The Road Fighter roster is filling up quick, they usually’ve discovered some attention-grabbing names to convey these iconic online game characters to life. Road Fighter was one of the crucial standard combating video video games of the Nineties, alongside Mortal Kombat. With Mortal Kombat getting a brand new movie sequence at Warner Bros., it was solely a matter of time till Road Fighter acquired the identical reboot remedy. Sony Photos and Legendary Leisure appear to be fast-tracking the movie, as casting information is coming at us quicker than a number of high-speed punches delivered to the face.
The Hollywood Reporter has now revealed that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has joined the solid of Road Fighter as Balrog, a former boxer launched in Road Fighter II: The World Warrior, and who works for the villainous M. Bison. Shortly after information of Curtis’ involvement, Deadline reported that comic and controversial podcast host Andrew Shulz had joined the solid. Shulz’s function is just not confirmed, however the rumor is that he’s enjoying Dan Hibiki, who was initially launched in 1995’s Road Fighter Alpha.
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Initially set to be directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, the duo dropped out of Road Fighter to work on Deliver Her Again. Now, Dangerous Journey director Kitao Sakurai will helm the online game adaptation. The solid has been filling up shortly with Andrew Koji (Warrior) and Noah Centineo (Black Adam) set to play leads Ryu and Ken, respectively. Callina Liang (Inform Me The whole lot) will play fan-favorite Chun-Li. Jason Momoa (Aquaman) has been solid as Blanka, and WWE celebrity Roman Reigns is hooked up to play Akuma. Walton Goggins (Fallout) is closely rumored to be the best choice for the movie’s important villain, M. Bison.
This Is Now the Third Spherical for ‘Road Fighter’
This can mark Road Fighter‘s third try at a live-action movie franchise. The primary, Road Fighter, was launched in 1994 and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, and Ming-Na Wen, and regardless of being a success on the field workplace, it obtained poor opinions from critics and followers of the sport. Then, in 2009, Road Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was launched. An try at doing a grounded origin story specializing in one of the crucial standard characters. Regardless of Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li, Neal McDonough as M. Bison, and the late nice Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, The Legend of Chun-Li was a field workplace and significant flop, incomes barely 3% on Rotten Tomatoes.
No launch date for this third live-action try at Road Fighter has been introduced. The movie was initially slated for launch on Mar. 20, 2026, however Sony Photos has since pulled the film from their schedule. With the solid shortly assembling, it looks like the film might go into manufacturing quickly, which means it might be launched in late 2026 or benefit from a somewhat open 2027 launch calendar. With online game films having picked up steam because of the likes of The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, A Minecraft Film, and the Sonic movies, third time may be the allure for the Road Fighter films, and a possible movie franchise might be launched.
Supply: The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline
Road Fighter
- Launch Date
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December 23, 1994
- Runtime
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102 minutes
- Director
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Steven E. de Souza
