Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Against a white background the black silhouette of two fighters contains images of the cast
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrzej Bartkowiak
Written byJustin Marks
Based onStreet Fighter
by Capcom
Produced byPatrick Aiello
Ashok Amritraj
StarringKristin Kreuk
Chris Klein
Neal McDonough
Robin Shou
Moon Bloodgood
Josie Ho
Taboo
Michael Clarke Duncan
CinematographyGeoff Boyle
Edited byDerek Brechin
Niven Howie
Music byStephen Endelman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[1]
Box office$12.8 million[2]

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is a 2009 American martial arts[3] action film[4] based upon the Street Fighter video game series produced by Capcom. Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak from a screenplay written by Justin Marks, the film serves as a non-canonical spin-off and theatrical tie-in to Street Fighter IV (2008). The story follows the quest of Street Fighter character Chun-Li, played by Kristin Kreuk,[5] before the events of the original Street Fighter.[6] The film co-stars Neal McDonough as M. Bison, Chris Klein as Charlie Nash, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, and Black Eyed Peas member Taboo as Vega.

Produced by Capcom and Hyde Park Entertainment, The Legend of Chun-Li was released on February 27, 2009, by 20th Century Fox, and became a critical and commercial failure. A new Street Fighter film is in the works at Legendary Entertainment for a 2026 release.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)–Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
  3. ^ Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) - Andrzej Bartkowiak | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via www.allmovie.com.
  4. ^ "Street Fighter - The Legend Of Chun-li". British Board of Film Classification.
  5. ^ "Casting: Kreuk streetfights, Kitsch is Gambit". TV.com. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
  6. ^ "Street Fighter The Legend of Chun-Li".
  7. ^ Klawans, Justin (2023-04-03). "New 'Street Fighter' Movie in Development, Legendary Gains Franchise Rights". Collider. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  8. ^ Stephan, Katcy (2024-06-26). "'Street Fighter' Lands March 2026 Release From Sony". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-27.