The X handle of popular entertainment platform DiscussingFilm posted the cast and characters of the upcoming movie inspired by the popular 90s video game Street Fighter. However, they omitted Indian actor Vidyut Jamwal’s name out of the list, who is set to play the fighter Dhalsim in the film. The account was called out and accused of being “racist” and “xenophobic” over the omission.DiscussingFilm posted: “The first look at the entire main cast for the live-action STREET FIGHTER movie has been revealed.”
Full list of characters mentioned by DiscussingFilm:
• Noah Centineo as Ken Masters• Andrew Koji as Ryu• Callina Liang as Chun-Li• Roman Reigns as Akuma• David Dastmalchian as M. Bison• Cody Rhodes as Guile• Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki• Eric André as Don Sauvage• 50 Cent as Balrog• Jason Momoa as Blanka• Orville Peck as Vega• Olivier Richters as Zangief• Hirooki Goto as E. Honda• Rayna Vallandingham as Juli• Alexander Volkanovski as JoeVidyut’s name as Dhalsim was not there on the list. The entertainment page has not yet corrected the list but social media was quick to pile on the incomplete casting.