Chun-Li's Stunt Double Needed Butt Pads Because Callina Liang Got Too Jacked for the Street Fighter Movie
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Callina Liang's intense physical training for the live action Street Fighter movie made her so muscular that her stunt double had to wear butt pads to match her physique.
Bringing one of gaming's most iconic fighters to the live action big screen requires serious physical commitment, as IGN South Africa recently reported. During a recent media event for the upcoming Street Fighter movie, director Kitao Sakurai shared that star Callina Liang built such an impressive muscle mass during training that her stunt double actually had to wear butt pads to match her physique. Liang went through a grueling physical transformation for the role, dedicating herself to intense martial arts training and a high protein diet that resulted in her thighs growing six and a half centimeters.
That level of dedication extended far beyond the gym and into actual game history. Liang recently shared that she loaded up every version of Street Fighter available on her PlayStation 5, recording Chun-Li's signature moves on her phone to study the precise movement and pacing of the First Lady of Fighting Games. The cast is leaning hard into the authenticity of the source material, with co-star Noah Centineo joining the production as Ken Masters and David Dastmalchian stepping into the role of the villainous M. Bison.
For players who have spent decades pulling off lightning fast Hyakuretsukyaku inputs in the arcades or grinding matches online, seeing this level of physical dedication to video game accuracy is a massive win. Too many adaptations treat source material as a rough outline, but this level of commitment suggests the team understands what makes these characters resonate with the community. We will see how the training pays off when Street Fighter hits theaters on October 16, 2026.
Tags: Street Fighter, Gaming Culture, Movie Adaptations, Esports
Original article: IGN South Africa