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Street Fighter Movie Update: More Cast Revealed

February 19, 2008 in News comments 11

A few new faces have been revealed for the upcoming Street Fighter film, which centers around Chun-Li. It may not be the best cast in terms of 'look-alikes' but if their acting is on-point, this film could be decent.

Most notably, Michael Clarke Duncan will be the heavyweight boxer, Balrog. This film and the upcoming Street Fighter IV game are to celebrate the franchise's 20th year anniversary, and here's hoping that they both deliver.

Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein and Rick Yune will star in Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom's "Street Fighter," based on the popular Japanese vidgame franchise. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the actioner, set to begin lensing in March.
Kreuk, who plays Lana Lang in the CW's "Smallville," will star as martial artist Chun-Li. Duncan will play Balrog, while Klein is stepping into the role of Nash. Yune is taking on the mystical Gen.
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    tekmosis Feb 19, 08
    Kristin Kreuk is nom nom nom, yummy. She's from Vancouver too so that's a bonus. BUT, she's no Chun-Li that's for sure.

    Why don't they enroll actors/actresses that are at least the same nationality as the character they're about to play? At least in the first Street Fighter movie Ming-Na (Chun-Li) was Chinese.
  • 0
    Seproth Feb 19, 08
    They'll never top the Jean Claude Van-Damm one. It was freakin awesome.
    • 0
      Subzer0 Feb 19, 08
      Nice sarcasm there. For a second I thought you were serious. :0
  • -1
    Storm Feb 19, 08
    But Kruek has Chinese in her. I think from her mother's side. She's quite mixed, but you can kind of see it...kind of.
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      tekmosis Feb 19, 08
      Chun-Li's not mixed, though
      • -1
        Storm Feb 19, 08
        You never know, on her mother's father's side.
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    Subzer0 Feb 19, 08
    It doesn't have to be 100% exact guys. I lol'd when I read Duncan is going to be Balrog. He could turn out to be decent. He was cool in Daredevil and Green Mile.

    Now all we need is Ryu, Ken, Guile, and Akuma. Hell, just include all of the original SF cast! ^^
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    Final Blade Feb 19, 08
    The fact is it needs to be 100% accurate in order to perfect the movie, which is most Comic book movies suck, the actors playing them and how the movie is scripted is horrid to the actual comic. And in this case they need actors to play the role accurately.

    Michael Clarke Duncan its not a bad choice imo, i think he could fit the role very well, i like him alot and i can definitely see him as Balrog he's big enough imo.

    As much as i like Chris Klein in American Pie he isn't suitable to play Charlie Nash, Guile cousin (i think). And Rick Yune for Gen No no no no no. Does anyone know what He looks like: Here are these two pics:

    Charlie
    Charlie

    Gen
    Gen

    The only one could play Gen is the old guy in Kill Bill.

    And can you honestly think Chris Klein could play Charlie, not me.
    • 0
      Storm Feb 19, 08
      Can you see that guy playing as Goku to actually be Goku from DragonBall? Of course not. I think Chris is capable. BTW your first link doesn't work.
      • 0
        Final Blade Feb 19, 08
        It does for me. And which guy playing Goku again? If your talking about the anime show, thats different, you don't see the actual actor playing.
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    NB Feb 19, 08
    A movie of Street Fighter? Interesting....

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