Street Fighter’s iconic heroine Chun-Li has been cast in the upcoming reboot movie. The fan-favorite character was originally played by Ming-Na Wen in 1994’s Street Fighter and by Kristin Kreuk in 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Now, a relative newcomer, Callina Liang, is reportedly set to take over the role for a new generation.
As reported by Deadline, Liang has only had three major roles to date. She had a leading part in Steven Soderbergh’s 2024 supernatural thriller Presence, as well as appearances in the Thai film Bad Genius and the British teen drama Tell Me Everything.
Callina Liang Joins Legendary’s ‘Street Fighter’ Movie As Chun-Li https://t.co/Cp7DxUOtGM
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Director Kitao Sakurai joined the film in February, and has been slowly adding actors to the cast including Jason Momoa, WWE wrestler Roman Reigns, Noah Centineo, Orville Peck, and Andrew Koji. While the games revolve around high-profile fighting tournaments, the 1994 movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and the late Raul Julia infamously turned the story into something that had more resemblance to G.I. Joe than Street Fighter.