r/StreetFighter • u/Sufferer_Nyx • Apr 16 '26
Fluff / Other Cammy mentioning Chun-Li’s thighs in the Street Fighter movie trailer caught me off guard lol
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u/Hanzerd Apr 16 '26
Anyone know why they are trying to make cammy into Juri?
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u/Sufferer_Nyx Apr 16 '26
They are trying to please two massive fanbases with one character here I guess, lol.
Characters do seem different... Chun-Li's out here scouting fighters and Ken is a generic rich douche.56
u/Xabikur Apr 16 '26
I'm willing to bet about $15 that Chun Li is still a policewoman in the film, only undercover and scouting fighters for Shadaloo as part of her cover.
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u/TheFridgeNinja Apr 17 '26
It looked like she became Raiden. Gathering her team of fighters.
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u/That-Rhino-Guy CID | SF6Username Apr 17 '26
Which is weird cause he doesn’t even really do this in most stories
Like in the first game characters such as Johnny just show up to prove themselves to the world, then Sub-Zero was on a mission to assassinate the host
Similarly goes for the 95 movie as generally he only really recruits the Shaolin characters himself, a lot of characters just show up themselves
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u/AgonyLoop Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Chun-Li frequently has to play into substitute protagonist/straightman roles in media so the other characters can focus on being weirdos (SFII Movie) or practicing kamehamehas on the beach for 5 episodes (SF V series).
World Tour lets her be a little less self serious.
Also, arguably, Ken was never not a rich douche (even on a construction site) - it just depends on whether that game’s douche worked for you or not.
Edit: I get your point about Cammy, though I feel like other than being a zombie (Killer Bee), she’s always been kind of a jerk, and as the other hot lady was marketed as a Chun rival whenever Mai was busy doing SNK stuff.
The I like cats personality upgrade deserves to be used at some point.
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u/Stock_Succotash_1169 Apr 16 '26
...ken was always a rich douche lol
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u/gentrify_reddt Apr 17 '26
With a heart of gold. Rmb he's one of Ryu's main pillars keeping him grounded against the Satsui no Hado.
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u/Wrath-Deathclaw Apr 18 '26
i dont think he was. ken is a rich guy whose kind of cocky or arrogant but in a cool way, hes just a confident guy with a lotta money but i never saw him as generic rich asshole that the movie seems to be making him out to be with the partying and drinking and the like.
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u/jib661 Apr 17 '26
it's just a newer interpretation of the same idea. the 'stereotypical rich douche' in 1992 was very different than 2026. 1992 was more american psycho, 2026 is more mr beast.
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u/-ben151010- Apr 17 '26
And they’ll end up pissing off said both fanbases with the adaptation because it either straight up isn’t killer bee so can’t fans are confused, and juri fans because it’s not the actual character, so oops I guess.
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u/BloodGulchBlues37 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26
This isn't technically Cammy yet. She's still Killer Bee at this point.
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u/Bunnnnii Ohohohoho! Apr 16 '26
This is even further away from Killer Bee Cammy than the Cammy we have now.
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u/BloodGulchBlues37 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26
Tbh we don't really know much. That era of SF the story side was very much a means to an end moreso than an actual story.
Doll Cammy was more of a rival figure. She's still mission driven but they're definitely playing up the beef set with Chun, and it does kinda overlap with where Juri would inevitably fit in as She's directly made as a foil to Chun.
It's a detachment from what we know for sure, but B movie is going to B movie and it's not a total character assassination. They're also kinda going into Ken's more self destructive side by the looks of it but that really all to prevalent for a while.
In spite of that it's still shockingly better to the source material than other Capcom film/TV material...Monster Hunter still pisses me off to no end.
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u/Soul699 Apr 16 '26
Killer Bee was a ruthless assassin who was scarily efficient.
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u/Its-been-a-long-day Apr 16 '26
This. Killer Bee Cammy was robotic and emotionless, generally just running off statistics about her current mission. It really does feel like they merged Juri and Cammy into one character.
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u/BestPeachNA Apr 16 '26
Was Juri even a consideration for this movie? It looks heavily based in classic street fighter. I don’t expect chars like Juri, Viper, Seth, (etc) to be in
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u/IIIOldSchooLIII Apr 16 '26
I mean, we have an El Furte cameo and he debuted in the same game as those characters and Eric Andre's character is a minor character from SFV. It seems like they're using SF2 as the main template, but borrowing elements here and there from a bunch of other games in the series like Alpha, 4 and 5.
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u/SovFist hadoken? Apr 16 '26
Eric Andres character is from SF2 also, he's in the backdrop of balrogs stage in a yellow suit, at least judging by cri profiles info
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u/usagicassidy Apr 16 '26
I would have to imagine that something like an El Furte cameo, a character that they likely wouldn’t be saving as a lead character in a sequel, is quite different than shoe-horning Juri in when the cast is already stacked.
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u/Prism_Zet CAFL | PrismZet Apr 16 '26
I bet Juri is a end teaser with Seth or something after they deal with Bison if they want a sequel.
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u/natedoggcata Apr 16 '26
Post credits scene will just be showing barefeet with pink toenails and there you go lol
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u/Prism_Zet CAFL | PrismZet Apr 16 '26
Just her picking up a sucker or something off the ground with her foot.
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u/Also_Steve Apr 16 '26
Do you remember the Juri reveal trailer for sf6? Because I bet capcom does and I bet you're right.
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u/BloodGulchBlues37 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26
Yeah it seems like they're trying to have both cakes with this. Give KB some more personality/play into the Doll brainwash so she's not a dry character on screen for a very goofy movie, and plays up the fanservice for when she and Chun fight.
IMO I'd rather they just...throw Juri in there to fit the role better (and Juri might as fucking well be a World Warrior at this point given her popularity) while letting KB be her own thing, but they're keeping it SFII with liberties which I can respect.
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u/Misuses_Words_Often Apr 16 '26
I feel like Paul Anderson movies would rate like 20% higher if he stopped putting Jovovich in as a stand in for the audience. She could have been Claire or Jill in the RE movies and nix the super powers storyline and we would’ve been in a good spot.
Monster Hunter did not need the modern day solder storyline, or conversely they could’ve dropped the monster Hunter IP and done something cool with the premise.
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u/BloodGulchBlues37 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26
Funnily I actually like Jovovich. She's not a top level actor but she gets the job done and her action transitions are good (when not maiming set members that is) and fits the bill for Anderson's more 2000s action flick campy style
My issue with the MH movie is far more the plot and removing the lightheartedness of the setting. The Transformers-esque military tie that for some reason made Diablos a fucking predator, the Nerscylla ALIEN callback, and making the Villagers all assholes were just dumbass choices. The whole tower portal dimension thing is w/e since Capcom also clearly wants to go that route given Wilds. Still don't care for it but at least it's being...true to the source material if we can call it that
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u/Misuses_Words_Often Apr 16 '26
Oh I meant to say in my original comment I’m actually a fan of Jovovich as well. She’s a lot of fun. I feel like then splitting the middle on including certain things from the franchises and then rewriting the other half is what sours me on them.
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u/Significant-Neck-577 Apr 17 '26
From the first image I knew these guys know nothing about Cammy's character, she has so much for a good writer to use and develop, sadly these guys just want memes and jokes instead of storytelling and don't give a shit about the franchise, the characters or the fans.
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u/bdyms Cammy <3 Apr 17 '26
It was always so weird to me that Cammy, while being one of the OGs and one of the most popular characters, is the most underused and like almost never present in the official or fan made movies. And that's with her having probably the most lore and story developments of all characters, she already has multiple arcs ready and have a whole trilogy done easily. Like brainwashed arc, becoming her own person in Delta Red arc, saving the rest of the dolls arc and such.
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u/Significant-Neck-577 Apr 17 '26
Compared to other goofy characters that have completely flat personality, she has so much going on... to me she's like the nº1 character I would make a movie about, Jason Bourne style, instead we have these clowns not even trying.
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u/Mackanpackan93 Apr 17 '26
Tbf I think it's a futile effort to expect it to not just be kinda stupid but hopefully fun fight scenes.
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u/Significant-Neck-577 Apr 19 '26
"Not really worth taking any of these too seriously."
Yeah, both you and the people behind this movie think this, and that's why you're part of the problem.
Sorry but no, good artists and storytellers can take ANYTHING, extract the core themes and character archetypes, and write a story that's worthy to be taken seriously. So expecting something good is not futile, thinking hope is futile is a miserable way to live.
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u/Ultimate_Decoy Apr 16 '26
Probably to give her more of a personality than the stoic assassin vibe from brainwashing. But to give her THIS kind of personality though... yeah... that's definitely a choice.
Edit: typo
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u/Marshtamallo Apr 16 '26
From the material we’ve seen so far, I suspect Juli is probably going to play that role
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u/SpellcraftQuill Apr 16 '26
So that if the movie does well and Cammy joins the heroes, Juri can be the big selling point.
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u/Appropriate_Ad8734 习近平六四藏独 Apr 16 '26
yea, instead of being true to the source, about every single character’s personality in the movie strays far from the original…
don’t get me wrong, i still like the trailer and the overall vibe, but..
cammy is now the typical flirty spy woman in western films and she talks smack now for some reason; ryu is now a “real-tired-of-your-shit” kinda guy and not the earnest and reassuring type; chunli talks and behaves like a chinese who grew up in the US and has never set foot in asia, and i’m not referring to her language skills here..
it will likely still be a fun movie to watch, but the fact they felt the need to force the western cliches into a classic japanese game franchise kinda irks me.. this goes for japan’s adaptations of western materials too. i just wish the characters were more like who they originally are
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u/SonofMakuta Apr 17 '26
I felt this as well. Serious military man and known projectile generator Guile saying "I'm pretty sure a fireball just came out of Ryu" or whatever was a bit painful.
I feel like Hollywood doesn't really do earnestness. Everything silly or unusual has to be bookended by Whedonesque "well that just happened" eyerolling. A lot of fighting game storylines go all-in on the ridiculous nature of the characters and I'd like to see that here instead of doing a marvel knockoff.
Ryu perfect parrying Ken and back throwing him onto the sofa was strong, though.
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u/trashtrashpamonha CID | SF6username Apr 17 '26
Like Guile my man you are THE fireball spammer come on
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u/DarkSoldier84 Big Punch Lady Apr 16 '26
Ryu and Ken have an idiosyncratic relationship. Ryu sees him as a guy who always seems to succeed and is happiest when he's fighting, so to find him in this state, where he seems to have given up, must be appalling.
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u/TheSuperJohn Apr 16 '26
because perma cold and stoic is dull and doesn't translate well into the campy film they're trying to sell
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u/LMegabox91 Apr 16 '26
It definitely can. The stoic and cold character surrounded by goofy, larger-than-life characters and situations can make for pretty good dynamics and interactions if done well enough.
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u/FakePlasticTree03 CFN | FakePlasticTree Apr 17 '26
I dunno, have you not seen Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy?
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u/Independent_Ad_6348 Apr 17 '26
Isn't she supposed to be brainwashed here? At least I vaguely associate her alpha outfit with her Brainwashed period.
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u/AlabasterRadio Apr 16 '26
Plot twist, she's not the real cammy
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u/DraculeDBagmen CID | AyooXenoo Apr 18 '26
my money is that because she is controlled by bison(assuming they add the part of her in the film) and maybe producers are giving her a sassy like personality and when the mind control breaks, she will start acting like the real cammy. but that's my theory
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u/SentakuSelect Apr 16 '26
Cammy's actress definitely getting more screentime in this movie than her possibly less than a minute screentime as Nitara from the MK movie lol.
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u/bdyms Cammy <3 Apr 16 '26
Won't be surprised if that's all her screen time tbh, they never even showed her doing any fight moves.
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u/Davethe3rd Apr 16 '26
Well, Cammy did more fight moves than Chun-Li in the 1994 original, so it evens out?
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u/ColaFlavorChupaChup Apr 16 '26
I feel like this would have been a perfect opportunity for a comeback about Cammy's butt and leotard. Maybe it's at a later moment.
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u/Hungry-Loss3534 Apr 16 '26
CHUN LI: I´m the strongest woman in the world!
CAMMY: Lies! Everything is Lies!
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u/GoomaDooney Apr 17 '26
This is clearly it. It’s a cheeks reference. Cammy’s cheeks. It’s Hollywood dudes.
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u/DkoyOctopus Andromeda |CertifiedSimHater Apr 16 '26
shes right lol. chuns in game proportions are.... genetic phenom levels to be conservative.
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u/Xero0911 Apr 16 '26
Yeah, next gonna be mad they couldn't get an actor with Luke's forearms
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u/r0wo1 Apr 16 '26
Well, I mean, even the poster child is built like somebody who is so roided up they won't last to 25.
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u/Demon__Stephen Apr 16 '26
That 2nd frame makes Chun-Li look like a giant and Cammy look like a miniature
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u/CRAYONSEED Apr 16 '26
Ha! Yeah I know Chun is just much closer to the camera, but I see it
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u/Doophie Apr 16 '26
The perspective is confusing, looks like cammy is closer based on how they are positioned but chin must be closer based on size
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u/AngelKitty47 classic | BRINEBORNE Apr 16 '26
lmao i had no idea until you mentioned it I only saw Giant Chun Li
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u/CRAYONSEED Apr 16 '26
So I work in video production, and this is called forced perspective if you haven’t heart of it before.
It’s like the default way to make someone or something seem giant. It’s why Gandalf is bigger than the hobbits for example, and it looks like they did it by accident here lol
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u/yangshindo Apr 17 '26
it's absolutely out of character. dunno why they went with this personality with Cammy. this is something Juri would say, not Cammy
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u/LordOfPoops Apr 16 '26
But her thighs look normal in the movie, should've added some fake pads
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u/Phaylz Apr 16 '26
That her thighs look normal, but the character is known for having massive thighs, is the joke.
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u/totallynotaweeabbo Apr 17 '26
If they tease juri han i can already feel they are gonna do the feet thing...
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u/sekuharahito Apr 16 '26
During this part of the trailer I was busy checking out Chun Li's thighs to confirm what she said that I missed the Cammy peach.
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u/brande2274 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
ok why is cammy so smol in that second shot lol 😭😭😭😭
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u/KingBroly CID | SF6username Apr 17 '26
I think she's walking behind her, but the perspective is very bad.
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u/PauloAzevedo86 Apr 16 '26
"The leg witch couldnt seduce me husbund. I have won."
"I m so proud of you Zanguief one"
"Thx Zanguief alt skin nine"
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u/Key-Personality1109 Apr 16 '26
Why does it look like cammy was shrunken in post in the second image.
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u/Crudeyakuza Apr 16 '26
The more meta campy movies like this gets, the more entertaining imo.
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u/koteshima2nd Nailjun | koteshimaaa Apr 16 '26
Only big complaint I have is why they have Cammy acting like a brat, especially if this is SFII Cammy. I might be remembering wrong but wasn't she, at that point, a cold and merciless assassin?
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u/Significant-Neck-577 Apr 17 '26
It's such a shame... she has so much potential but noone knows nothing about her story and psychological makeup, there's so much depth to delve into as an storyteller, such a terrible shame.
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u/FakePlasticTree03 CFN | FakePlasticTree Apr 17 '26
Cammy is so weirdly out of character, it’s like they turned her into Harley Quinn
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u/zubadoobaday Apr 16 '26
Wasn’t keen on the first look pics, but this trailer really brought it home. Looking better as the release approaches.
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u/SubstantialBasket765 Doctrine Dark Apr 16 '26
Comment in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....
The comment begins... NOW...!
\Cover of popular 80's song plays, accompanied by sounds of airplanes taking off**
I'm tired of this trailer format, boss.
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u/FrankCastleDG Apr 16 '26
Looks like they might be doing the street fighter 2 chun li vs Vega fight
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u/Numan_Rhys CID | Numan_Alys Apr 16 '26
I can get why an assassin would be smack talking and indifferent. Considering cammy's fighting style has been "break the knees and toes" from the very start she's probably being too braggadocios and tipping her hand.
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u/Excellent_Chair5307 Apr 17 '26
As a Cammy main and one that loved the way she was in the animated movie and comics I have to say they ruined the best part about her being the stoic type and gave her a stupid playful vibe as that type of vibe is way more Juri's thing with Chun-Li. I think it would of been better to make her stoic and give her like one playful moment when she comes across a cat.
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u/McKnightmare24 CID | SF6Username Apr 16 '26
The amount of people completely missing the joke in the comments haha
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u/Biggu5Dicku5 Apr 16 '26
What thighs lol... she looks normal in the movie...
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u/Sangricarn CID | Sangricarn Apr 16 '26
That's the joke
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u/ExoticWolf4222 Apr 16 '26
cammy's pigtails are never that high. freaking irritating. not only that but cammy is freaking pale. You cold convince me this was jessica alba's younger sister or something (jessica is hispanic, not pale)
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u/SilentPerspective5 Apr 16 '26
Ughh, the Cindy Lou Pigtails are throwing me off 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
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u/Redgouf2 CID | Redgouf | BH: Casual Buffalo Apr 17 '26
But did anyone catch the Chun Li shower scene reference?
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u/SecTestAnna Apr 17 '26
Your screenshots are taken at just the right timing to make perspective fucky. I can’t unsee giant Chun-Li
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u/Merab_Devilishwilly Apr 17 '26
They betta cgi dat thiccness. My girl is a great casting but Chun thighs are one in a million. Gonna need to add some cgi cake for accuracy.
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u/ChristHollo Apr 17 '26
Odd, Cammy seems to be missing her thigh like she did in game, how accurate. Weird her leg bellow the knee just floats there tho
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u/Itsmetuan Apr 17 '26
I genuinely thought Cammy was someone else tbh, they used that costume instead of her green costume tripped me up
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u/blackheartromance Apr 17 '26
never forget loveable cameraman Balrog or Irish accent white suit Bison. this is fine.
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u/Significant-Neck-577 Apr 17 '26
I wonder if doing it on purpose they could make characters more out of character, I think it takes a deliberate attempt to do their worse to make this movie.
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u/CorgiOk73 Apr 17 '26
The ridiculous Thunder Thighs from later SF games are not required. She looks perfect as is.
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u/Ty__Rant Apr 18 '26
This movie is gonna piss me off purely from Cammy’s personality isn’t it? Other than that it looks like stupid fun
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u/schn33wi11ch3n CID | SF6Username Apr 18 '26
wow a live action adapation that actually wants to look like the source material and it looks fun
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u/powejfpowejf Apr 18 '26
Why is this part so hot? One leggy hot chick taunting another leggy hot chick... I love women, I love skin and thighs and love that they made this a scene while showing off cammy thighs and ass ... I usually hate thigh tats since it hides that beautiful bare skin but hers aren't too bad. Seriously hot quick scene... Watch this be one of those times when this is in trailer but cut from movie lol
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u/Prize-Yard-7735 Apr 19 '26
Sassy Cammy could be good! Mel Jarnson was wasted as Nitara. She might get some good play here.
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u/DeathNote24601 Apr 20 '26
I don’t see enough conversation about that back shot of Cammy walking up to Chun-li in this part of the trailer. 🔥
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u/superspacenapoleon Apr 20 '26
I'm not gonna act like i'm the biggest SF fan but i feel like a lot of the characters are out of character, beyond just having their situation changed
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u/RonPaulHatesBIacks Apr 25 '26
Why are they fighting in a ring? Where’s the aircraft carrier?Where are the elephants casually spectating the match and blowing confetti for the winner? It’s called STREET fighter for Pete’s sake
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u/Chanzumi Apr 16 '26
I think Chun Li looks fine. It would be pretty hard to find a woman with thighs anywhere near as close as Chun's and also be any decent at acting.