Just a day following the extraordinarily awesome news of the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, there’s sad news regarding the Street Fighter movie. THR reports the live-action film based on the greatest fighting video game franchise ever, has lost its two directors, Danny and Michael Philippou.
The Talk to Me filmmakers have exited the Street Fighter movie they had agreed to direct for Legendary and Capcom. But scheduling issues popped up as the Phillippous prioritized Bring Her Back, a new film for A24 starring Sally Hawkins and Billy Barratt that will begin shooting this month.
Launched in 1987 with the original Street Fighter arcade game, the franchise took off in 1991 with Street Fighter II. Multiple sequels and spinoffs have been released, becoming a global phenomenon. This led to a terrible live-action movie in 1994 starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia, followed by an equally horrible 2009 disaster, The Legend of Chun-Li, starring Kristin Kreuk and Chris Klein at his absolute worst.
So what’s next for Street Fighter? Well, this isn’t game over. Obviously, Capcom wants to capitalize on their current hot streak and take advantage of the moment. Legendary wants to do the same as video game movies are huge right now. Expect a new director, or directors, to be named soon.
