After decades of waiting,Street Fighteris finally getting another reboot on the big screen. Directed by Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip), the new film will feature fan-favorite characters from the video game franchise, including the main villain, M. Bison. The Legendary production has found the perfect actor to play the classic antagonist, and he is no stranger to major properties.
According to Deadline,Murderbotstar David Dastmalchian has landed the role of M. Bison, the main villain inStreet Fighter. He joins a stacked cast that includes Andrew Koji as Ryu, Noah Centineo as Ken, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Orville Peck as Vega, andCurtis “50 Cent” Jacksonas Balrog. Dastmalchian will be playing the primary antagonist of the franchise, the tyrannical leader of the criminal organization known as Shadaloo. M. Bison was previously played by Raúl Juliá in the 1994 cult classic video game adaptation, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile.
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AlthoughStreet Fightermay feature his biggest on-screen role yet, Dastmalchian has been quietly amassing an impressive resume in the past few years. In addition to Apple’s action comedyMurderbot, Dastmalchian has been seen in James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad, The Last Voyage of the Demeter,Late Night with the Devil, andThe Boogeyman. His tenure in the superhero genre also includes an appearance inThe Dark Knightin 2008. Up next, he has another villain role, but this time forNetflix’s live-action manga adaptation.One PieceSeason 2 will feature Dastmalchian as Mr. 3, one of the primary antagonists in the upcoming installment set to release in 2026.
‘Street Fighter’ Will Have “Amazing, Awesome” Fight Sequences
BeforeBad Trip’s Kitao Sakurai signed on to directStreet Fighter, Legendary recruited the filmmakers behindTalk to Me, Danny and Michael Philippou. Due to scheduling conflicts withBring Her Back(among other horror films in the pipeline), the Philippou brothers had to depart the video game adaptation. However, they were chugging along the development process quite well, including designing what they havedescribed as an action-packed film. The directors might not be involved with the movie anymore, but there is still a good chance that the film features some of the “amazing” set pieces that the directors had previously worked on.
“We were so excited for Street Fighter. We were in the rabbit hole for Street Fighter and creating set pieces. These amazing, awesome set pieces, because we had the resources to be able to do it. Everything we pitched to Legendary, like, ‘What we’re thinking is this,’ they would say ‘Yep.’ The things that we wanted to do, and having it so action-based… they were all for it. It just sucks. It was just scheduling. It didn’t line up, which is so unfortunate.”
Source:Deadline
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