David Dastmalchian Praises Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns’ Performances In Street Fighter

David Dastmalchian says that audiences will be impressed by Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes’ performances in the upcoming Street Fighter film. Rhodes and Reigns are playing Akuma and Guile respectively in the new adaptation of the classic fighting game, which is set to arrive later this year. Dastmalchian, who plays M. Bison in the movie, spoke with Soundsphere and said that Rhodes’ performance in particular will be a highlight of the movie.

“You can definitely tell everybody that I said that Cody Rhodes’ performance as Guile is going to be one of the highlights of Street Fighter,” Dastmalchian said. “And when everyone sees what Roman Reigns did as well, they’re going to freak out. It’s a great film. It’s really exciting.”

Street Fighter is directed by Kitao Sakurai and is set for release on October 16th. In addition to the WWE duo, the film stars Noah Centineo as Ken, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Eric André as Don Sauvage, 50 Cent as Balrog, and Jason Momoa as Blanka. Also starring are Orville Peck as Vega, Olivier Richters as Zangief, NJPW star Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, Rayna Vallandingham as Juli, Alexander Volkanovski as Joe, Kyle Mooney as Marvin, and Mel Jarnson as Cammy.

The synopsis for the film reads:

Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!