojima, who is already a busy bee with upcoming titles Physint and O.D., says he has dialogue in another project, as well as a cameo appearance in an unnamed game.

"I don't like playing myself. That happens a lot," Kojima admitted of his acting side hustle. "I'd rather play a detective or something."

Away from his work in front of the camera, Kojima continues to develop multiple titles at Kojima Productions.

One of those, Physint, has undergone some major changes in recent weeks after the title was picked up by Xbox amid its cancellation over at PlayStation. The game, set to be an espionage title in the mold of Metal Gear Solid and starring Bill Skarsgård, reportedly had deadline and budget issues. Kojima Productions later released a statement describing the report as "unsubstantiated speculation."

His other title, O.D., is a little more under wraps. "This time, I don't want to reveal much," Kojima said later on in the KOJI10 show.

For more, check out our guides on upcoming Xbox Series X games and new PS5 games.

The Street Fighter movie has proved its street cred ahead of release with the reveal that the upcoming video game movie will reference its most iconic fighting game community (FGC) moment.

As revealed on his YouTube channel (H/T IGN), Street Fighter will feature a cameo from FGC legend Justin Wong, complete with a '37' tattoo – a nod to Evo Moment 37.

If you don't know Evo Moment 37 by name, you'll certainly know it by sight. The match-up, from the 2004 tournament, featured Wong's Chun-Li coming up against Daigo Umehara's Ken.

What follows is a move that went triple platinum on early messageboards and websites: with just a flicker of health left, Daigo manages to parry all 15 hits from Chun-Li's Super, before striking for the unlikeliest of wins. The clip, which has accrued hundreds of millions of views in the decades since, can be relived below.

Wong, who will play a prisoner commentating on a fight in the movie, revealed that Capcom contacted him for a bit-part in Street Fighter. He also added that, alongside his EVO Easter egg, there will be references from all six mainline Street Fighter games.

That dedication to the source material also extends to its main cast, with Chun-Li actor Callina Liang recently revealing the lengths she went to so she could more accurately portray the iconic character.

"I downloaded every single version of Street Fighter onto a PS5 and I recorded all of Chun-Li's moves during fights on my phone in slow-mo, so I could play them back and study them," Liang told Empire magazine.

Liang added, "Chun-Li is all kicks. So we did a bunch of Taekwondo training, Muay Thai, and wushu. I did two hours of that a day and strengthened my legs a lot and changed my diet drastically. When I was bulking, I ate 12 eggs a day. Every two hours I had to have a meal and I was on the verge of throwing up. But it worked. By the end of the shoot my thighs had grown six-and-a-half centimeters each."

Street Fighter hits theaters on October 16.

For more, check out the other movie release dates just over the horizon – including Avengers: Doomsday.

Bradley Cooper is set to star as Duke in Danny McBride's live-action G.I. Joe movie, which is moving ahead at Paramount as a standalone film rather than as the previously announced Transformers crossover.

Per Deadline, Cooper is set to play Duke, lead soldier and second-in-command of the G.I. Joe team. He was one of the very first action figures released when Hasbro created G.I. Joe in the '60s. McBride is set to direct from a script he penned with his Righteous Gemstones collaborators Jeff Bradley and John Couture.

Back in 2024, Paramount announced a Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie after it was teased at the end of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. In the Rise of the Beasts post-credits scene, Noah (Anthony Ramos) is given a business card that bears the G.I. Joe logo, implying that he's been recruited for the special counter-terrorist team. At the time, it was thought that this would be a crossover with the Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson-led G.I. Joe movie franchise, as a third installment was thought to be in the works after the box office success of G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

According to the Deadline report, however, the upcoming G.I. Joe movie has been "uncoupled" from Transformers. While you wait for another Transformers movie, might I suggest riding Transformers 3D: The Ride at Universal Studios Orlando or Universal Studios Hollywood (it'll tide you over, I promise).

G.I. Joe does not yet have a release date. For more, keep up with movie release dates and new movies heading your way.

The most terrifying zombie creature in the Resident Evil movie was actually performed by real stunt people, a new video has shown.

In the film, a horrifying amalgamation of all the zombified victims so far chases Austin Abrams's Bryan around on his quest to reach the Raccoon City hospital. It rolls around in a tangle of limbs, and it pursues Bryan all the way to the end.

The film's movement coordinator, Jakub Hudlický, shared a video to his Instagram of the performers tied together and producing the creature's creepy rolling motion.

"Let’s take it all the way back to the beginning – July '25 – when @filmka_stunt_team, @cirk_la_putyka and I first came together to explore one big question: how can the Merged Monster moooove?" he wrote in the caption to the post.

Now, it's not totally clear if the final version we see in the movie is performed practically, or if this was just a test for VFX reference. Still, it's very impressive.

The zombie monster can't actually be found in any of the Resident Evil games, fitting with Zach Cregger's assertion before the film was released that it would not be directly adapting the games but rather be inspired by them. The movie takes place "on the periphery" of Resident Evil 2.

The Resident Evil movie has been incredibly well received, scoring 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Our own Resident Evil movie review awards the film 4 stars, and it reads: "Frightening, funny and exceedingly bloody, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is a horror-comedy to match the best the genre has to offer, and an easy frontrunner for the best video game movie to date. Cregger's hot streak continues."

You can watch Resident Evil in theaters now. For more, check out our guide to the Resident Evil movie ending explained.

In case you haven't heard, the Resident Evil movie rocks. Zach Cregger's singular adaptation of the beloved Capcom video games is a 95-minute shot of t-Virus adrenaline that does a better job of adapting the series to film than any of the previous seven movies, despite telling an original story and failing to include a single game character.

This caused something of a backlash ahead of release, leading Cregger to embark on a self-professed "apology tour" during interviews. But I'm here to tell you all that Cregger was right: more filmmakers need to be brave enough to tell their own stories when adapting video games, and stay true to the source material in other ways, even if it means leaving fan-favorite figures behind.

Despite taking place "on the periphery" of Resident Evil 2, on the day of the t-Virus outbreak, Cregger's Resident Evil movie doesn't feature the iconic likes of Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Nemesis or any of the myriad characters and monsters we know are running around the streets of Raccoon City at this exact time. Instead, it focuses on medical courier Bryan, an average Joe who's comically out of his depth when faced with seemingly unkillable zombies and even gnarlier mutated creatures. His simple goal: to get the basis of an antidote for the infection from A to B.

The movie's only acknowledgement of Resident Evil's outrageously convoluted lore is a brief moment of exposition revealing that (who else but) the Umbrella Corporation is behind the t-Virus outbreak. This side of Resident Evil, along with the well-explored characters, evidently wasn't of interest to Cregger.

And who can blame him – we had six Milla Jovovich-led movies featuring cosplay versions of familiar Resident Evil figures in daft fan-fiction scenarios that sort of looked a bit like the games if you squinted. These movies were at least fun, which can't really be said about the disastrous 2021 movie Welcome to Raccoon City – an adaptation so misguided in its efforts to please fans that it featured originally cut character Lisa Trevor, but was somehow the worst of the lot.

Instead, Cregger, a clearly passionate Resident Evil fan who also happens to be one of the most accomplished and exciting contemporary filmmakers, has adapted Resident Evil in the ways that matter: translating the tone, atmosphere, structure, absurdity, and the you-know-it-if-you-see-it feel of the games to film in a way that feels practically groundbreaking.

Lone survivor

Everyman Bryan might be a new kind of protagonist for a Resident Evil story (more akin to Ethan at the start of 7 than one-man-army Leon), but the idea of following a single isolated character through a nightmare gauntlet is standard operating procedure for the series. No time for idle chit-chat when you've got mutated beasties to kill and arcane sub-objectives to complete.

There's also the undeniable fact that most of the games simply aren't suited for a 1:1 translation to film. Resident Evil 2 might be an all-time classic, but Leon or Claire running laps around the RPD building to stay out of Mr. X's reach is unlikely to lend itself to compelling cinema. And the less said about the B-movie stories and dialogue, the better.

Despite his passion for the series, Cregger is smart enough to know that if you want to experience Resident Evil 4, the best way to do that will always be to play the game. This has long been the case for video game adaptations – particularly on the big screen – which have typically loosely adapted the stories and the characters out of necessity in a way that satisfies no one. Beyond a handful of specific examples – The Last of Us on TV among them – that truly lend themselves to faithful adaptation, it's almost always going to be the case that using the worlds as a jumping-off point for new stories, while honoring the ethos of the games, will yield more satisfying results for fans and newcomers.

We're living through the golden age of video game adaptations, akin to the position superhero cinema was in around the early days of the MCU. And just like superhero cinema was no longer treated purely as disposable kids' fare by a generation of filmmakers who grew up reading comics, as a generation of filmmakers who grew up playing video games move into positions of power in Hollywood, the approach to adapting them has become increasingly sophisticated. There have already been a number of successful examples on TV, including Fallout and Arcane, neither of which adapts specific stories from the games, but still manage to stay true to their respective worlds. Resident Evil is the first true success story on film, at least one put out by a major studio.

Of course, there are examples of this approach not working out in the past. 2016's Assassin's Creed, starring Michael Fassbender, wasn't a million miles away from Cregger's Resident Evil in its use of a new cast of characters in a familiar setting and scenario. But without casting aspersions, it's fair to say that Assassin's Creed director Justin Kurzel – the extremely accomplished filmmaker behind the likes of Snowtown and The True History of the Kelly Gang – probably didn't understand Assassin's Creed in the same way that Cregger does Resident Evil, and it showed.

A new way forward

The discourse around Resident Evil has been a bummer to see as a long-serving fan of the games and an equally big fan of Cregger. Here, at long last, a series as storied and full of potential as Resident Evil has enlisted a filmmaker with the vision and talent to craft something that lives up to the legacy of the games – which he accomplished and then some – and the instinct of many is to tear the movie down because it isn't a 1:1 translation. I, for one, don't want to see the same thing again, simply in live action; that experience is open to me again anytime by booting up my PlayStation. I'll always opt for something new, as long as it feels true to the world it's bringing to the screen.

It's too early to say whether or not filmmakers will learn the lessons of Cregger's Resident Evil. We've yet to get a proper glimpse of Wes Ball's The Legend of Zelda movie, though given comments from Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto recently that the movie would be inspired by the history of the whole series, and some sneaky set photos that appear to feature a mix of costumes from different eras, I'll be surprised if it's a faithful rendering of a specific entry. Better it captures the spirit of the series first and foremost, followed by any specifics which support that.

As for Resident Evil, despite saying he's had ideas for a sequel, it doesn't seem all that likely Cregger will return – and who can blame him. While many consider the ending abrupt, you can't deny that it closes the loop on Bryan as a character, and serves as a tragic origin story for a hulking Raccoon City sub-boss; you could almost imagine Leon stumbling across his voice message for Michelle in Raccoon City General Hospital's subterranean car park before going on to take him out with a few well-placed magnum shots to that bulging eye. As far as adapting a video game goes, Cregger has achieved an easy S+ rank.

Resident Evil is out now. For more, check out our ranking of the best Resident Evil movies and our spoiler-filled Resident Evil movie ending explained.

Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie is the latest project to come under fire for allegedly using AI in its early stages of development. However, storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins has come forward to set the record straight.

"A small sampling of the storyboard work I did with Zach for Resident Evil. Not an ounce of AI here- all hand-drawn!," said Wilkins on Twitter, sharing a snippet of early drawings for the new video game movie. Check out the post below.

Rumors started to swirl after a bunch of Resident Evil storyboards made their way online, and some moviegoers, not familiar with storyboard art style, suspected AI was used.

Cregger's Resident Evil has proven to be a great hit with fans, scoring an impressive 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and earning $100 million internationally over opening weekend. In our Resident Evil review, we call the new horror movie "Frightening, funny and exceedingly bloody," and "an easy frontrunner for the best video game movie to date."

The film stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier who is asked to deliver a package to Raccoon City General Hospital. However, when he sets off on his last job of the night, he unknowingly walks into an all-out zombie apocalypse. The film doesn't adapt a particular Resident Evil game, but is set at the same time as Resident Evil 2.

However, the AI scandal isn't the first time fans have questioned Cregger's take. Upon learning that the film would follow a new protagonist, many fans were angry that Resident Evil frontrunner Leon has been cut out. But Cregger has proven time and time again that he is an avid gamer and lover of the games, and has taken inspiration from the whole franchise.

If you ask us, making a video game movie that adds to the lore rather than simply replicates it is way more exciting. The proof is in the pudding. Just see where the new movie places in our ranking of the best Resident Evil movies.

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, check out our and our Resident Evil movie ending explained, and keep up with new video game movies on the way.

Self-proclaimed gamer Zach Cregger has not only managed to produce one of the best video game movies of all time with his new Resident Evil movie, but he has also had the chance to share his love for games in the process. The director was recently put on the spot and asked to do what all gamers fear most: list his top games of all time.

When asked to list his top four games in an interview with Regal Movies, Cregger said, "Off the top of my head: Binding of Issac, Dark Souls 3, I would say Resident Evil 4, and, God, my last one? This is brutal. The Last of Us 2." It's an impossible task, but the horror helmer sure does have great taste. Here are Cregger's top four games:

• The Binding of Issac
• Dark Souls 3
• Resident Evil 4
• The Last of Us Part II

It is not surprising that Resident Evil 4 made it on the list, as Cregger has said that his new adaptation draws a lot of inspiration from the fourth game. All of the games on Cregger's list are well loved, but what is interesting is that all but The Last of Us Part II have yet to be adapted into movies or TV shows. Might a Dark Souls movie be in Cregger's future? We will have to wait and see.

When asked if he gave Resident Evil star Austin Abrams any gaming homework, Cregger said he told the actor to play Resident Evil 2, 4, and 7. We already knew that the movie is set parallel to Resident Evil 2. The movie even includes a Resident Evil 4 Easter egg. Plus, during a Resident Evil Reddit AMA, Cregger said he used the "character elements" from the seventh game in the film.

Despite Cregger proving his gamer status time and time again, some fans are still a little salty about the new movie not adapting any specific game and choosing to introduce a new protagonist, leaving Resident Evil frontrunner Leon out. The movie follows Abram's medical courier named Bryan, who must deliver a package to Raccoon City General Hospital right at the end of his shift. But unbeknownst to him, a zombie apocalypse has just broken out.

However, Cregger pulled details from the whole franchise. "The visual language is taken from the games," added Cregger. "This movie lives in the third-person, kind of over-the-shoulder shot for most of its runtime, and it jumps to first person a lot. I feel like I have yet to see a movie that really leans into the video game visual vocabulary, the way this movie has."

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, check out our Resident Evil review, our Resident Evil movie ending explained, and our list of the best Resident Evil movies.

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, see where Resident Evil ranks on our lists of the best Resident Evil movies (spoiler: it ranks high).

Zach Cregger says the 2019 Oscar-nominated war movie 1917 was an unlikely inspiration for his take on Resident Evil.

"1917. But like it's completely different in tone. But that is structurally maybe the closest," Cregger told Rotten Tomatoes, when asked if any movies specifically inspired Resident Evil. "It's like if Evil Dead 2 and 1917 were its parents, but that doesn't feel right... like if those movies loved each other very much."

Written and directed by Sam Mendes, 1917 follows two British soldiers in World War I who set off on a mission to deliver an important message that will call off a fatal attack. The film earned ncluding ten nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, ultimately taking home Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects.

Though Evil Dead 2 might make a bit more sense, 1917 does make sense as structural inspiration for Resident Evil. It's a man on a mission who moves through impossible circumstances with one goal in mind – and the concept of survival gets put on the back burner.

The new movie tells a new story within the world of Resident Evil, following a slightly miserable medical courier who agrees to take a mysterious package all the way over to Raccoon City... where, unbeknownst to him, a lab-created virus has just begun to destroy humanity. Cregger directs from a screenplay he penned wth Shay Hatten. It's also some of the most fun I've had in a theater in a really long time.

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, check out our handy list of all the Resident Evil Easter eggs we spotted during the film, or, check out our guide on how Resident Evil connects to the games.

Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto says there's still an appetite at Capcom to make another live-action movie after 2020's Paul W.S. Anderson-directed box office bomb.

"Speaking as producer and also as overall series producer in the past, I'm definitely interested in the idea of revisiting a Monster Hunter movie if the stars align in future," Tsujimoto told Postmode.

But, of course, we need to talk about the Gammoth in the room: 2020's Monster Hunter, to put it mildly, was not a success.

Yes, its low box office (under $50 million) can be partly attributed to a cinematic landscape emerging from the after-effects of COVID-mandated shutdowns, but a 45% score on Rotten Tomatoes and scathing reappraisals in the years since has done nothing to help Monster Hunter's cause. Hot off the heels of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil – an adaptation of another beloved Capcom property – it only holds up worse.

Still, that hasn't deterred Tsujimoto, nor the wider Capcom shot-callers.

"Capcom as a whole, not just Monster Hunter, has said publicly that it's putting real effort into film and visual media," Tsujimoto underlined. "Within that, we're of course very interested in Monster Hunter on screen and want to do it in the future. But it's not something we can do on our own."

There, then, is the rub. Much like Monster Hunter's beastie-thwacking gameplay, it requires a team effort to get the job done. To that end, Tsujimoto seemingly requires a certain set of conditions to be met before trying again.

"It depends on the companies involved, on a director, on timing," Tsujimoto said. "And we'd need to think hard about what we want to depict. The desire is there, but it happens when the timing and those things line up. We want to do it in the future."

Elsewhere, Monster Hunter Wilds is receiving a new expansion, titled Ascendance. It promises new gear, new locations and – of course – new monsters to hunt. It's set for release on PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5 next year.

For more, check out the new PS5 games and upcoming Xbox Series X games in the works, then cast an eye towards the upcoming video game movies that are on the way soon.

The Silent Hill movie franchise has yet to live up to the video game series' success, but that could change soon as a new string of Silent Hill films are reportedly on the way.

According to Dread Central, the Silent Hill movie franchise is getting a fresh start that will be a "bold new take on the franchise."

The first Silent Hill movie adaptation hit screens in 2006 and still holds up as a pretty solid adaptation – it even places on our list of the best video game movies. The movie, directed by Christophe Gans, follows a mother setting off to Silent Hill in search of her daughter, and brought to life some of our favourite details from the first game.

However, since then, the franchise has taken a dip, with 2012's Silent Hill: Revelation scoring a seriously low 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, and this year's Return to Silent Hill flopping at the box office. But there is so much potential there, with the Silent Hill games being regarded as some of the most atmospheric and downright scary games ever.

The game franchise kicked off in 1999 with Silent Hill, following protagonist Harry Mason as he searches for his missing daughter in a mysterious town with even stranger inhabitants. The series, which has since spanned seven more games and multiple spin-offs, tasks players with solving puzzles, battling creatures, and searching the fog-covered town for answers. The reboot comes at a perfect time, too, as the list of best Silent Hill games is growing, with the new game Silent Hill: Townfall launching on September 24.

The news comes just days after Zach Cregger's daring take on the Resident Evil hit screens, opening to $108 million worldwide, which is more than any past Resident Evil movie made on opening weekend. What is most interesting is that Cregger's take doesn't directly adapt any specific Resident Evil game, but instead tells a new story set in the Resi universe we all know and love.

Seven Resident Evil movies were released between 2002 and 2021. However, the success of Cregger's new movie suggests that video game movie fanatics are hungry for stories that build on games rather than simply adapt them. There are surely countless stories begging to be told in Silent Hill's vast, foggy domain.

For more, read our Resident Evil review and Resident Evil ending explained, and keep up with upcoming video game movies on the way.

Resident Evil took the box office by storm this weekend, raking in over $100 million worldwide at the box office and setting a new benchmark for video game adaptations on the big screen. But great art takes time, and Cregger was working on the movie right up to the wire, which led to some differences between the domestic and international versions of the movie.

Speaking on The Big Picture podcast, Cregger touched on the challenge of shooting Weapons and Resident Evil back-to-back, noting that the acclaimed video game adaptation was finished "maybe" two weeks before release. That's not outside the norm for big movies with a very tight turnaround; let's not forget that Cregger has now released two movies in just over 12 months. What's a little surprising is that the movie missed the international DCP deadline, meaning territories outside America received an incomplete version of the movie.

"It was pencils down at 11:59, Saturday night because the DCP had to ship," Cregger said. "There's actually… the international version is different than the domestic version because I was still needing to make changes and like we missed our international finish line time, you know? So there are shots I'm not stoked on in the international version that like are better in the domestic. That's how down to the wire it was."

Now, we don't know exactly how the international version of the movie differs from the print being screened domestically, but the differences are most likely imperceptible to anyone but Cregger. Visual effects and color grading are two of the more common late-stage post-production processes, and given how VFX heavy Resident Evil gets for its final lab sequence in particular, it's possible a few of these shots are more to Cregger's liking in the domestic DCP.

Imperceptibly incomplete or not, Resident Evil has proved a big hit with audiences and critics (our glowing Resident Evil review is proof of that), even if the discourse around Cregger's approach to adapting the games, and the mic drop Resident Evil movie ending, has reached a fever pitch in recent days. On that ending, Cregger also recently revealed how his original vision for the final sequence changed during production.

"One of the missteps I made early on was not [showing Bryan's desperation for a cure]," Cregger said. "We reorganized the chain of events. Thank god I shot for this as a contingency plan; it was my plan B."

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, see where Resident Evil ranks on our lists of the best Resident Evil movies and the best video game movies (spoiler: it ranks high).

A new Street Fighter trailer has arrived, and it gives us an exciting look at all the special fighting moves from the video games that feature in the upcoming movie.

In the brief clip, which you can view above, we see a plethora of moves including Shoryuken, Dhalsim's aerial attack Yoga Mummy, Chun-Li's Hundred Lightning Kicks, Balrog's Buffalo Headbutt, Dragonlash Kick (from Street Fighter 7), and Hundred Hand Slaps. A previous trailer also recreated the loading screen from 1991's Street Fighter 2 and featured directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou as two of the fighters.

The live-action movie, directed by Kitato Sakurai, sees Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) enter the World Warrior Tournament at the insistence of Chun-Li (Callina Liang), who is fixated on taking down the evil M. Bison (David Dastmalchian).

A special event is also being held at participating IMAX theaters on October 15, which allows lucky fans to view the movie one day before release at 7 pm local time. Participants also receive a special print of the film's poster and get to see seven minutes of bonus footage.

The cast includes Cody Rhodes as Guile, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Orville Peck as Vega, Andrew Schulz as Dan, and Mel Jarnson as Cammy. There is also now a popcorn bucket shaped like Guile's hair, which is brilliant or terrifying depending on how you look at it.

Street Fighter releases in theaters on October 16. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies.

Resident Evil is a certified critical and commercial hit, so much so that it's already out-earned the 2002 movie's entire run.

Per Variety, Zach Cregger's latest horror feature earned $60 million at the domestic box office and $48.3 million at the international box office, making for a total opening weekend of $108.3 million. The first entry in the video game movie franchise, 2002's Resident Evil, earned $26 million in its opening weekend and $102 million in its entire run.

Keep in mind, Cregger's Resident Evil had a budget of just $75 million, and has already earned it back and more in its opening weekend. It's a great time to be a horror fan.

The new movie tells a new story within the world of Resident Evil, rather than adapting a specific installment of the massively popular video games. Austin Abrams plays Bryan, a visibly exhausted, down-on-his-luck medical courier who agrees to take a mysterious green package all the way over to Raccoon City... where, unbeknownst to him, people are mutating left and right. Cregger directs from a screenplay he penned wth Shay Hatten.

The film currently has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with our own review calling it the "best video game movie to date." Cregger is on a pretty great run given that Barbarian and Weapons each have a 92% on RT, with the latter earning some Oscar noms and winning one for Amy Madigan's portrayal of villain Aunt Gladys. It's worth noting that Cregger actually made his directorial debut in 2009 alongside late friend and collaborator Trevor Moore (who is given a sweet nod in Weapons), and if horror isn't your thing... why not check out the plucky romcom Miss March?

Resident Evil is in theaters now. For more, check out our handy list of all the Resident Evil Easter eggs we spotted during the film, or, check out our guide on how Resident Evil connects to the games.

Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has revealed that the movie's slightly more hopeful ending wasn't originally on the cards – and was only added in after footage was shot as part of the filmmaker's "contingency plan."

Major spoilers for the Resident Evil movie ending follow.

Poor Bryan. The luckless courier was put through the wringer as he scrambled from undead set-piece to undead set-piece in Cregger's hellish take on Raccoon City.

Partway through the film, Austin Abrams' protagonist is bitten by a child. In Resident Evil's world, that usually only means one outcome. However, by the finale, he makes his way to the Umbrella Corporation lab as the company hunts for a cure to the zombie outbreak.

Sadly for Bryan – and the Umbrella researchers – he doesn't hold off long enough, eventually mutating into a twisted B.O.W. that will be all too familiar to fans of the game.

In the original version of Resident Evil, Cregger (speaking to Collider) explained that Bryan's humanity had completely gone by that point, with no semblance of the person he once was remaining amid a mass of tentacles and gooey eyes, despite Umbrella still trying to inject him with the cure.

"One of the missteps I made early on was not [showing Bryan's desperation for a cure]," Cregger said. "We reorganized the chain of events. Thank god I shot for this as a contingency plan; it was my plan B."

Cregger continued, "Originally in the script, that scientist pulls the needle out, [Bryan] grabs the woman's face, he drops it, and it shatters, and then the rest of the movie is just [Bryan] killing the scientist and people were just like, 'No, it's over!'

"But I shot that shot of the scientist putting the needle in his pocket just 'cause I had a feeling. I was like, 'I feel like I'm going to need that.'"

Cregger's instinct, as to be expected from the mind behind Barbarian and Weapons, was correct.

"It keeps the stakes all the way until the end. It's like 'save him, save him'. Whereas before it's just like: 'Kill them, I guess, kill them all.'"

Resident Evil is now out in cinemas.

For more, check out the collection of Resident Evil Easter eggs we spotted during the runtime, plus a larger look at how Resident Evil connects to the games.

Plus, we glance ahead to all the new horror movies in the works that are getting set to scare us silly.

While the Resident Evil movie focuses on telling a new story set in the world of the franchise, that doesn't mean it isn't stuffed with some neat Resident Evil Easter eggs. It's been well-documented that the film has typewriters, herbs, and first aid spray cans, but there are also a few nods to one of the most well-loved Resi characters, Leon S. Kennedy.

Warning though: we'll be getting into spoilers from the Resident Evil movie below, so make sure you've seen it first.

These come later on in the movie when Bryan, our hapless medical courier, has made it to Raccoon City. Here, he faces the arduous final journey to the hospital to attempt to deliver the sample needed to make the cure.

His first hurdle comes from running down a street as zombies hurl themselves off rooftops towards him. In the background of this shot, as Bryan looks ahead to the hospital, is a shopfront reading 'Leon S. Kennedy Guns and Ammo'. Leon is a rookie cop at this point in the timeline, but he sure does know a few things about guns and ammo, so it's a fun nod from director Zach Cregger. Check out the moment below, as shared by Twitter user RENews from the trailer.

Although, apparently a Deadline journalist asked Cregger about this and he wasn't sure how it ended up in there.

That's not the only reference though, according to some eagle-eyed fans. When Bryan makes it to the hospital, he has to enter through the underground carpark as there are a fair few zombies in the main building. Now some theater-goers spotted that Leon's car is parked among those in the car park where Bryan takes a beat to work out how to complete his journey.

As one fan on Reddit wrote, "I liked that Leon's car was parked in the hospital. It was a cool Easter egg." See if you can spot it on your next rewatch.

For more on the film, check out our breakdown of the Resident Evil movie ending and a breakdown of all the Resident Evil game differences. We've also got a Resident Evil movie review as well if you need any more insight about why it's worth your time.

Across a quarter century and seven live-action movies, Resident Evil has had a rough ride on the big screen. While the Capcom-developed video game series has gone from strength to strength since its 2017 revival, the live-action movies have always been, at best, guilty pleasures and, at worst, affronts to the cherished survival-horror series. Turns out eighth time's a charm, as despite much pre-release griping over the absence of iconic game characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil isn't just the best Resi movie by a distance; it's the best video game movie full stop.

Cregger is a self-proclaimed Resident Evil superfan, and among the most exciting filmmakers working today following his arresting debut Barbarian and horror sensation Weapons – a film so undeniable even the horror-averse Academy recognized it with an Oscar for Amy Madigan's Gladys. Cregger's first foray into franchise filmmaking is just as singular and fuelled by invention as his original work, telling a new story in a recognizable world that feels wholly authentic to the spirit and ethos of the games. It's among the more invigorating pieces of IP moviemaking in recent memory, and the first to accurately translate the immersive feeling of playing video games to film.

Clocking in at a refreshingly taut and unrelenting 95 minutes, Resident Evil is stripped back to the point its plot beats could be sketched out on a coaster. Austin Abrams' Bryan is a medical courier about to clock off when he's hired to transport a mysterious biological cargo from the sticks to Raccoon City General Hospital. Unfortunately for Bryan, this happens to be the night of the Raccoon City incident, during which the Umbrella Corporation's DNA-altering t-Virus transforms the population of the city into your garden-variety living dead, and even gnarlier BOWs (Bio-Organic Weapons), which Bryan has to haphazardly fight his way through en route to his final destination.

Don't hate the player

Cregger's movie may take place in parallel with Resident Evil 2, but don't expect any crossover with the games; it's better to think of the movie as a separate and distinct Raccoon City story that is simultaneously taking place on the fringes of what happens to be going on elsewhere in the city. Neither is it totally consistent with established Resi lore: some BOWs exhibit traits of the Las Plagas parasite, for example, which doesn't show up till Resident Evil 4, and the precise way the t-Virus escapes the lab contradicts what we know.

Does any of this matter? Not in the slightest. What matters is that Cregger understands far better than previous stewards of Resident Evil on screen what makes the series tick. Gone is the daft post-Matrix gun-fu; here it's replaced by bullet-counting, resource-scrounging and cautious tiptoeing around dark corners.

Cregger also incorporates the grammar of video games in subtle but effective ways: the camera is frequently hovering over Bryan's shoulder in third-person fashion, he 'upgrades' his firearms across the night, and is constantly coming up against familiar obstacles, like padlocked gates and treacherous ledges that need to be shimmied across.

Bryan, in fact, is a very different protagonist for Resident Evil. While the movies (in Alice) and the games (in Leon, Chris, Claire, and co.) have typically featured very capable leads who take out the undead with ease, Bryan is a doofus with commitment issues whose only experience shooting guns is, amusingly, in video games. This makes every encounter a major life-or-death situation, the movie ramping up the peril with some devilishly effective jump scares and gloriously horrid creature design.

It's scary, no question, but marketing materials to date have majorly undersold how funny Resident Evil is. Despite stripping out many of the jokes after test screening audiences reacted negatively, Resident Evil remains a no-bones horror-comedy where the extremity of the situations Bryan finds himself in elicits nervous laughs and screams in equal measure.

A standout among the Weapons ensemble as addict James, Abrams is at the center of every frame here. The character and performance are reminiscent of Bruce Campbell's slapstick Ash in Evil Dead II, mixing out-of-his-depth everyman with a Wile E. Coyote-style streak of bad luck as the ill-equipped-for-action Bryan screams, panics, and dissociates his way through one hellishly terrible situation after another.

The running joke of the film is that if something can go wrong for poor Bryan, it does, and Cregger seems to take endless pleasure in tormenting his unlikely lead. It can teeter on sadistic, with gruesome moments involving both mutated children and even babies. Somehow, it never feels exploitative. Instead, it adds to the outrageously gonzo, anything-goes nightmare of it all.

Undead nightmare

There are a handful of supporting characters – Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, and Zach Cherry all pop up – but their appearances are so fleeting they barely register as Bryan is pursued across Raccoon City, Nemesis-style, by a relentless multi-limbed monstrosity. It's a movie that doesn't stop for a moment; even the cursory (and mercifully brief) mid-movie exposition dump is delivered on the move. The Fury Road comparisons are apt: Resident Evil is paced to perfection, moving from one environment and grisly encounter to the next at a thrilling clip.

There are some deleterious consequences to this approach. Character development and plot are so bare-bones they're practically non-existent, and don't even think about trying to identify themes. Before it all kicks off, Bryan reacts indecisively to a call from his girlfriend that she may be pregnant, and this regret weighs on him as the film goes on. But this exact character motivation was utilized far more effectively mere months ago in Exit 8, another video game adaptation.

Clearly, Cregger's priority here is experiential. Resident Evil is a gloriously gnarly film. Heads explode (in more ways than one), distended stomachs erupt with rats, and there's a very memorable evolution of the way the t-Virus operates that will no doubt irk die-hard fans. Some may question the choice not to utilize the many iconic creatures we know are roaming the streets of Raccoon City at this time, but Cregger is far more interested in putting his own twist on the world than creating a live-action facsimile. It's arguably the smartest way to approach an adaptation like this when a Last of Us-style faithful rendering doesn't make sense.

Resident Evil might not match Barbarian or Weapons for sheer formal inventiveness, and perhaps won't live as long in the memory as a result. Nor is it likely to replicate Weapons' Awards-season-crashing success. But unless you're a stickler who can't live with the idea of Cregger failing to adhere to the letter of Resident Evil lore, it's hard to imagine anyone with a tolerance for the grisly not having a blast watching this. After 24 years, the big screen finally has a Resident Evil that lives up to the legacy of the games.

Resident Evil releases in theaters on September 18. For more, check out our rankings of the best video game movies, and the best Resident Evil games.

Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu might not be a character in the new movie from Zach Cregger, but he still has an idea of whom he'd cast as the iconic villain.

Lady Dimitrescu debuted back in the 2021 game that revolves around Ethan Winters, and she quickly took the world by storm.

When asked by Pedestrian TV whom he'd cast, Cregger responded with an excellent pick: Mad Men star Christina Hendricks. "That feels about right to me," he said. The interviewer's choice, meanwhile, was Joan Cusack, to which Cregger responded: "Oh, wow. Okay, great. Dude, I can watch her do anything. Yeah, she's amazing."

Cregger has been clear that his version of Resident Evil won't involve tons of lore from the games or adapt a specific story. In fact, as he told GamesRadar+, the movie takes place "on the periphery" of Resident Evil 2. "You know, where Raccoon City is having its big night, but tell just another story that could be happening in parallel to that," he explained.

First reactions to Cregger's Resident Evil have been overwhelmingly positive, with early viewers saying it "feels like you're playing a very good video game" and it taps into the "relentless tension" of the franchise.

While Cregger hasn't incorporated a lot of game lore, he has indeed said he's trying to capture the feeling of playing the games. "I happen to worship these Resident Evil games and pull a lot of inspiration from the experience of playing them," Cregger teased. "I tried to keep the environment changing every seven or eight minutes, like the games. You're always moving into another level as it were."

Resident Evil arrives on September 18. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming video game movies and the best Resident Evil games.

Hey hey hey, it's time for Netflix to make some crazy money (as if they don’t have enough already)! Are you ready? Here we go! As part of a major push for more video game adaptations, the streaming service's has partnered with Sega to adapt the publisher's beloved 1999 racing game, which will switch lanes and become a feature film.

To ensure that the level of ridiculousness on the road meets demand, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who wrote The Naked Gun reboot, have been tasked with taking the wheel and penning a script (per Netflix). Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Sega’s Toru Nakahara are overseeing things as producers.

The news lines up nicely with the impending arrival of Crazy Taxi: World Tour, which everyone was beeping their horns over until we learned it was set to use generative AI. Like it or not, we're getting a lot more Crazy Taxi than we expected.

But while an audience for Crazy Taxi seems like a sure thing, they’re also gambling on a video game that the world hasn’t gone hands on with yet. Like a Dragon prequel video game, Stranger Than Heaven, is set to arrive next year, and Netflix seems so confident that they’re turning that into a movie as well. Set in Japan across different eras between 1915 and 1965, the game lets players control Makoto Daito, a Japanese-American orphan who ends up in Japan and eventually forms the Tojo Clan.

Strange as it might sound, adapting the game that sees documented cabbies ripping up the streets and running into hot dog vendors might seem easier to adapt than the Like a Dragon prequel, when you consider some of the important pieces involved. The game drew a lot of attention after it was announced that deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, as well as actor Bunta Sugawara, who died in 2014, would be included as integral characters. Putting characters that look like famous dead people is one thing, but it begs the question of how they’ll be integrated into whatever live-action plans they have in place.

Finally, the last project coming down the pipeline is a new Sonic the Hedgehog animated kids series, which honestly sounds like the easiest project of the bunch. Discussing the upcoming entries, Sega’s head producer said, "Expect something cute yet cool for Sonic, hilariously crazy for Crazy Taxi and a badass action drama for Stranger Than Heaven, because we’ve got some amazing creative ideas lined up and we are just getting started. The whole team is absolutely thrilled!"

The Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven movies are currently undated. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies.

New details for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie have been revealed, and they're pretty intriguing. While we didn't get a trailer for the new film during The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto did reveal some interesting teases.

"The title is The Legend of Zelda," he explained. "Once you see the film, you'll understand why there isn't a subtitle. This is an original film based on the many stories, ideas, and concepts of the series, built up through the games over 40 years." He also teased that the Triforce will play a part in the new movie.

Directed by Wes Ball, the adaptation stars House of the Dragon's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Renegade Nell's Bo Bragason as Zelda. It also stars Uli Latukefu as Ganondorf, Dichen Lachman as Impa, and Yvonne Strahovski as "a Queen character".

Speaking earlier this year to GamesRadar+, Ainsworth revealed he was a bit too young to play Breath of the Wild, possibly the best Zelda game of all time, when it was released in 2011, but he did watch a lot of playthroughs.

"Then, upon being fortunate enough to play this role, such an iconic character, going back and realizing the 40 years of legacy and history, and the varied tones, the varied stories, the varied renditions and vocal performances of this character as well," he explained of his preparation. "Yeah, I'm a big fan, and just really excited, because it was an awesome thing to shoot."

The Legend of Zelda movie is set to hit theaters worldwide on April 30, 2027. For more game-to-film adaptations, here's our guide to all the video game movies you need to know about.

A new Street Fighter trailer has arrived, and while it's a bit less action-comedy in tone than the first, it sure as heck brings the drama and some of the coolest fighting moves from the video games to life.

The brief clip, which can be viewed above, leans heavily into Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken's (Noah Centineo) tumultuous relationship and begins with an all-out fight. It's Chun-Li (Callina Liang) who encourages Ryu to enter the World Warrior Tournament, and it's all with the intent of taking down the impossibly evil M. Bison (David Dastmalchian). There's also a pretty cool part where E. Honda (Hirooki Goto) does basically every single one of his video game moves in a 10-second span after we saw Ryu do his signature fireball move in the first trailer.

Per the official logline, behind the World Warrior Tournament lies a conspiracy forcing Ryu and Ken to take on both each other and the demons of their past. Kitao Sakurai directs from a screenplay penned by T. J. Fixman and Sakurai himself, with a story by Gary Dauberman and Dalan Musson.

The cast includes Cody Rhodes as Guile, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Orville Peck as Vega, Andrew Schulz as Dan, and Mel Jarnson as Cammy. Danny and Michael Philippou, who were initially signed on to direct, also have a pretty cool cameo.

Street Fighter releases in theaters on October 16. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie has been (unfairly) divisive for its creative deviations from Resident Evil canon, and for telling a Resident Evil story without fan-favorite characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Nevertheless, it's set to open huge later this month, and could potentially double the opening weekend box office takings of the biggest Resident Evil movie to date.

Early tracking (h/t IGN) has put Resident Evil's opening weekend figure at some $40-50 million in the US. Even at the lower end of predictions, that's far higher than any movie in the Milla Jovovich-starring series, the biggest of which, Resident Evil: Afterlife, opened to $26.6 million in 2010. The most recent Resident Evil movie, Welcome to Raccoon City, opened to just over $5 million in November 2021. Even factoring in that more faithful adaptation's pandemic-era handicap, this is a big improvement.

Cregger's Resident Evil movie seems to be resonating for a few reasons. The fact that it's telling an original story that anyone can jump into is certainly one. Cregger himself is becoming something of an event filmmaker after his original horror-thriller Weapons opened to a massive $43 million last summer. And the self-proclaimed Resident Evil superfan seems to have learnt all the right lessons about video game adaptations, in that he's staying true to the "spirit and tone" of the games (and even the power progression) rather than simply re-telling one of the games' stories on screen.

Even a bumper box office is unlikely to result in more Resident Evil movies from Cregger, however, as the writer-director is set to helm original sci-fi The Flood next. He's also penning Weapons prequel, Gladys, centred on that movie's twiggy witch, and he's reportedly scripting a Siren Head movie for director Brian Duffield. So Cregger is booked for years to come. But given how lucrative adaptations of the Resident Evil series have proven to be over the years (some seven live-action movies and an ill-fated Netflix TV show have been made to date), it's unlikely to be the last.

Resident Evil stars Austin Abrams as a medical courier tasked with transporting biological materials across a zombie-infected Raccoon City. Late last year, we visited the Resident Evil set in Prague, where Cregger, Abrams and the team took us through their full-throttle vision for the movie.

Resident Evil opens on September 18. For more scares, check out our guide to upcoming horror movies and our list of all the new video game adaptations on the way in 2026 and beyond.

The Last of Us TV show wasn't the first announced adaptation of the beloved Naughty Dog game. Spider-Man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi was originally in talks to produce a movie back in 2014, and there was even a poster made for a San Diego Comic-Con panel.

You can check out the first poster image below, which was shared by Sony at the time. It featured what seems to be a slightly older version of Ellie holding a knife and wearing her signature backpack.

Now the poster has resurfaced, fans have been reacting to it on social media. "I remember being so excited for this all those years ago. Imagine if this got made," one wrote, while another added: "Is this an alternate reality? Since when did this exist?"

Appearing at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014, Raimi told crowds (per Empire): "I think it’s going to be a great character journey and a great love story and a really great horror picture." He also revealed that they had met with Game of Thrones actor Maisie Williams to play Ellie.

The movie was due to be written by Neil Druckmann, the video game creator and co-showrunner of the HBO show. Table reads even happened, which featured eventual Abby actor Kaitlyn Dever reading for the part of Ellie. Ultimately, it entered development hell and the rights lapsed in 2019.

Druckmann has spoken about why the movie ultimately didn't happen candidly. "When I worked on the movie version, a lot of the thinking and notes were like, 'How do we make it bigger? How do we make the set pieces bigger?'" he told the Script Apart podcast (H/T IGN). "It didn’t work for The Last of Us, and I think that’s ultimately why the movie wasn’t made."

The Last of Us has since been adapted into an extremely successful TV show with a third season on the way. For more on that, check out our guide to The Last of Us season 3 as well as all the upcoming game adaptations on the way.

Street Fighter movie actor Callina Liang has detailed the impressive preparation she put in to play iconic character Chun-Li in the upcoming video game adaptation.

"I downloaded every single version of Street Fighter onto a PS5 and I recorded all of Chun-Li's moves during fights on my phone in slow-mo, so I could play them back and study them," Liang told Empire magazine.

But it wasn't just presumably memorizing her most hard-hitting moves that set Liang on the way to playing Chun-Li (anyway, we'd just suggest spamming ↓ ↘ → + K). No, it was the physical transformation – complete with a diet that might even make most of Street Fighter's musclebound roster think twice. And, yes, that includes making sure Chun-Li's most dangerous weapons, those thighs, look the part.

"Chun-Li is all kicks. So we did a bunch of Taekwondo training, Muay Thai, and wushu," Liang explains. "I did two hours of that a day and strengthened my legs a lot and changed my diet drastically. When I was bulking, I ate 12 eggs a day. Every two hours I had to have a meal and I was on the verge of throwing up. But it worked. By the end of the shoot my thighs had grown six-and-a-half centimeters each."

With director Kitao Sakurai already mentioning how he didn't want to create a "conventional" video game movie, fans can perhaps have high hopes on nailing the wild, madcap tone of Street Fighter. After all, where else does a sumo cross paths with hairy Russian wrestlers, fearsome dictators, and the devil incarnate?

Liang, though, has set herself apart as Chun-Li from the jump. She looks the part, and her video game knowledge will ensure she moves just like Chun-Li. Let's hope those kicks are put to good use when the Street Fighter movie hadoukens its way into cinemas on October 16.

For more, check out the other upcoming video game movies in the works.

Street Fighter has a patchy history on the big screen, to say the least, but the latest adaptation is doing things a little differently, according to director Kitao Sakurai.

If the irreverent Street Fighter trailer and the movie's wild casting choices are any indication, it's a film that isn't taking itself too seriously, and that's by design. "Everybody wanted to get behind creating a movie that had a very distinct tone and approach, that didn't feel like an off-the-shelf video-game movie," Sakurai told Empire Magazine. "I was brought on to make something that didn't feel conventional, and they really let me do my thing."

Sakurai himself is an unconventional choice. The director cut his teeth on comedies like The Eric Andre Show, with little to suggest he'd be the right person to bring the larger-than-life World Warrior Tournament to the screen. But according to the director, who also co-wrote the film's screenplay, that off-kilter perspective is what makes Street Fighter stand out from an increasingly crowded field.

"I also really wanted to honour that feeling I had when I was six years old with my best friend, trying to make our [home-movie] version of a Jet Li movie," Sakuri said. "To just have that sense of fun and irreverence, and not worrying what other people think. To hopefully balance nostalgia with something that feels fresh."

There's not long to go till we find out whether Sakurai and co. have hit the mark. Recently, we got a taste of the action with a special look at the fight between Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Blanka (Jason Momoa). With hadoukens and electric shocks aplenty, it certainly looks like a more reverential adaptation than the notorious, Van Damme-starring '94 movie (and the less said about 2009's Kristin Kreuk-led The Legend of Chun-Li, the better).

Street Fighter is set to top off the biggest year yet for video game adaptations. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Mortal Kombat 2, and Exit 8 have so far been released in 2026, while Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie is still to come. And next year is set to be even bigger, with A Minecraft Movie 2 and the long-awaited live-action The Legend of Zelda movie among the many video games adaps hitting screens.

Street Fighter releases in theaters on October 16. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies and our ranking of the best video game movies

After being rumored for a role as Beast in Marvel's upcoming X-Men movie, Charles Melton is now in talks for Kakashi in the upcoming Naruto movie. Directed by Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Daniel Destin Cretton, the film will be the first live-action adaptation of the beloved manga.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Melton is in final negotiations for the role as the search for Team 7 continues. Naruto follows a young ninja called Naruto Uzumaki who has ambitions to lead his ninja village. However, he must grapple with having the spirit of a demon inside him on his journey to greatness.

Kakashi is the elite ninja who acts as a mentor to Naruto and his friends. This would be the first casting confirmed for Cretton's adaptation of creator Masashi Kishimoto's manga, however it has been announced a global casting search is underway for Team 7, the younger main characters of this story.

Best known for his roles in Beef and May December, Melton first came to fame on Riverdale. He was also recently the subject of X-Men casting rumors, with suggestions he was in talks to play Beast in the new movie.

The actor even addressed the news, remaining neutral on the discussions. "It depends on what day or moment you catch me on, but right now I’d say I think I believe in [director Jake Schreier] and [Beef creator and X-Men co-writer Lee Sung Jin] so much, and I would love to work with them again, and many more times. They know that," Melton told The Playlist.

It seems he may be switching Marvel for manga though, if these casting rumors end up being true. For more, check out our guides to new anime as well as our list of all the Naruto filler you can skip.

From the Sonic movies to Zach Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil film, video game adaptations are taking over Hollywood, with military shooter Gears of War being the latest franchise to be picked up by Netflix. However, producer Kelly McCormick believes that adaptations should contribute to the game's story and lore, rather than retell it.

When we spoke to McCormick about her upcoming festive action flick Violent Night 2, we asked for an update on the Gears of War movie, which is still in very early development. "I can't really talk about Gears of War right now," says McCormick to GamesRadar+. "But I'll leave it at we are very excited about being involved and are making great progress on the script and movement toward making the movie."

The producer added, "I'm really excited, and I think it's a perfect time for it with the game coming out," referring to the upcoming game Gears of War: E-Day.

Although McCormick couldn't spill any details, the producer did give us an insight into how she approaches adaptations like Gears of War. "I think it's a really special IP. People spend a lot of time in their games and love their games. [But] there's more to give than what they're doing in their games," adds the Atomic Blonde producer. "There's more story to tell. And I think, to me, the games that we really respond to are games that have started a story but haven't finished one, or a game that has so much to give story-wise."

McCormick says that the goal is for games and on-screen projects to "communicate between each other," so fans can "play the game," then "see the movie," and so on. "The movie contributes to the next game, and the game contributes to the next movie. And they have a bit of an ecosystem where you can experience both of them and feel more connected to the game, but also feel more connected to the movie."

In June, it was revealed that the Gears of War film, directed by The Fall Guy helmer and McCormick's husband David Leitch, will act as a Delta Squad origin story. The description shared by Entertainment Weekly reads, "a ragtag crew of soldiers who wage a desperate war for survival against the Locust, a race of subterranean creatures set on destroying humanity." Now, that sounds pretty much in line with the new game.

Set 14 years before the first Gears of War game, Gears of War: E-Day follows a young Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago during the first Locust Horde attack. From McCormick's comments and the timing of the adaptation, it would make sense for the movie to serve as an extension of the game. Developed by The Coalition, Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6, 2026.

The Gears of War movie does not yet have a release date. For more, keep up with video game release dates and upcoming video game movies on the way.

It looks like the third Mortal Kombat movie might not happen anymore, as director Simon McQuoid confirms the project is still in limbo.

When asked for an update, McQuoid told The Wrap, "I think it’s still going through its life cycle. So I don’t know yet. I’m not sure."

News of the threquel arrived at New York Comic Con 2025, when screenwriter Jeremy Slater revealed he had started writing the third movie. There has been little update since then. However, that was before Mortal Kombat 2 hit screens. Starring Karl Urban, the sequel follows Johnny Cage as he joins other fighters in the ultimate battle against Shao Kahn.

The sequel premiered early this year to mixed reviews and a 64% score on Rotten Tomatoes. In our Mortal Kombat 2 review, we called the video game adaptation "a step up from 2021’s bizarrely tournament-less Mortal Kombat that lands some killer blows, but it’s far from a flawless victory."

Although the second movie was a vast improvement on the first film, which stands at 55% on RT, the sequel earned $129 million globally against a predicted $80 million budget. When taking marketing and other costs into consideration, Mortal Kombat 2 cannot be called a box office success.

That's not to say Mortal Kombat 3 won't happen at all. Mortal Kombat 2's ending leaves room for more future fights. Not long after release, Slater confirmed that Ludi Lin's Liu Kang would return in the threequel. Despite the character seemingly dying, Slater said Kang's mysterious revival would be addressed in Mortal Kombat 3. However, it sounds as though McQuiod has other projects in line first.

The director added, "I feel like there are other stories that I want to tell that aren’t necessarily in Mortal Kombat and I have multiple things in development, one of which we're just casting now and that’s not Mortal Kombat at all, something that is in the real world and very much a deep dive into a singular character and character study."

For more, check out our guide to upcoming video game movies, and keep up with upcoming video game movies on the way.

After months of radio silence, The Legend of Zelda movie has finally revealed the actor playing series villain Ganondorf. And fans now think we got our first glimpse of the King of the Gerudo last year in leaked set videos.

As noted by @farourage on Twitter, a widely shared set video from The Legend of Zelda's New Zealand shoot appears to feature the actor Uli Latukefu, who we now know is playing the treacherous Ganondorf. Intriguingly, Ganondorf appears to be casually walking around a forest with Bo Bragason's Zelda and Dichen Lachman's Impa. Have his true, Triforce-snatching intentions yet to be revealed at this stage in the movie? Check out the original video below.

If the video does in fact feature Latukefu's Ganondorf, it's certainly a more grounded take on the character, who's traditionally depicted with a long mane of red hair and, in recent games like Tears of the Kingdom, with bulging pectorals on display. Latukefu's Ganondorf, however, appears to have closely cropped hair, though in some videos it does appear to be red, at least.

Either way, fans seem (mostly) thrilled to have a morsel of new information on the movie, which releases in just over 8 months, and until yesterday had only two confirmed cast members in Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's Link and Bragason's Zelda. Alongside Latukefu and Lachman, Deadline's report also claimed that Mass Effect star Yvonne Strahovski will play a "Queen character" (almost certainly the Queen of Hyrule). Sam Neill, who died last month, was also revealed to be part of the cast, though precisely who he's playing is something of a mystery. Fingers crossed he's voicing the Deku Tree.

Despite this influx of casting news, The Legend of Zelda movie is still something of a mystery. We still don't know precisely which game the movie is adapting (the costumes in the first look suggest Breath of the Wild). Though we do know that Ainsworth is something of a newcomer to the series, as he told us he was too young to play Breath of the Wild when it released.

The Legend of Zelda movie releases on April 30, 2027. For more, check out our list of upcoming video game movies.

The live-action Legend of Zelda movie has reportedly found its Ganondorf in Australian actor Uli Latukefu.

Deadline reports that Latukefu has been cast to play the Zelda movie's main antagonist across multiple movies, which supports rumors claiming Nintendo and Sony plan to make a trilogy out of the live-action adaptation.

Latukefu is best known for playing Dwayne Johnson in the NBC sitcom Young Rock and Byamba in the Netflix drama series Marco Polo. He joins a cast led by The Haunting of Bly Manor's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who will play lead hero Link, and Renegade Nell's Bo Bragason, who will play Princess Zelda. This is the first new casting since Ainsworth and Bragason were revealed as the film's leads.

The movie will be the first official live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda universe on the big screen, although plot details are unclear at the moment. At the very least, fans can expect young adventurer Link to embark on a perilous journey to save Princess Zelda from the evil Gerudo warlock Ganondorf, a common theme from the games.

There are actually two main villains in the Zelda universe, Ganon and Ganondorf, who are the same entity in different forms. For a more in-depth explainer on Ganon vs. Ganondorf, you know where to click.

The Maze Runner trilogy director Wes Ball is at the helm with a script from Derek Connolly (Detective Pikachu) and T.S. Nowlin (The Maze Runner). The movie was originally supposed to hit theaters on March 26, 2027 but was delayed to May 7, and ultimately pushed forward to April 30.

For more, check out our guides on upcoming video game movies and the best Zelda games.

Nintendo has finally made big moves into movies in recent years, with this year's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crossing $1bn at the global box office. The company's latest financial results explain why, and the reason is not just 'loads of money.'

Buried in the graph-packed document is a single page on Nintendo's movie business, which goes some way to explaining why the Japanese powerhouse has finally embraced movies after decades of shunning Hollywood: "We believe that our initiatives in movies and videos can transcend the boundaries of the dedicated video game platform business," the document says. "And provide opportunities for people all over the world to become aware of Nintendo characters."

In plain English, then, Nintendo is saying it can reach a wider audience with movies than it can with games, especially in parts of the world where consoles are not widely available. "In particular, it serves as an opportunity for consumers in regions where dedicated video game platforms are not yet widely adopted to experience Nintendo content for the first time," Nintendo adds.

As the report notes, 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie is currently the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time, with $1.36 billion. This year's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie made significantly less, earning just over $1 billion worldwide by the end of its theatrical run. That was still enough to briefly make it the highest-grossing movie of the year, until Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed that threshold in less than a week.

Next up for Nintendo on the big screen is Wes Ball's live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. "Going forward, we will take a variety of approaches to continually create contact points with Nintendo characters all over the world," Nintendo's financial report notes, reaffirming that we will likely see a mix of animated and live-action movies from Nintendo going forward. Little is currently known about the live-action Legend of Zelda, though Link actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth recently told us that he was too young to play Breath of the Wild when it released.

As for Nintendo's video game business, that's not going too badly either: the report confirms that the Switch 2 is still Nintendo's fastest-selling hardware ever, and sales have already surpassed the GameCube's lifetime totals.

The Legend of Zelda movie releases on April 30, 2027. For more, check out our list of every major upcoming video game movie.

The tension is rising with every bit of fresh rotting footage that comes stumbling out of Zach Cregger’s next big project, Resident Evil — and that really is a good thing. From skydiving zombies faceplanting cars to oversized human-shaped mutations hiding out in sewers, the Weapons director’s venture into the popular survival horror franchise doesn’t look to be holding back, which makes sense given how wild he was allowed to go with it.

Speaking to Empire about the new movie, which sees his former Weapons star, Austin Abrams, transporting an organ across Raccoon City, Cregger was borderline giddy about the gruesome playground he’d been given the keys to. “I was given total freedom. I have the final cut. I was not interfered with. I didn't have anyone putting any sort of limitations on me," the director assured.

Being up with the dead comes with issues, though, and Cregger didn’t hide the matter of taking on such a massive franchise and the pressure that can come with it. "It's an incredibly demanding job, and I feel like I could burn out. You have to push yourself so hard to make a movie. Every day on set, you have to be the energy source that 150 people feed off, and I don't know if I'll be able to keep it going. At the very least, I'm gonna have to take years off,” Cregger guessed. “I could change my mind. Maybe in two years I'll be singing a different song. I have no idea. But this is how I've felt for a while.”

It’s certainly an upgrade. Switching from zombie swarms to scary aunts with lipstick in their teeth and magical twigs is a leap, but Cregger promises that the same kind of batshit tone audiences loved with Weapons and Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan) will make itself known in Resident Evil. "Gladys was a very specific flavor. There are a couple of things in this movie that are really wild, and who's to say whether any of them will be the same lightning-in-a-bottle thing that Gladys was. But there's some imagery in Resident Evil that is so fucked-up and weird.”

Splendid. Exactly what we like to hear, and considering Cregger’s work up until now, feels absolutely guaranteed. You can see how much Resident Evil checks both categories when it arrives in theaters on September 18. Should you require more scares than that in the meantime, check out our guide to all the most excting upcoming horror movies.

One of the most exciting upcoming video game movies is The Legend of Zelda, starring House of the Dragon's Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Renegade Nell's Bo Bragason as Zelda.

GamesRadar+ recently caught up with Ainsworth on Zoom to chat about his role as Daeron Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 3 – but, naturally, we had to ask about Ainsworth's trip to Hyrule, too.

"I can't speak too much on the film itself, but I remember vividly when Breath of the Wild came out – and it might show my age – but I remember being quite young at the time when it came out, and so I didn't have a Switch at the time," he admits. "And so, I was watching gamers play it, and watching playthroughs, essentially."

Ainsworth was born in 2008, and Breath of the Wild, possibly the best Zelda game of all time, was released in 2017. Way to make us feel old…

"And then, upon being fortunate enough to play this role, such an iconic character, going back and realizing the 40 years of legacy and history, and the varied tones, the varied stories, the varied renditions and vocal performances of this character as well," he continues. "Yeah, I'm a big fan, and just really excited, because it was an awesome thing to shoot. New Zealand is a wonderful place. But yeah, can't say too much more."

The Legend of Zelda movie arrives on May 7, 2027, while House of the Dragon season 3 continues weekly on HBO Max, Sky, and NOW in the UK, and HBO in the US.

You can keep up to date with our House of the Dragon season 3 release schedule, and, for even more, check out our guide to all the upcoming Game of Thrones movies and TV shows.