Legendary’s live-action 'Street Fighter' movie, based on the Capcom video games, has found a new director in Kitao Sakurai ('Bad Trip').

Street Fighter 6 - Mai Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube. Sakurai also isn't a stranger to video game adaptations, having directed several episodes of the Twisted Metal TV show. He

The Street Fighter movie adaptation reboot is back on track with filmmaker Kitao Sakurai stepping in as director, as first reported by Deadline.

The Hollywood Reporter says Kitao Sakurai, writer, director, and executive producer on the absurd comedy show The Eric Andre Show, will direct a new film adaptation of Street Fighter for Legendary Entertainment. Capcom is said to be “deeply involved” with the adaptation with the movie already given a March 20, 2026 release date.

Kitao Sakurai is kicking it to the street. The filmmaker, perhaps best known for writing, directing and exec producing The Eric Andre Show, has been tapped to direct Street Fighter, Legendary Entertainment’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom.

After losings its directors, someone new has taken the helm of the upcoming Street Fighter movie from Legendary.

Capcom’s upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie has a new director. And like the previous choice to helm the adaptation — Talk to Me directors Michael and Danny Philippou, who just dropped the first trailer for their next movie today — it’s an unexpected and potentially very fun hire: Kitao Sakurai,

Street Fighter reboot has found a new director who will take over from Danny and Michael Philippou, who exited the project last summer.