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Street Fighter film gets new director, still set for 2026


The live-action Street Fighter film now has a new director: Kitao Sakurai.

The Japanese-American filmmaker most recently directed Netflix film Bad Trip starring comedian Eric André. Street Fighter 6 - Mai Gameplay Trailer Watch on YouTube Sakurai also isn't a stranger to video game adaptations, having directed several episodes of the Twisted Metal TV show. He was also exec producer on the second season of Netflix show Beef, and directed several episodes of forthcoming Amazon series Butterfly.

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