Overview

• Comedian Andrew Schulz posted an Instagram Story on August 17 featuring a silhouetted Cody Rhodes as Guile, complete with his entrance music and the caption “A NEW WARRIOR HAS ENTERED….”
• The shadowed image highlights Guile’s signature flat-top haircut and camo pants, signaling the adaptation’s commitment to video-game-accurate design choices.
• Legendary Entertainment and Capcom are co-producing the feature with Sony distributing, and Kitao Sakurai is directing from a Dalan Musson screenplay after the Philippou brothers exited.
• The ensemble cast includes Roman Reigns as Akuma alongside Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Callina Liang, 50 Cent, Orville Peck, Vidyut Jammwal and others.
• Reports conflict on whether principal photography has begun in Australia, and the film’s originally scheduled March 2026 release date has been dropped indefinitely.