Following a 2024 rumor, the trades have finally confirmed that Bad Trip director Kitao Sakurai will take the helm of the live-action Street Fighter

Twisted Metal and The Eric Andre Show director Kitao Sakurai has been tapped to helm Legendary's Street Fighter live-action adaptation.

The film is being co-developed and co-produced alongside Capcom, the video game developer and publisher behind the "Street Fighter" franchise. "Street Fighter" was previously adapted into a live-action film in 1994 with a cast that included Jean-Claude Van Damme,

Kitao Sakurai is kicking it to the street. The filmmaker, perhaps best known for writing, directing and exec producing The Eric Andre Show, has been tapped to direct Street Fighter, Legendary Entertainment’s feature adaptation of the classic video game from Capcom.