Ok, I don’t know what Legendary is doing with its live-action Street Fighter movie, but the cast that’s coming together is absolutely wild. And for WWE fans it’s turning into a must-see event that could reunite WrestleMania rivals Roman Reigns…and Cody Rhodes. Yep, the OTC and the American Nightmare could be starring in the same movie as fighter from the Capcom classic video game.
It’s Nexus Point News who delivered the report, and as much as I sideye to the site on occasion, it’s come through pretty recently. They say Rhodes is in talks for a potential role as Guile, the Air Force colonel introduced with 1991’s Street Fighter II: The World Warriors video game. He’s known for his freshly-combed flattop haircut, his somersault flash kick, and his “Sonic Boom” projectile.
If things pan out and Rhodes joins the cast, he’ll be starring alongside Reigns who is eyeying the Akuma role. Also set to star are 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. Like I said, wild.
The film is being directed by Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip) from a script written by Dalan Musson (Captain America: Brave New World).
What’s next? Kairi Sane as Sakura? Oooh, I kinda like that idea, actually…
