Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boone responds to Street Fighter cast and says they want a crossover movie

After the Street Fighter cast expressed interest in the idea of a Mortal Kombat crossover movie, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boone has responded, and it seems he's open to it too — as long as a game is made first.

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boone has responded after the cast of Street Fighter were enthusiastic about the idea of ​​a Mortal Kombat crossover movie, and it looks like he's open to it too — as long as a game is made first.

I had the chance to chat with the cast of Street Fighter ahead of its release on October 16, and many of the actors involved told me they'd be totally game for a crossover with the Mortal Kombat movies. In fact, Andrew Schulz joked that this was his real goal of his infamous MK cast performance during the 2025 Game Awards.

“Yeah, yeah,” Andrew Coogee, who plays Ryu, told me when asked about the possibility. "That's sick." (He even floated the idea of a Marvel vs. Capcom movie, though that project seems unlikely to ever happen.)

Noah Centineo, who plays Ken, added, "I want more street fighter." "If you give us an opportunity to go back and rebuild these incredible characters, I'm screwed, and I know we're all screwed. So if this is Mortal Kombat, if I kick it in the face, you know?"

It didn't take long for Ed Boone himself to become aware of these comments, responding to them in a post on Twitter/X. "First the game...then the movie," he wrote alongside the winking smiley face.

While Boone is probably just trolling, this isn't the first time he's floated the idea of ​​a Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat clash. In May 2026, he tweeted about the desire of a Street Fighter guest character in the game Mortal Kombat who said he was a fan of the series.

Given that Mortal Kombat is a fighting game franchise known for its wild and wacky crossovers, a Street Fighter collaboration certainly won't appeal to the people of the Netherrealm. Street Fighter has had its fair share of crossovers over the years (Street Fighter x Tekken, Project X Zone, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, to name a few), but Mortal Kombat's brutality and gore is at odds with the Street Fighter brand... and that's exactly why Capcom turned down a partnership offer they approached in the past.

Former Street Fighter producer Yoshiniori Ono said in a 2019 interview, "It's true that the offer for the Street Fighter character in Mortal Kombat was rejected by Capcom." "But it wasn't me personally! There were a lot of people in the company who felt it wasn't right for our characters. I actually met Ed [Boone] on the Brazil game show and talked to him about it in person. So it's true — but I haven't made up my mind!"

Now that Street Fighter is under new leadership who seems to be keen on crossovers and guest characters of all kinds, Capcom's tone may have changed. For example, they were eager to have Yujiro Hanma join Tekken 8, and even seemed open to the idea of ​​teaming up again with Baki, who previously enjoyed a partnership with Street Fighter 6 in 2023 and 2024.

It's also worth noting that now that Paramount and Warner Bros. have merged, Skydance owns the rights to Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter — so at least as far as red tape is concerned, there are far fewer obstacles in the way of these two worlds colliding on the big screen.

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