Joe Anoa’i, aka WME superstar Roman Reign, and martial artist-actor Andrew Koji ( Warrior ), are on the roll call as battler Akuma and lead character Ryu, respectively. Callina Liang ( Presence) is playing Chun-Li.

Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent has been cast in the upcoming Street Fighter movie as Balrog. The news comes as a spree of other casting announcements for Legendary Picture's fighting game adaptation are officially announced in the lead up to the 2026 film. This includes Callina Liang as Chun-Li, as well as Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki.