The ‘Mortal Kombat’/’Street Fighter’ Rivalry Includes Their Movies

There were a lot of trailers at the Game Awards, one of which was surprisingly a look at the next Street Fighter Movies. And its presence there rekindled an old, long-standing hate match. mortal Kombat.

Look, second one combat The film is scheduled for release in May, but it did not screen at gaming festivals. On the contrary, Street Fighter The cast was present on stage, where comedian Andrew Schultz, who played Dan Hibiki in the film, highlighted its shortcoming. mortal Kombat“We’re not the only sport that appreciates your patronage,” he said, “There’s another game, they’ve flown in from all over the world to come here because they appreciate you, So give it up to the whole team Mortal Kombat II,

The audience clapped in anticipation of seeing Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and others also take the stage, but no, no dice. Schultz said that the artists did not perform because “They don’t care about you. They only care about the money. We care about the money and you.” Street Fighter Forever!” On the Internet, social media began discussing the issue, reminding longtime fans of the decades-old beef between the two franchises, which first took hold in the 90s and still persists in some form or another today. There have been a few years when both of them had games released, e.g. street fighter 6 And mortal kombat 1 Releasing in 2023. While the former is in its third year of post-launch DLC, the Netherlands has ceased development. battle 1 First to focus on their next game in 2025.

However, not everyone criticized Schultz. Mortal Kombat II Producer Todd Garner wrote that in contrast Warrior The star of the movie, he “[doesn’t] Climb over others to get ahead,” but later said he expected both films to be “huge.” (He also hinted that marketing for his film will be ramping up in the near future, what so far is the first trailer, a featurette from New York Comic-Con, and footage from the same panel available only to attendees.) Will it include some digs at the competition? We’ll have to wait to find out.

I don’t climb over others to get ahead.

– Todd Garner (@Todd_Garner) 12 December 2025

Mortal Kombat II Hits theaters May 8, followed by Street Fighter On 16 October.

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