EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo Are In Talks To Join ‘Street Fighter’

Legendary Pictures’ Street Fighter is circling its first cast members. Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo are in talks to join the film as Ryu and Ken, respectively.

Koji is in talks to portray Ryu, the titular martial artist of the Street Fighter franchise, who dedicated his life to mastering the art of Ansatsuken through any fight he can by traveling the world in search of worthy opponents. Koji is best known for his lead role in Warrior and his role as Storm Shadow in Snake Eyes.

Centineo is in talks to portray Ken Masters, Ryu’s best friend, and brotherly rival, who is both a fiery and charismatic fighter who trained with Ryu from a young age. Unlike Ryu, however, Ken has embraced a much more distant lifestyle from his fighter upbringing, but still retains a style that is aggressive and fast-paced, which reflects his confident personality and once-burning drive to be the best. Centineo is best known for his role in Netflix’s To All The Boys franchise and titular role of The Recruit.

Street Fighter is a series of fighting games, with the first installment being released in 1987. The games center around a global fighting tournament organized by M. Bison, the leader of the evil organization Shadaloo. The latest installment in the game, Street Fighter 6, was released in 2023 and won “Best Fighting Game” at the 2023 Game Awards.

Street Fighter is set to be directed by Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip) and the latest draft was written by Dalan Musson (Captain America: Brave New World). Danny and Michael Philippou were originally attached to direct the film before falling off. Legendary Pictures is developing the film with Capcom and the film is set to be released by Sony Pictures. The film was recently removed from Sony’s release schedule, and is currently undated.