Here it is — our first peek at Cody Rhodes as Street Fighter's Guile.
Admittedly, the image really doesn't show us much — actually, a less chartiable position is that it doesn't show us anything! — but we do, at least, have it confirmed that Rhodes will be rocking Guile's signature flat-top hairdo and a whole buncha muscles. You can check it out below:
A teaser of Cody Rhodes as Guile on the set of the Street Fighter movie ?
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Cody Rhodes is, of course, a famed professional wrestler. He's in his second reign as WWE Champion, as well as the present King of the Ring, and is, of course, no stranger to video games having played himself in a raft of WWE titles. He also joined Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as a playable operative alongside Rhea Ripley and Rey Mysterio, and most recently appeared as a bartender in The Naked Gun.
Street Fighter is a feature film based on the popular Capcom fighting game, and it's expected to release on March 20 next year. So far key roles announced include Rapper Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, as boxer Balrog, Aquaman star Jason Momoa as Blanka, Noah Centineo as Ken, another WWE superstar Roman Reigns as Akuma, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, and villain specialist David Dastmalchian as M. Bison.
It feels as though we're in the best of times when it comes video game adaptations, not least due to stellar projects like The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog, and TV series based on The Last of Us and Fallout. There are plenty more still to come, however — keep on top of things with our handy list of all the upcoming new video game movies and TV shows coming in 2025 and beyond.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
