STREET FIGHTER (2026) — RELEASE DATE, CAST, TRAILER & SOUNDTRACK

Paramount's live-action Street Fighter (2026) reboot hits theaters October 16 — Capcom's arcade icons in a 1993-set World Warrior Tournament; Milan Records' soundtrack campaign opens with a new version of the legendary Guile's Theme.

Image: Paramount Pictures — official trailer still (YouTube)

Release Date & Cast

Release Date: October 16, 2026 (US theaters nationwide, Paramount Pictures; reported as October 15 Australia, October 14 Philippines)

Director: Kitao Sakurai

Based On: Capcom's Street Fighter video-game franchise

Cast: Andrew Koji (Ryu), Noah Centineo (Ken), Callina Liang (Chun-Li), Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoai (Akuma), David Dastmalchian (M. Bison), Cody Rhodes (Guile), Vidyut Jammwal (Dhalsim), Andrew Schulz (Dan Hibiki), Eric André (Don Sauvage), Orville Peck (Vega), Olivier Richters (Zangief), Hirooki Goto (E. Honda), Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Balrog), Jason Momoa (Blanka), Mel Jarnson (Cammy), Kyle Mooney (Marvin), Rayna Vallandingham (Juli), Alexander Volkanovski (Joe)

Indian Angle: Vidyut Jammwal plays Dhalsim, the Indian yoga master; the film releases in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

Formats: IMAX / Dolby Cinema / 4DX / ScreenX, PG-13, set in 1993

Estranged fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament; behind the battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy. For more 2026 Hollywood release coverage, see our post on Dune Part Three.

Soundtrack & Music

Composers: Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)

Label: Milan Records

First Single: "Guile's Theme" — the 1991 Yoko Shimomura Street Fighter II classic, re-imagined by Birenberg & Robinson, out September 30, 2026, performed by the composers with Jemma Heigis, Myrone & Jacob Umansky; streaming/download on all major digital services.

No full soundtrack album tracklist has been announced yet. Meanwhile, explore our recent soundtrack posts on the Wildwood soundtrack and The Social Reckoning soundtrack.

Watch the Official Video

Frequently Asked Questions

1. When does Street Fighter release? Street Fighter (2026) hits US theaters nationwide on October 16, 2026 via Paramount Pictures, with releases reported on October 15 in Australia and October 14 in the Philippines.

2. Who composed the soundtrack? Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson — the duo behind Cobra Kai and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — scored the film for Milan Records, and their re-imagined "Guile's Theme" arrives September 30, 2026.

3. What is "Guile's Theme"? It is the iconic 1991 stage theme Yoko Shimomura composed for Guile in Street Fighter II, now re-imagined by Birenberg and Robinson as the film's first soundtrack single.

4. Who plays Dhalsim? Indian actor Vidyut Jammwal plays Dhalsim, the Indian yoga master; the film releases in India in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.