What If Street Fighter Was Cast Today? Hollywood has yet to crack that proverbial egg known as video games. With the upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed on December 2. Outside of the Resident Evil franchise, most Hollywood adaptations of our favorite video games have been box office misfires.

More recently there’s been Warcraft, Need for Speed, Hitman: Agent 4. Watch The Open Road Online Hitfix. There are countless more B- movie titles that are just cringeworthy. One of the most popular and beloved video game franchises ever is Street Fighter, which also happens to be one of the earliest movie adaptations. The 1. 99. 4 feature film, starring action icon Jean- Claude Van Damme, helped set the table for bad video game movies.

From the weak plot, to the bad acting, the film’s become a cult title for all the wrong reasons. Hollywood’s second attempt is arguably worse with 2. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun- Li, though the web series Street Fighter: Resurrection has gained a bit of traction with the fanbase. Casting is crucial in fleshing out and bringing life to a fighting game character.

Putting on our producing hats, we take the reins on which talents would be ideal fits as the iconic combatants. With that, we gladly answer the question, What If Street Fighter Was Cast Today? E. HONDA – ULAMBAYARYN BYAMBAJAVFinding an actor to fill out the mawashi for a massive fighter such as Edmond Honda (E. Honda) is a difficult thing to do. Sure, there might be stuntmen out there that might have the height and muscles, but not necessarily the mass or look required to pull off the part.

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Stepping out of the acting world, we looked inside the sumo ring for the perfect candidate. Who better to play the role of a sumo champion than a real life professional sumo wrestler? At 6’1 and 3. 50 pounds, Ulambayaryn Byambajav is our E. Honda. While not having much major acting experience, Byambajav isn’t new to movies or television. He’s appeared as — you guessed it — a sumo wrestler in Ocean’s Thirteen and TV shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway? Honestly, the role isn’t going to require heavy dialogue, so Byambajav’s Sumo background and presence is enough to bring the proper amount of intimidation to the role. With the help of a little CGI, he’ll be able to deliver Honda’s signature move: the Hundred Hand Slap! DEE JAY – TYRESE GIBSONEver since he made his first appearance in 1.

Super Street Fighter, the kickboxing musician Dee Jay has been known for his loud- mouth and flashy ways. Actor- musician Tyrese Gibson was almost born to play the role, considering his background and skills. Gibson can go from playing a tough, street- smart character — as we’ve seen in Four Brothers — to being funny and obnoxious, depending on the part. That versatility works well with Dee Jay, who loves to incorporate his upbeat Caribbean- cool swagger with his fighting style. There won’t be any big singing pieces, but Tyrese can also spit out some rhymes here and there to showcase Dee Jay’s love of music and dance.

Having played the fast- talking Roman Pearce in the Fast and Furious franchise, that character is a good indicator of the type of humor and attitude Gibson can offer as Dee Jay. Based on Tae Bo star Billy Blanks, the video game version of Dee Jay is from Jamaica. If Tyrese can do a Jamaican accent, great, but it’s not a make or break for creating a fun, live- action take on Dee Jay. T. HAWK – MARTIN SENSMEIERLooking at the large size and great hair that Thunder Hawk (T.

Hawk) sports, one can’t help but think of Jason Mamoa. The soon- to- be Aquaman has been a popular go- to pick when warrior tribal roles pop- up, considering he put himself on the map as Khal Drogo. As much as we like Jason, it’s a bit too easy, so we elected to go with an actor that could soon be the next Jason Mamoa. That person is Martin Sensmeier. Having most recently starred as the Native American Red Harvest in The Magnificent Seven, Martin delivered a solid performance as the no- nonsense bad- ass warrior. A variant of that role would create the flesh and bones version of T.

Hawk. Instead of trying to create T. Hawk’s game stats of being 7’7 and over 3. Sensmeier that can be tough and fearless on screen.

A Tlingit native, the 3. For a large ensemble like Street Fighter, having supporting character actors like Martin is crucial in creating a good movie. VEGA – PEDRO PASCALA Street Fighter II creation, Vega is the Spanish ninja known for his fighting skills, arrogance, sexuality, and love for the finer things in life. That description could also be applied to Prince Oberyn Martell, aka the Red Viper of Dorne, found in Game of Thrones. Pedro Pascal, the actor who brought Oberyn to life, is also the right talent to be the new incarnation of Vega. Pascal’s portrayal of the charismatic and hot- tempered Oberyn made him an instant hit with Go.

T fans, and that acting ability is precisely what this character needs. Serving as a personal bodyguard to M. Bison, Vega is seen in a mask more often than not to shield his beautiful face. The 1. 99. 4 version in the live- action Street Fighter, played by Jay Tavare, was faithful to the character. Even though the actor looked the part, the role didn’t require much in the acting department. Pascal brings a ton to the table talent- wise, so he can add layers to the narcissistic villain that fans haven’t yet witnessed. Having won rave reviews for his role as a DEA agent in the Netflix series Narcos, Pascal’s Vega would be more than a pretty face. BALROG – OMAR SYIs Balrog a Mike Tyson knock- off?

Sure, but that’s hasn’t stopped him from becoming a fan favorite within the gaming community. Appearing as an unplayable boss in Street Fighter II, the deadly boxer with the personality of King Hippo has taken on a comedic sidekick role in the video game series. It would be easy to bring in a real boxer for the role, or an even more outrageous and fun pick would be WWE Superstar Big E. But if the live- action version of Balrog is going to be more than a goofball villain, we need a versatile actor to give him some edge.

Having already played the superheroic mutant Bishop in X- Men: Days of Future Past, actor Omar Sy would be an interesting pick to take on the role of Balrog. He’d have to pack on some muscle, but Omar’s got the size (he’s 6’3) and presence to be an intimidating version of the dangerous fighter. Balrog is a key part of M.

Bison’s Shadaloo organization, and Sy could really build the character, taking Balrog’s intense and sadistic boxing style from the games and making it look really slick on screen.

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