Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou were originally hired to direct the film, but had to drop the project due to scheduling conflicts with their original movie Bring Her Back: Torna da me (2025).
Third live-action film adaptation based on the Street Fighter video game series, following Street Fighter - Sfida finale (1994) and Street Fighter - La leggenda (2009).
The movie was originally set to be release on March 20, 2026 but it was pulled from it's release slate by Sony.
This will be Kitao Sakurai's second live action project based on a video game after Twisted Metal (2023).