Street Fighter the Movie: Cast Details Confirmed

At least Chun Li is somewhat AZN. Woot. And yes, no matter how crappy the reviews are, I'm definitely going to watch this!

More Street Fighter Cast Details

Source: Capcom Co., Ltd.

March 20, 2008

Capcom Co., Ltd. today confirmed the main cast for its live-action Street Fighter movie based on the popular video game series.

The story revolves around Chun-Li, who will be portrayed by actress Kristen Kreuk ("Smallville"). Michael Clark Duncan plays Balrog, Neal McDonough is M. Bison, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas is Vega, Chris Klein plays Charlie Nash, and Rick Yune is the mystical Gen.

The film will be made in conjunction with Hyde Park Films, and will be distributed by 20th Century Fox for a scheduled 2009 worldwide release.

The Street Fighter movie is only one of many projects Capcom has planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Street Fighter." Summer 2008 will see the Japanese arcade release of the much-anticipated "Street Fighter IV."

"Street Fighter" was first released in 1987 to critical acclaim for its innovative features. This was followed up in 1991 with the smash hit "Street Fighter II," which broke records by being available in 500 thousand arcade cabinets and selling over 25 million units on home systems. These records cemented "Street Fighter's" reputation as one of the most popular fighting game series of all time, and ensured that the fighting genre would become a staple of the gaming world.

Moon Bloodgood, Edmund Chen, Cheng Pei Pei and Josie Ho also star.

Jessica Biel in the New Street Fighter Movie (2008)!!!???

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Rotten Tomatoes

I know this is old news to some, but it's news to me about the possibility of...Jessica Biel in the new Street Fighter Movie...that's supposed to be about Chun Li? Maybe they'll give Biel the old slant eyes and colour her hair "laven brack" like they did with all those Caucasian actresses in "South Pacific" or the "Flower Drum Song"? WTF!?



Look, I saw Blade Trinity and Biel is alright. She is a pretty hot bitch--I can admit these things--if you don't look at her face that much. But does she has Chun Li's thighs? I think not. You could kill a man (or two) with Chun Li's ham hocks. Actually, you could probably kill an elephant. Then again, I suppose I'd prefer Biel to that skinny bitch from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"/"Transporter"/every other movie that needs a token asian bitch except for "Die Hard 4."

Or maybe they'll make Biel into Cammy and allow her to butcher the British accent again like she did in "The Prestige." (But if you ask me, Kylie Minogue still looks good so I suppose she could make a cameo in the new movie though I think in SF II Lore, Cammy's younger than Chun Li.)

Anyhoo, that was my random rant for the day. Don't even get me started about the rumour involving Jessica Biel playing the new Red Sonja. I would rather see Chyna Doll in that role--at least then it would be train-wreckingly good. Speaking of which, I think VH1 is coming out with a new series called, "Celebrity Rehab" starring Chyna amongst other train wrecks. *purr* I love VH1!!