The live-action Street Fighter film now has a new director: Kitao Sakurai. Capcom is "deeply involved with the adaptation" reports The Hollywood Reporter, and it's still set to release on 20th ...

Kitao Sakurai is the new director for the upcoming Street Fighter movie, bringing his comedic expertise. Incorporating humor in the film will accentuate the flamboyant and absurd nature of the game.

Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter movie, based on the Capcom video games, has found a new director in Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip), Deadline has learned. Sakurai inherits the project from Talk ...

Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming feature film adaptation of “Street Fighter,” the iconic video game franchise that has sold over 55 million units, will be directed by Emmy nominee Kitao ...

The Hollywood Reporter reported Wednesday that Sakurai has stepped into the director’s chair for 2026’s Street Fighter movie, which is being developed and produced by Capcom and Legendary.

In 1994, Universal Pictures released the first Street Fighter movie, which was directed by Steven E. de Souza, and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, and Ming-Na Wen. The movie was a ...

Some early logo artwork for the movie was unveiled last year, which you can check out at the link below. The Street Fighter video game series remains one of the most popular fighting games ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A new Street Fighter movie has been in the works for some time, and now it's moving ahead once again with a new director. According to The ...

Here comes a new challenger to direct Legendary's upcoming Street Fighter movie. After Talk to Me duo Danny and Michael Philippou left the project last year due to scheduling conflicts ...

By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Kitao Sakurai is kicking it ... has been tapped to direct Street Fighter, Legendary Entertainment’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom.