Street Fighter Movie Finds Its New Chun-Li Actress

The live-action Street Fighter movie has added another fighter to its cast, naming the actress who is set to play the iconic Chun-Li. 

The new Street Fighter movie previously enlisted Bad Trip‘s Kitao Sakurai as director after Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) dropped out of the project. It is based on Capcom’s media franchise, which is hailed as one of the world’s most popular and enduring video games. The game follows an ensemble of fighters, one of which is Chun-Li, as they battle it out in a one-on-one global fighting tournament. 

Who is playing Chun-Li in the new Street Fighter movie?

Callina Liang has been tapped to star as Chun-Li, a skilled martial artist and an Interpol officer who was first introduced in 1991’s Street Fighter II. Liang (known for Tell Me Everything, Bad Genius, and Presence) will be joining previously announced Andrew Koji (Snake Eyes, Warrior) as Ryu, Noah Centineo (The Recruit, Warfare) as Ken, Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Fast X), former WWE champ Roman Reigns (Hobbs & Shaw), and Orville Peck.

Capcom launched its first-ever Street Fighter fighting game in 1987, with 2023’s Street Fighter 6 serving as the latest entry. Its popularity has spanned over three decades beyond the video game realm. Apart from animation and comics, the franchise has also received a slew of live-action iterations. This includes Street Fighter (1994), Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist (2014), and Street Fighter: Resurrection (2016).

Actresses who previously starred as the iconic female video game character, Chun-Li, are Ming‑Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett), Kristin Kreuk (Smallville), and Gemma Nguyen. 

Plot details for Sakurai’s Street Fighter film remain under wraps at this time.

(Source: Deadline)

Originally reported by Ryan Louis Mantilla on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net