Blanka’s Introduction in the Street Fighter Movie Is Just Perfect
A new clip from the upcoming live-action Street Fighter film introduces Jason Momoa as Blanka in a prison-set fight scene. The footage embraces the games’ exaggerated tone, including Blanka’s electric attack and a stylised skeleton effect, suggesting the film aims for deliberately over-the-top action rather than realism.
In the scene, Ryu is chained up while David Dastmalchian’s M. Bison watches from above. Blanka electrocutes another prisoner before fighting Ryu, who initially refuses but eventually launches a hadoken; the film is scheduled for release on 16 October.
- Jason Momoa’s Blanka appears in a new Street Fighter clip.
- The scene recreates the games’ intentionally extravagant style.
- Street Fighter is due in cinemas on 16 October.