The deliberate Road Fighter film is sliding into limbo, whereas Phoebe Dynevor‘s shark thriller is about to make a splash a bit later than deliberate.
Sony Footage has eliminated Legendary’s Road Fighter movie off of its theatrical launch calendar after having beforehand scheduled it for March 20, 2026. Based mostly on the favored online game franchise, the venture is co-developed and produced with Capcom and had not but introduced its solid.
The Hollywood Reporter reported final month that Kitao Sakurai, who directed Netflix’s Eric André-led comedy characteristic Dangerous Journey from 2021, was set to direct the online game adaptation. Administrators Danny and Michael Philippou (Discuss to Me) had been connected to a earlier iteration of the venture. Sony and Legendary’s distribution pact ended final 12 months.
Moreover, Tommy Wirkola‘s shark characteristic that stars Dynevor is now titled Shiver after having beforehand passed by Beneath the Storm. The Sony movie is now set to hit theaters July 3, 2026, for a splashy summer season launch after having initially been set for Aug. 1, 2025.
Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou co-star in Shiver, with Adam McKay and Kevin Messick serving as producers. The movie is about to compete with Common’s Minions 3, which has additionally been scheduled to hit theaters over the Fourth of July weekend in 2026.
The Road Fighter franchise kicked off with the arcade preventing recreation that debuted in 1987, adopted by the wildly widespread Road Fighter II in 1991. A characteristic adaptation of the identical title hit theaters in 1994 and starred Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile, Raúl Juliá as M. Bison, and Ming-Na Wen as Chun-Li. In 2009, twentieth Century Fox launched Road Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Hollywood has seen the worth in online game diversifications following the latest successes of The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Warner Bros.’ A Minecraft Film hits theaters subsequent month.