‘Street Fighter’ actor praises Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns’ performances
Actor David Dastmalchian feels Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes’ performances in Street Fighter are a central highlight of the film.
The actor told Soundsphere that Reigns and Rhodes’ contributions to the film adaptation will certainly leave an impressionable mark on viewers.
“You can definitely tell everybody that I said that Cody Rhodes’ performance as Guile is going to be one of the highlights of Street Fighter,” he says. “And when everyone sees what Roman Reigns did as well, they’re going to freak out. It’s a great film. It’s really exciting.”
Dastmalchian portrays M.Bison, an antagonist in the Street Fighter video game series. Rhodes and Reigns were cast as Guile and Akuma, respectively.
Filming for Street Fighter began in 2025 with a star-studded cast extending beyond Hollywood. The live-adaptation of the iconic video game is being directed by Kitao Sakurai.
This isn’t the first time the game is being brought to the silver screen. In 1994, a Street Fighter film was released featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Damian Chapa & more.
Last year around August, Rhodes was reportedly written off WWE TV during his feud with Drew McIntyre, to film for Street Fighter.
Reigns and Rhodes’ complex WWE history intertwined with the filming. Rhodes cited that he barely had any interaction with his former WrestleMania rival on set to which Reigns responded it was out of nervousness.
Street Fighter is set for release on October 16, 2026.
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