Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji’s ‘Street Fighter’: First Reactions
The first reactions to Paramount Pictures‘ Street Fighter, the latest big screen adaptation of Capcom‘s iconic video game, are out and, well, if you’re into dumb fun, then the film might be right up your alley.
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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 social media reactions to the movie. The film hits theaters on Oct. 16, and critics’ reviews drop on Oct. 14.
The synopsis for the film reads: “Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of 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-born American filmmaker Kitao Sakurai (Beef, Bad Trip) directed Street Fighter from a script by Dalan Musson (Captain America: Brave New World) and Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, It, The Nun).
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Below is a selection of the first reactions to Street Fighter.
