Callina Liang Cast as Chun-Li in New Street Fighter Movie
Callina Liang, a 26-year-old actress, has been cast as Chun-Li in a new film adaptation of the Street Fighter video game franchise directed by Kitao Sakurai.
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According to the South China Morning Post, Callina Liang reacted with excitement when Kitao Sakurai, the Japanese-American director of the new Street Fighter film adaptation, offered her the role. The 26-year-old actress shared that she was screaming at the top of her lungs in a park when she received the news via Zoom.
Liang noted that this casting feels like a full-circle moment for her, as she spent her childhood in Beijing playing Street Fighter at a local arcade in Chaoyang, which her grandmother would take her to. She mentioned that Street Fighter was the game she gravitated toward.
She stated that as an actress possessing an inherent fighting spirit, she felt drawn to the classic title. Liang added that she is now a significant gamer and a big admirer of fighting games, noting that Street Fighter was the game that initially sparked her interest in gaming.
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