The new ‘Street Fighter’ movie is still on despite not having a director. Sony and Legendary have announced that the live-action of Capcom’s famous fighting video game saga will hit theaters on March 20, 2026.
Michael Philippou and Danny Philippou, directors of A24’s horror hit, ‘Háblame’were set to direct the film. However, their recent departure from the project has left the director’s post free, so it is likely that we will soon know who will replace the Australians.
The film is an adaptation of the ‘Street Fighter’ franchise, which was a before and after in the video game industry, especially with ‘Street Fighter II’, great influence in the development of arcade games from its gameplay based on combos and special movements. In ‘Street Fighter’, Fighters from all over the world and with totally different styles participate in a mixed martial arts tournament where they compete to show who is the strongest.
Hope in video game adaptations
Film adaptations of video games have not usually been well received by fans. For example, before Legendary bought the rights in April 2023, the company’s own brand ‘Street Fighter’ hit the big screen with ‘Street Fighter: The Last Stand’, starring Jean-Claude Van Dammeand ‘Street Fighter: The Legend’, both destroyed by critics and the public.
However, the announcement of a new ‘Street Fighter’ film caused great excitement after the Philippou brothers joined the project. After their departure, the euphoria has cooled slightly, although The good streak in video game adaptations, as in the case of ‘Super Mario Bros.: The Movie’, ‘The Last of Us’ or ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’, keeps hope aliveIn fact, everything indicates that these adaptations will go further, as work is already underway on a sequel to the Italian plumber’s film, which will also be released in 2026, and on several seasons for ‘The Last of Us’.
