{"id":933434,"date":"2026-10-15T02:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933434\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T02:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:30:13","slug":"the-street-fighter-cast-wants-to-film-a-mortal-kombat-crossover-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933434\/","title":{"rendered":"The Street Fighter Cast Wants to Film a Mortal Kombat Crossover Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got the chance to chat with the cast of the Street Fighter movie ahead of its theatrical release, and almost all of them are game for a crossover film with Mortal Kombat.<\/p>\n

In May 2026, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon posted about wanting a Street Fighter guest character<\/a> in a Mortal Kombat game, saying he was a \u201chuge fan\u201d of Capcom\u2019s flagship fighting game franchise.<\/p>\n

Given that Mortal Kombat II<\/a> released in theaters earlier this year, I had to ask the actors starring in the Street Fighter movie if they\u2019d be willing to throw down with the likes of Shao Kahn to protect Earthrealm alongside Liu Kang and co. \u2014 and the consensus was a resounding \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, Andrew Schulz joked that he was trying to make this collaboration happen with his viral joke at the 2025 Game Awards, where he famously took shots at the cast<\/a> of Mortal Kombat II.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what we were trying to do at [The Game Awards]!\u201d Schulz told me. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to set this thing up!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we were trying to do,\u201d Cody Rhodes added.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell them I know Noob Saibot which is [Ed Boon’s and John Tobias\u2019] names backwards,\u201d Eric Andre interjected. \u201c…but a crossover? A Flinstones\/Jetsons crossover? We\u2019re in. Let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, and Callina Liang were also enthusiastic about the idea. Koji specifically mentioned Marvel vs Capcom as another possible crossover opportunity\u2026 though the likelihood of this particular partnership happening is looking astronomically low<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHell yeah,\u201d Koji said to the Mortal Kombat idea. \u201cI said yes, because I\u2019ve got friends in Mortal Kombat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSee, he\u2019s got friends that worked on Mortal Kombat, so he\u2019s trying to play nice over there,\u201d Centineo joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the girl who plays Kitana,\u201d Liang said. \u201cI\u2019ve met Adeline a few times. She\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019d be sick,\u201d Koji continued. \u201cBut then there\u2019s Marvel vs Capcom.<\/a> We\u2019ve gotta tap into that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m down for Marvel,\u201d Liang agreed. <\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s what I want \u2014 I want more Street Fighter,\u201d Centineo said. \u201cIf you bring an opportunity to us to be able to come back and reup these incredible characters, I\u2019m down, and I know we\u2019re all down. So if that\u2019s Mortal Kombat, if that\u2019s me kicking Thor in his face, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Marvel vs Capcom Screenshots – Nintendo Direct June 2024\"\"<\/p>\n

Of course, a Mortal Kombat x Street Fighter film might be a bit tricky, given that Mel Jarnson plays a character in both movies. I asked her about the possibility of such a project on the red carpet at the Street Fighter movie premier, and even though it\u2019d be a bit of a challenge, she was more than willing to take on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be epic!\u201d she said. \u201cAnd you would bring Nitara back to life. Sew her back up. She\u2019d be like half-blonde, with a wing. Half-Cammy, half-Nitara.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, it remains to be seen if there\u2019s real potential for a wacky crossover movie with these two fighting game series \u2014 but if the stars align, everyone seems pretty enthusiastic about it. And given both franchises\u2019 wealth of guest characters and crossover games over the years, it wouldn\u2019t exactly be uncharted territory.<\/p>\n

Street Fighter<\/a> releases in theaters on Friday, October 16, 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Virginia<\/p>\n

Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I got the chance to chat with the cast of the Street Fighter movie ahead of its theatrical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":933435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,337],"class_list":["post-933434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/933435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}