{
  "id": 17304895,
  "title": "Director of 1994 ‘Street Fighter’ Defends His Movie Amid Debate Over Its Comedy: “It’s Intentionally Funny”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/director-of-1994-street-fighter-defends-his-movie-amid-debate-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T23:36:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/street-fighter-director-1994-steven-de-souza-jokes-1236741401/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"The '94 version is apparently a serious drama,\" Steven E. de Souza quips to The Hollywood Reporter about social media reactions to the franchise's latest theatrical release.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}