The first look is out, and Live-Action Street Fighter Film's Trailer Features Cast's Comments About Franchise is already trending. Trailers and teasers have a way of setting the tone, and this one has fans counting down the days to the full release.
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Paramount Pictures started streaming "The Love of Street Fighter" preview for legendary Entertainment's live-action movie of CAPCOM's Street Fighter game series on Friday, featuring the movie's actors commenting about the Street Fighter universe with some behind-the-moments footage. Paramount Pictures and legendary signed a multi-year distribution deal in December, with Paramount Pictures distributing legendary Entertainment captures worldwide except China (legendary East handles distribution in China).
Street Fighter will be the first movie to be distributed under the fresh deal. legendary Entertainment acquired the movie and television rights to Street Fighter in April 2023, and will work with CAPCOM on future projects. Sony Pictures was previously slated to distribute the movie.
When the movie was still slated to be distributed by Sony Pictures, the movie was planned to open on March 20, 2026, but Sony removed the movie from its arrival calendar in March 2025. Kitao Sakurai (The Eric André Show, Bad Trip) is directed the movie's shoot in Australia, which started in August 2025. Brothers Danny and Michael Philippou were initially slated to direct the movie, but left the movie to focus on making their Bring Her Back movie.
The game series inspired a live-action movie in 1994 starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raúl Juliá, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, and Wes Studi. HYDE Park Entertainment backed a separate spinoff titled Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li starring Kristin Kreuk in 2009. Machinima backed the Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and Street Fighter: Resurrection live-action series.
Machinima dropped the first series on its YouTube channel in May 2014, and Funimation licensed the series for arrival in North America. Funimation dropped the series on Blu-ray Disc in October 2014. Machinima dropped the second series on Verizon's go90 streaming service in March-April 2016.
A Street Fighter: World Warrior television series was originally planned in 2018. Street Fighter II: The Animated movie adapted CAPCOM's video game Super Street Fighter II in 1994. Discotek Media dropped the movie on DVD in December 2015, and on Blu-ray Disc in October 2016. The universe has also inspired several other anime and animated series.
The Street Fighter 6 fighting game launched in June 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. CAPCOM dropped the game on Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025 as a launch title. The Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition version also launched on the same day.
As the story continues to develop, TeraMovies will keep you updated with every new detail. Until then, this remains one of the most closely watched entertainment stories of the week — and the conversation is only getting started.
