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Getting the right cast for a movie is one of the important components of making something good. For years, video game adaptations were a huge gamble, with most of the productions from the 1990s plagued by actors not understanding the source material, to Hollywood rolling the dice by casting actors who seemed wildly out of place.
Case in point, the new Street Fighter movie is full of casting news that is giving fans whiplash, making it difficult to figure out what the upcoming film’s tone might be. From Orville Peck as Vega and David Dalsmatian as M. Bison, to former wrestling world champions Hirooki Goto as E. Honda and Cody Rhodes as Guile, the movie is full of eyebrow-raising decisions.
As such, we were inspired to round up a list of some of the most out-there casting we’ve seen. Whether it’s miscasting, tone-deaf decisions, or just plain chaos, here are the weirdest–and most head-scratching–casting choices in video game movie history.
