Legendary's 'Street Fighter' movie has tapped David Dastmalchian to play big bad M. Bison, sources tell Deadline.

As Legendary continues to assemble the roster of its Street Fighter movie, Deadline is reporting that David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck) has signed on to play the final boss,

David Dastmalchian, a veteran of Dune and The Suicide Squad, is set to play M. Bison in the new Street Fighter film. Raul Julia’s 1994 portrayal of Bison is a cult classic, known for its over-the-top hamminess and dedication to his children’s love of the franchise.

Dastmalchian joins an already star-studded cast including Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (as Bison's enforcer Balrog), and Andrew Schulz. Kitao Sakurai, director of Bad Trip, is at the helm, which means we can expect some seriously wild rides.

Sony and Legendary’s Street Fighter movie seems to be hitting on all cylinders as it rounds out its increasingly stacked cast, and one of the film’s biggest castings took place yesterday afternoon. That’s when it was revealed that David Dastmalchian joined the film in the role of the Street Fighter’s main adversary,

Legendary and Capcom's upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie has found the face of its lead villain, M. Bison, in David Dastmalchian.

David Dastmalchian is set to play M. Bison in the upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie.

Legendary Entertainment’s Street Fighter movie is gearing up to begin production soon, and as a result, we’ve been getting casting announcements at a rapid pace. Today, the movie has found its villain as actor David Dastmalchian will play M. Bison.

David Dastmalchian, star of Late Night With The Devil, has been announced as the Street Fighter film’s primary antagonist, M Bison. Late Night With The Devil star David Dastmalchian has been unveiled as the arch villain in Legendary’s planned adaptation of Capcom’s Street Fighter videogame series.