Did you hear that? That’s the sound of gamers around the world looking at their phones and shouting “YES! YES!” like M. Bison because the Street Fighter movie trailer forward, down, down-forward, punched its way out of CinemaCon and into our eyeballs on Thursday morning. The latest trailer for Legendary and Paramount’s highly anticipated video game adaptation is much more story-focused than the teaser we saw at The Game Awards in December. Between iconic moves taken directly from the games and some seriously deep-cut Easter eggs, Street Fighter is clearly made with a lot of love for its source material, especially 1991’s Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.

Set in 1993, Street Fighter puts the focus front-and-center on Ken Masters, Chun-Li, and Ryu as their paths converge on the World Warrior Tournament, a competition between the greatest fighters from around the globe. The tournament will seemingly take place under the auspices of Shadaloo, a mysterious criminal organization run by the delightfully camp dictator-in-training M. Bison.

Why, you ask? Well, to make money! Running a shadowy organization ain’t cheap. But presumably also to lure out a world-weary Ryu to pit him against the demonic Akuma, who we glimpse in action toward the end of the trailer both doing battle with and exerting his influence on the hadoken-launching hero. Could this be the “deadly conspiracy that forces [our heroes] to face off against each other and the demons of their past” as promised by the synopsis? Probably, but only time will tell.

While the trailer gives us our best insight into the film’s narrative, it doesn’t skimp on the action either. Longtime Street Fighter players will spot moves like Ken’s Shoryuken, E. Honda’s Hundred Hand Slap, Guile’s Flash Kick, Akuma’s Empyrean End, and Ryu’s Hadoken, just to name a few. Plus, I’m pretty sure there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it look at M. Bison using his Psycho Power around the 2:30 mark.

And is it just us or is that shot of Chun-Li entering the shower a reference to Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie? Considering we saw Vega get launched through a wall in the first teaser, it seems like that might be a favorite of director Kitao Sakurai.

So when can you put your quarter up to see the movie? Legendary and Paramount’s Street Fighter will spinning bird kick its way into theaters on October 16, 2026.

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