Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent has been cast in the upcoming Street Fighter movie as Balrog. The news comes as a spree of other casting announcements for Legendary Picture's fighting game adaptation are officially announced in the lead up to the 2026 film. This includes Callina Liang as Chun-Li, as well as Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki.

Cent in the talks to play Balrog in Street Fighter’s live-action film, sparking debate as fans demand Mike Tyson, the character’s inspiration.

Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming film adaptation of Street Fighter —based on the long-running fighting game franchise—has picked up a pretty weird cast for itself in recent weeks: Jason Momoa as big green beast man Blanka,