This would mark the latest live-action iteration of the beloved video game series, which was set to be directed byYouTubeduo turned A-list directors Danny and Michael Philippou, also known by their online moniker ‘RackaRacka.’
However, on June 17,The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news that the film had lost RackaRacka — leaving the director’s chair open.
The reason for the brother’s exit is due to scheduling issues, as per the Reporter. The Philippous are instead focusing on their upcoming A24 film ‘Bring Her Back,’ which is slated to begin filming in Australia later this month.
Capcom and Legendary were anticipating an earlier start to theStreet Fighterproject, meaning that the director duo — who famously created their own Street Fighter fan project eight years ago — will no longer be able to helm the official film.
This news comes just a week aftermy own conversationwith Street Fighter 6’s director and producer, Takayuki Nakayama and Shuhei Matsumoto, who were able to give me just a wee bit of information as to what’s going on with the movie.
While they couldn’t say much, they told me they’d just had a meeting with the folks working on the film that morning, with a translator claiming that things were “making progress.”
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It seems that progress has now been halted, leaving fans anxious as the fate of the film is up in the air. There’s precious little else known about the direction Legendary and Capcom hope to take with the movie, but given Street Fighter’s colorful cast of fighters and bombastic storylines, there’s any number of action-packed moments we could see come to the big screen.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
