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Street Fighter film saved as Paramount picks up distribution rights

We seem to be in the era of video game adaptations, with dozens of various IPs having been announced to be receiving film and TV shows in the coming years. One project which seemed to run into some problems was Sony’s live-action Street Fighter film. Fortunately, distributor Paramount has now taken over the deal – confirming an official release date of October 2026.

Back in 2023, it was officially announced that a live-action adaptation of Street Fighter was in the works; though very little else was known at the time.

Following this, Sony confirmed that they were leading the project in collaboration with Legendary Pictures – penning the Street Fighter film with a March 2026 release date.

In an interesting twist, the project was later removed from Sony’s upcoming release calendar due to their global distribution deal with Legendary ending at the tail end of last year, leaving the project in limbo.

Street Fighter Film

Finally however, the Street fighter film has been saved, with TheHollywoodReporter confirming that Legendary is now working out a deal with Paramount. As expected, this has led to a slight delay, with the Street Fighter film now set to arrive on the 16th of October 2026.

That said, the final product was already well underway prior to the split with Sony, and so hopefully this switch-up hasn’t caused too many issues. The plot for the Street fighter film reads as follows:

“Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER!”

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to the Street Fighter film? Did you enjoy the original 90s adaptation? Let us know down below.

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