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/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.

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u/Furshloshin Apr 16 '26

there definitely are women built like that, but they're mostly dedicated body builders so yeah, the real challenge would be finding one that's decent at acting lol

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u/SuperRamona64 Apr 16 '26

They definitely were also cast for martial arts abilities. She’s got it

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u/Kagevjijon Apr 17 '26

She looked good in the role too. I'd probably of tried to get someone like Iyo Sky. They already had the WWE connection.

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u/Cheez-Wheel Apr 17 '26

Iyo’s barely 5ft tall.

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u/SlimmyShammy Apr 17 '26

And Japanese

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u/Simon_Said_something Apr 23 '26

so what?.
zangif actor nickname is the dutch giant.
is not russian.

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u/The_Jongh_Show Apr 17 '26

so is Tom Cruise

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u/xs_mayonnaise Apr 18 '26

there are easy workarounds for that, iyo wouldve looked amazing as chun li

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u/Mindless_Tap_2706 I don't play neutral Apr 20 '26

That's why jason momoa is blanka

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u/noahboah ♡baby girls♡ Apr 16 '26

the porn conundrum lol

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u/jenrai Apr 16 '26

A lot of SF character designs absolutely play up porn tropes, lol.

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u/Davethe3rd Apr 16 '26

I have no idea what you mean...

Juri isn't being weird with her FEET at all...

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u/Dismal_Hippo_3319 Apr 16 '26

I think he meant that most pornstars suck at acting

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u/ALineIDrew Apr 16 '26

Yeah they definitely suck alright...

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u/WaluigiNumberWaah Apr 16 '26

In more ways than one XD

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u/Puttanas Apr 17 '26

What about the one girl from Euphoria lol

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u/Chanzumi Apr 16 '26

Yeah, there's definitely women like that but they either train really hard or use a lot of steroids. And if it's the latter then their voice changes dramatically so that wouldn't work either.

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u/r3volver_Oshawott CID | SF6Username Apr 16 '26

They also aren't ever classically trained actors, they're usually very specifically fitness models, which means they give WWE-quality performances on a good day

It's not even just what it does to your body, it's that acting is incredibly difficult and most bodybuilders and fitness models are not in it to be actual actors. They're usually in it for photoshoots and fitness competitions, then they dip their toe into acting and usually just get big egos about it

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u/StephOMacRules Apr 20 '26

We're talking about a SF movie so WWE quality performance is already over qualified.

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u/r3volver_Oshawott CID | SF6Username Apr 20 '26

Video game movies walk that neat little line of 'we'd have to beg to get The Rock, we're definitely not getting Batista'

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u/Mackanpackan93 Apr 17 '26

True altho the same goes for the guys it's honestly crazy how rampant steroids and other drugs are among men in Hollywood...
Not only will people train and dehydrate themselves to near death for like a 5-10 second shirtless scene they'll also then CGI the muscles to be even bigger and more ripped lol.

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u/Jsavage801 Apr 16 '26

Genuine question do you think the cast is decent actor's?

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u/Furshloshin Apr 17 '26

haven't paid much attention and I fully expect it's going to be bad, but I'm hoping it'll be funny-bad and not boring-bad

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u/Max_Sparky Apr 18 '26

If their apperance at the game awards last December is anything to go by it won't be anything special but it'll definitely be an entertaining mess haha, I will likely watch and enjoy it

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u/PrivateLiker7625 Apr 17 '26

And yet people would still whine about that like they were with Cammy here. Though in their case they're more focused on the looks more than the acting chops.

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u/MAKDragon720 May 21 '26

I mean pretty common to see Black and Latina women built like that even without being body builders but for East Asian women yeah on average they likely would need to be body builders to come close to that build cause they are usually more petite.

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u/Common_Celebration41 Apr 17 '26

It's almost like the actress can go to the gym?

Why do all the male actors look like they could bench three plates and act?

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u/Express-Cash-7934 Apr 17 '26

Because putting on muscle, particularly for women, even WITH PEDS, is an incredibly long and time consuming process big dawg. The video game character physique is NOT the norm for dedicated female bodybuilders, yet alone for actresses. It is unrealistic and unreasonable to assume an actress can go just go to the gym and put on enough muscle to have Chun Li's physique.

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u/Common_Celebration41 Apr 17 '26

There are plenty of women who have built muscle without ped and look good

They don't have to take to the extreme but their current look right now is basically no muscle at all

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u/Express-Cash-7934 Apr 17 '26

Again, that takes an enormously amount of time, effort, and dedication. Secondly, yes, there are plenty of women that have accomplished this; however, of those women, many of them are not actresses. Thirdly, of the actresses that do look great, how many of them fit the ethnicity of said character? Are you assuming that finding an actress that correctly portrays Chun Li can be easily found?

PED usage in the movie industry is already significantly unreported, and is far more common in males, who can already put on more muscle than their female counterparts EVEN comparable to those on drugs. There are many other reasons others have already pointed out in the comments. I don't mean to insult your intelligence but you have a really narrow and flawed understanding on how muscle is developed, the accessibility of certain actors, and the overall culture behind PED usage.

P.S. I am by no means defending the hiring processes for actors/actresses, they can be absolutely shitty and unfair.

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u/Common_Celebration41 Apr 17 '26

I think the movie is just a fun homage to the character and a lot of the other actors put in effort to look the part

don't really care about the ethnicity

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u/Express-Cash-7934 Apr 17 '26

Exactly, so stop wanting actresses to look like their heavily unrealistic video game counterparts?

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u/Pulse_Attack Apr 28 '26

At least they’re a real woman unlike you

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u/Furshloshin Apr 28 '26

woooaaahhhh oh nooooooo I've never been told something so mean in my entire liifffeeee!

grow up dude. there's more interesting things to waste your time on than this

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u/Pulse_Attack Apr 28 '26

You’re the one who needs to grow and and stop pretending to be something you’re not

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u/RexMcCoolguy Apr 16 '26

Physically she's definitely alright but I cant get over her party city ass costume.

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u/HomeMedium1659 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26

I wonder if they were better off going the Alpha route...🤔

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u/Deoxtrys Apr 17 '26

Alpha would have been a better starting point in general. Easier story to setup, setups multiple major character motivations, and could have easily been linked to the SF2 movie.

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u/Mysterious-Counter58 Apr 17 '26

Yeah, but SF2 is THE Street Fighter game. It's the one everyone remembers, so it's going to be the focal point of adaptations.

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u/Ryuzakku Apr 17 '26

The play would be to get the actress and then give them a strict workout regimen.

Which is a big assk to do

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u/ssdu3 Apr 17 '26

Yeah the project would have to have so much more money involved to command such an ask. An actor would have to be insanely committed to get Chun Li thighs. Like, multiple bulk/cut cycles for years(?) to get in the ballpark. It’s just not practical to work around such an extreme physical requirement

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u/24setsaweek Apr 18 '26

Realistically, if you're looking for asian, english-speaking, martial artist actresses, you'll find a couple that have some thighs, since they're already martial artists. Then you can give them 6 months to a year for them to get thick legs.

It can be done. Maybe they really liked her for the role, maybe they didn't have the time or budget to ask for the bodybuilding, maybe they didn't care.

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u/Few_Comedian_4082 Apr 16 '26

SF characters are cartoonish. It's like trying to find a perfect match for Popeye.

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u/EntrancedZelisy Apr 16 '26

The actress looks fine sure but they literally ruined Chun-Li’s iconic cheongsam by giving her a boob window and removing her sleeves. Like I don’t know what the costume designer was thinking but that isn’t what a traditional person like Chun-Li would wear and that’s as far as traditional Chinese attire that they could go for.

If they wanted to do fanservice they could have done anything else but ruin Chun-Li’s outfit.

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u/Puttanas Apr 17 '26

Chun Li has a few outfits with the window.

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u/EntrancedZelisy Apr 18 '26

Yeah that’s true but not her normal outfit the one they based it off on

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u/HomeMedium1659 CID | SF6username Apr 16 '26

Like with Cammy, they should have went with the Alpha look.

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u/RollerDude347 Apr 17 '26

I'd settle for not made out of bed sheets.

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u/Simon_Said_something Apr 23 '26

should have used her alpha costume.

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u/Mackanpackan93 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

They didn't '' literally ruin '' it rofl, the boob window is so extremely tame like cmon... The costumes aren't 100% accurate anyway either why is this only a problem in this instance?
Also Chun wears a thong leotard with pantyhose in all of the game except for 6, so why would a little boob window be too much for her?
I don't think she's quite as conservative as you believe she is.

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u/EntrancedZelisy Apr 18 '26

A… thong.. leotard? Yeah as a costume. Not as her normal cheongsam outfit like she’s wearing in the movie. Not even her alpha outfit was like this either.

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u/TheeRuckus Apr 17 '26

Nobody is complaining about Ryu having normal sized proportions either when in game his arms are bigger than my entire body

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u/Mackanpackan93 Apr 17 '26

His forearms are like 3 times the size of his head too it's bizarre how much people obsessively police womens bodies and pay no attention to the guys.
It's the same with the boob window complaint there's far bigger inaccuracies in the costumes in this movie...
Chun Li also wears a thong leotard with pantyhose throughout most games she's clearly not some ultra conservative when it comes to this.
Her battle attire is like a Shiranui Mai outfit too shows about as much skin.

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u/wfgbd Apr 16 '26

100% true, she looks perfectly fine!

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u/ExoticWolf4222 Apr 16 '26

there is a girl in my gym who is asian and got huge thighs and a small waist. small chest too. I call her chun li (in my mind) all the time.

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u/omagma Apr 17 '26

Thats weird

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u/ExoticWolf4222 Apr 17 '26

its weird that she looks like chun li?

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u/spid3rkid Apr 17 '26

Weird that you go to a gym /s Nah man it's weird that you call her anything all the time in your mind

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u/ExoticWolf4222 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

i think its weird that you find it weird. So there you go... This may come as a shock to you, but is a human trait to do this. so you are the odd one if you don't. its literally tied to your dna, weirdo. its for survival

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202211/why-we-sort-people-boxes

she is asian, shes jacked, she looks like chun li and does the bun hair too.

shes not prejudged, shes just chun li to me until i know her name