EXCLUSIVE: Eric André Joins The Cast Of ‘Street Fighter’
- Matthew W.
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The cast of Street Fighter continues to expand as sources tell Nexus Point News that Eric André has joined the cast. Although details of who Andre is portraying is being kept under wraps, NPN can suspect it’s likely the character Don Sauvage.
Don Sauvage first appeared in Street Fighter V as a non-playable character and serves as the ring announcer for the CWA. He appears as Zangief’s announcer in his character story and later appears in the Shadow Falls story mode.
André is best known as the creator and host of the long running series, The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim. He’s also known for his roles on Man Seeking Woman and Disenchantment. Andre most recently appeared as Stuart Clarke/Rampage in Marvel’s Ironheart. This mark Andre’s second collaboration with director Kitao Sakurai following his leading role in Sakurai’s Bad Trip. André is repped by UTA.
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). Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji are set to star as Ken and Ryu, respectively. Jason Momoa will portray Blanka, Roman Reigns will portray Akuma, 50 Cent will portray Balrog, Callina Liang will portray Chun-Li, Andrew Schulz will portray Dan Hibiki, Cody Rhodes will portray Guile, and Orville Peck will portray Vega. David Dastmalchian is set to portray the lead antagonist, M. Bison. Danny and Michael Philippou were originally attached to direct the film before falling off. Legendary Pictures is developing the film with Capcom and is set to be released by Sony Pictures.
Production is currently underway in Australia.
Jeff Sneider was first to report that André was being eyed.