Shubhabrata Dutta
Hollywood of the South will soon host a global fighting tournament! The filming of ‘Street Fighter,’ a live-action feature adaptation of the popular Capcom video game franchise, will begin in Atlanta, Georgia, this fall. Kitao Sakurai will helm the project, which is slated to be released on March 20, 2026. The cast and plot of the movie remain under wraps.
The game ‘Street Fighter’ was released in 1987 and revolutionized one-on-one play by introducing fighting techniques and choice of characters. The game follows two characters, martial artists Ryu and Ken Masters, students of Gouken, who set out to conquer the street fighting world of martial arts by participating in a global fighting tournament organized by M. Bison, the leader of the evil organization Shadaloo. The game also features Gouken’s younger brother, Akuma, who finds interest in Ryu’s power, Satsui no Hadou, after defeating Gouken. ‘Street Fighter 6,’ the latest game in the franchise, was released in June 2023 and won the Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2023.
Kitao Sakurai is known for co-directing the Primetime Emmy-winning sketch comedy series ‘The Eric Andre Show.’ He again collaborated with Andre for the hidden camera comedy movie ‘Bad Trip,’ which the former directed and the latter starred in alongside Lil Rel Howery.
As far as his television credits are concerned, Sakurai directed multiple episodes of Peacock’s post-apocalyptic video game adaptation ‘Twisted Metal’ and Dave Burd’s FXX comedy series ‘Dave.’ He has also helmed multiple episodes, including the pilot, of the upcoming Amazon spy thriller series ‘Butterfly,’ starring Daniel Dae Kim and Piper Perabo. Sakurai has a handful of shorts to his directorial credits, including the comedies ‘The Passage’ and ‘Wake the Fuck Up,’ starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Atlanta has previously served as the principal filming location for Amazon Prime Video’s ‘You’re Cordially Invited,’ Netflix’s drama series ‘Beauty in Black,’ and Disney+’s ‘Agatha All Along.’
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