Overview
- Paramount and Legendary published a special look on July 30 that centers on a prison cage match in which Andrew Koji’s Ryu is forced to fight Jason Momoa’s Blanka while David Dastmalchian’s M. Bison watches.
- The clip shows Ryu charging and firing a Hadouken that destroys the makeshift fighting pit and highlights several game-accurate moves translated into live action.
- Momoa’s Blanka is realized through a mix of practical makeup and CGI using the actor’s likeness, featuring green skin, orange hair and electrical effects that have prompted divided reactions from critics and fans.
- The footage confirms an expansive ensemble cast and creative team—Kitao Sakurai directs, T.J. Fixman and Sakurai share screenplay credit, and the film is co-produced with Capcom—with the movie due in theaters on October 16, 2026.
- The studio’s choice to lean into cartoonish spectacle and faithful video-game visuals, including a cameo from streamer Maximilian Dood, positions the film as a franchise-launch play whose early marketing response could influence audience momentum before release.