‘Street Fighter’ Film and Television Rights Land at Legendary

Legendary Entertainment has acquired film and television rights to the video game franchise Street Fighter. Any upcoming projects including one feature film thats already in the works will be co-developed and produced in conjunction with Japanese video game distributor Capcom.

Since the franchise launched in 1987, Street Fighter has sold over 49 million units worldwide, becoming one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. It also spawned other games, various spin-offs and crossovers featuring characters like Ryu, Ken, Chung-Li, Guile and M. Bison. Capcom is behind other popular games, such as Resident Evil and Monster Hunter.

Hollywood has yet to master a live-screen version of Street Fighter, though there have been several attempts. Universals 1994 action film Street Fighter starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen and Raul Julia was a critical and commercial misfire, as was 20th Century Foxs 2009 adaptation Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Liwith Kristin Kreuk.

Legendary, which has a new distribution deal with Sony, has experience with adaptations of all kinds, including novels, comic books and more with Dune, Godzilla vs. Kong, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu and Enola Holmes. The company recently cut ties with Warner Bros., which is still releasing Dune: Part Two on Nov. 3, 2023.

Plans to bring Street Fighter to the big screen comes at a boon time for gaming adaptations. The genre, which was once synonymous with box office failures, has experienced a revival thanks to Sonic the Hedgehog and its 2022 sequel, Tom Hollands Uncharted, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie.