Street Fighter film release dates and special Rio event announced

Paramount Pictures has announced the release details for the Street Fighter film in Brazil. Ticket pre-sales are scheduled to begin on October 1, with paid pre-premiere sessions occurring on October 14 and the official national release on October 15.

A special IMAX event and showmatch will take place in Rio de Janeiro on October 13 at the UCI New York City Center. This event, held in partnership with UCI and Capcom, will feature themed decorations, exclusive giveaways, cosplayers, and a live Street Fighter 6 match between professional players Diego Lins (Dark) and Antônio Diniz (Zangief Bolado).

Directed by Kitao Sakurai and produced in collaboration with Legendary Pictures and Capcom, the film is set in 1993. The plot follows Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) as they are recruited by Chun-Li (Callina Liang) for the World Warrior Tournament, only to uncover a deadly conspiracy. The cast includes Joe ‘Roman Reigns’ Anoai, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Andrew Schulz, Vidyut Jammwal, Eric André, Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, and Jason Momoa, who portrays the Brazilian character Blanka.