The first reactions to Paramount Pictures Street fighterthe latest big screen adaptation of Capcom’s iconic video game, is out and, well, if you like fun, then the movie might just be right up your alley.
Street fighter held its premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, and Paramount also held a series of screenings this week and allowed attendees to post brief reactions to the film on social media. The film hits theaters on October 16 and reviews drop on October 14.
The film’s synopsis reads: “In 1993, ex-Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into battle when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the upcoming World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, destiny and fury. But behind this battle royal lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to compete against each other and against demons from their past and if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!
The full cast includes Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i (Akuma), David Dastmalchian (M. Bison), Cody Rhodes (Guile), Eric André (Don Sauvage), Andrew Schulz (Dan Hibiki), Vidyut Jammwal (Dhalsim), Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent (Balrog), Jason Momoa (Blanka), Don Lee (Gouken), Orville Peck (Vega), Olivier Richters (Zangief), Hirooki Goto (E. Honda), Mel Jarnson (Cammy), Rayna Vallandingham (Juli) and Alexander Volkanovski (Joe).
Japanese American filmmaker Kitao Sakurai (Beef, Bad trip) directed Street fighter based on a screenplay by Dalan Musson (Captain America: Brave New World) and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, She, The Nun).
Below is a selection of the first reactions to Street fighter.
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