The long-in-development Street Fighter movie may have just landed some undisputed star power, as a former WWE champion and DC Comics hero have reportedly been cast for the film.
According to Deadline, WWE superstar Roman Reigns, Jason Momoa (A Minecraft Movie), Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), and Noah Centino (Warfare) are currently in talks to star. If the actors are involved, then the Street Fighter movie will have recruited some big acting muscle. Mamoa previously appeared as Arthur Curry/Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe of live-action films and he’ll be playing the legendary intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which is scheduled to arrive in June 2026.
Reigns is another well-known face on television, as he held the Undisputed WWE Championship for a staggering 1,316 days. The former champion also appeared on the big screen in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Meanwhile, Koji has appeared in multiple movies and TV shows over the years, flexing his martial arts skills in projects like Warrior. Representatives for the actors have declined to comment to Deadline on whether they are or are not involved in the project. As for Centino, he appeared in the gritty action film Warfare, which was directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.
The latest live-action incarnation of Street Fighter has been in development since 2023. At one point, Talk To Me‘s Danny and Michael Philippou were attached to direct, but they later left and were replaced by Bad Trip director Kitao Sakurai. Legendary Pictures is co-producing the film with Capcom, the developer and publisher of the Street Fighter games.
First released in 1987, the lore of the franchise has been expanded over several games, and the mainline entries have revolved around a group of elite martial artists taking part in a major fighting tournament organized by M. Bison, the leader of the sinister Shadaloo syndicate who seeks to take over the world. The first Street Fighter live-action film was released in 1994 and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme in the lead–as well as a scene-stealing Raul Julia in his final theatrical performance–and in 2009, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was released.
The massive success of a few recent video game movie adaptations–Sonic, Mario, Minecraft–has supercharged Hollywood’s desire to turn more games into movies. Dozens of video game adaptations are also in varying stages of development, and upcoming projects like Watch Dogs and Mortal Kombat 2.