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Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson<\/strong><\/a> has become the latest Street Fighter<\/strong><\/a> actor to share a behind-the-scenes look at his character in the upcoming live-action movie.<\/p>\n Last month, Noah Centineo<\/a> and Orville Peck<\/a> offered first looks at their transformations into Street Fighter characters Ken and Vega, respectively. 50 Cent has since followed suit, sharing a video of himself as Balrog on the social media platform X over the past weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t expect you to understand my level of discipline but watch it, it\u2019s entertaining. Street Fighter Coming soon, then Street Fighter ll BALROG! All Roads Lead to Shreveport,\u201d the caption on 50 Cent\u2019s X post read.<\/p>\n Check out the first look at the live-action Balrog, featuring the character\u2019s iconic hairstyle, below:<\/p>\n Balrog made his first appearance in 1991\u2019s Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, as one of the opponents. A disgraced boxer who works for M. Bison\u2019s organization, Shadaloo, Balrog was originally named for and modeled after real-life boxer Mike Tyson, with the character\u2019s name in Japan actually being M. Bison. However, fearing legal liability, M. Bison\u2019s name was changed to Balrog for the English localization.<\/p>\n Production on Street Fighter got underway last month in Australia, with Kitao Sakurai in the director\u2019s chair. \u201cSet in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don\u2019t, it\u2019s GAME OVER!\u201d reads the synopsis for the movie.<\/p>\n Joining the aforementioned actors as part of the Street Fighter ensemble cast are Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Hirooki Goto as E. Honda, and Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim.<\/p>\nWho is Balrog in the Street Fighter universe?<\/h2>\n