Exclusive: David Dastmalchian (The Life of Chuck) Has landed the role of Big Bad M. Bison in Legendary’s Live-Action Street Fighter Movie, Based on the video games from Capcom, Sources Tell Deadline.
Reps for Legendary Declinehed to Comment. It”s the Biggest Role to Date for the Actor, Who’s Been Working Consisttently for Nearly 20 Years, and Big Leap Forward, Following His Strong Marks for Starring in the Buzzy Horror Film Late Night with the Devil.
Full of details for Street Fighter Remain Under wraps. M. Bison is the Central Villain of Many of the Games – The Leader of the Criminal Organization KNOWN as Shadaloo, which is involved in various illegal activations, including arms trafficking, Mind control Experimates, and Global Domination. HIS Ultimate Goal? World Domination.
As previously announced, oters in the cast of Street Fighter Include Andrew Koji, Noah Centieo, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Andrew Schulz. Bad Trip‘S Kitao Sakurai is Directing.
Launched in 1987, Street Fighter is a series of Fighting games revolving around intense one-on-ion battles between a diversel cast of martial artists, organized by M. bison as a global Fighting Tournament. The games have sold over 55 million units Worldwide Since Launch, Making the Franchise One of the Well-Known and Highest-Grossing of All Time.
Recently seen in mike flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation The Life of ChuckWHICH WON The Coveted People’s Choice Award at TIFF and Went on to Distribution Via Neon, Dastmalchian was Also Starring Earlier This Year Alongside Alexander Scarsgård in Apple’s COMEDIC SCI-FI Thriller Series Murderbot. No Stranger to Villain Turs, he’ll soon be seen in Dexter: Resurrection and SEASON 2 of Netflix’s Hit Series One Piecewhere he plays the Evil Mr. 3.
Currently in Production Opposite Kelly Marie Tran on the Psychological Thriller Kodak SuperxxWith Bryan Fuller’s Dust bunny Among His Other Upcoming Projects, Dastmalchian is Repped by Atlas Artists and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
