10
Roman Reigns cast as Akuma in the new Street Fighter movie (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/squaredcircle@lemmy.zip
6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Curtis β€œ50 Cent” Jackson is taking it to the street.

The rapper-turned-actor and entrepreneur has joined the eclectic cast of Street Fighter, Legendary Entertainment’s feature adaptation of the classic Capcom video game.

And what a diverse bunch it is. The call sheet ranges from A-lister Jason Momoa as Blanka to heartthrob Noah Centineo as Ken to gay country singer Orville Peck as Vega.

Joe Anoa’i, aka WME superstar Roman Reign, and martial artist-actor Andrew Koji (Warrior), are on the roll call as battler Akuma and lead character Ryu, respectively. Callina Liang (Presence) is playing Chun-Li

Jackson will play Balrog, a disgraced boxer who is also the bodyguard of the villain. Sources say he is deep into training for the part and will be doing his own stunts for the picture.

Legendary had no comment.

Kitao Sakuri (The Eric Andre Show) is directing the feature, which begins production in August in Australia. Legendary is co-developing and co-producing alongside Capcom.

Plot details are being kept in under wraps.

all 6 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They could literally botch the entire thing and it would still be better than Legend of Chun-Li.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Still haven't seen it, and I frequently rewatch the Jean Claude Van Dam one lol

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The 90's one is silly fun.

    SF:LoCL is a terrible fucking mess with poor creative choices. For a movie with "Fighter" in the title, I only recall 3 fights, and one of them happened offscreen. I'd rather watch Dragonball Evolution 100 more times than ever watch that turd again.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago

    I’d rather watch Dragonball Evolution 100 more times than ever watch that turd again.

    Least DB Evolution got Akira Toriyama to come back to Dragon Ball because of how horrid it was lol

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
    • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    50 cent and roman reigns? man they're really ruining street fighter and turning it into maga garbage huh?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Those choices make no fucking sense.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    8 comments in c/movies@piefed.social view that post
    [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It cost 50 cent to play the original in the arcade, so this is perfect

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
    • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Had to read just to see who Jason was going to be, becsuse 50 Cent was obviously gonna be Balrog, and seeing Momoa is Blanka made me realize that he does kinda look like Blanka already. Just give him green skin and bright orange hair. 🀣

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This could be amazing as long as it is 100% over the top.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Kitao Sakuri (The Eric Andre Show) is directing the feature,

    IT'S the [Street fighter] show!
    Jason Momoa enters with badly done green paint and a ginger wig
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    set gets destroyed with Guile's theme being played by the house band

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Lookin' forward them re creating the Raul Julia It Was Tuesday speech /s

    https://youtu.be/iVzAMmpMra8 https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=iVzAMmpMra8

    Note how the article doesn't even mention the camp classic movie.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    He should beat up Diddy as his intro.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •