Legendary’s Street Fighter might be the most interesting movie being cast right now. Every announcement is just so out of left field, and it’s driving fans of the Capcom fighting game batty. The latest addition isn’t so wild, but it fits into the pattern of being unpredictable. Deadline reports Indian action star Vidyut Jammwal has been cast as the stretchy-limbed guru Dhalsim.
Dhalsim was introduced with Street Fighter II in 1991, and is a fire-spitting yogi with stretchy limbs. The casting of Jammwal reimagines the character significantly. Jammwal is making his big Hollywood debut with the role, after he put his martial arts skills to good use in the hit Hindi action franchise, Commando.
Jammwal joins an eclectic cast that includes, WWE superstars Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns as Guile and Akuma, respectively, New Japan Pro Wrestling veteran Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Noah Centineo as Ken, 50 Cent as Balrog, Andrew Schulz as Dan, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Orville Peck as Vega, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, and Jason Momoa as Blanka.
Street Fighter is expected to hit theaters in May 2026.
