Legendary Pictures’ live-action Street Fighter movie has reportedly cast Callina Liang as the fighting game icon Chun-Li.
Deadline reports that the actress has signed on for the female lead role. This is another sign that the Street Fighter movie is progressing rapidly ahead of its March 20, 2026, release date.
Liang launched her acting career in the 2022 series Tell Me Everything, followed by a role in Foundation in 2023. She then starred in two 2024 films: Steven Soderbergh’s Presence and J.C. Lee’s Bad Genius.
Callina Liang in Presence. (Photo: Peter Andrews)Street Fighter will introduce Liang to a broader audience as she portrays Chun-Li on the big screen. She’ll be joined by other previously reported on co-stars, including Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, and Orville Peck. Additional plot details and casting for other Street Fighter characters have not yet been revealed.
Capcom and Legendary hit start on their latest live-action Street Fighter adaptation in April 2023, announcing Danny and Michael Philippou as its directors around that same time. It was seen as a promising partnership—until it was revealed a year later that the Philippou brothers had exited the project due to what THR described as scheduling conflicts at the time.
Legendary remained confident in its vision for the new Street Fighter movie, setting its spring 2026 release date in June 2024. The studio has since recruited a new director in Kitao Sakurai, known for *The Eric Andre Show*, *Twisted Metal*, and *Bad Trip*. Capcom and Legendary are maintaining the current timeline as more cast members join the film.We’ll learn more about the Street Fighter movie—including how Liang’s Chun-Li fits into the story—as the premiere draws near. In the meantime, you can explore the latest Street Fighter video game, Street Fighter 6, which surpassed 5 million sales earlier this month.
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