Scorching off the heels of Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s field workplace success is information of one other Sega traditional making its solution to the large display. Deadline reviews {that a} movie adaptation of the traditional beat ’em up sequence Streets of Rage is within the works.
In line with sources talking to Deadline, the variation might be penned by John Wick creator and author Derek Kolstad, who reportedly wrote Streets of Rage’s script on spec (principally a script written with no assure of manufacturing). Kolstad has the upcoming fourth John Wick slated for 2023 and likewise wrote the 2021 motion movie No one starring Bob Odenkirk.
Streets of Rage might be co-produced by Dmitri M. Johnson’s dj2 Leisure, which helped produce Sonic 2 and just lately signed on to supply a TV adaptation of It Takes Two. Will probably be joined by the manufacturing firm, Escape Artists, which helped convey movies similar to The Equalizer sequence and The Magnificent Seven to life. On condition that the movie seems to be very early in its conception, there are not any particulars concerning casting, plot, or a launch window. However on condition that the newest Sonic movie had the perfect opening weekend of any online game film ever, it’s unsurprising that Sega would wish to sprinkle the identical cinematic fairy mud on the remainder of its again catalog.
For these unfamiliar, Streets of Rage is a sequence of co-op brawlers starring road vigilantes who shield their neighborhood by beating the snot out of gangs, thugs, and, sometimes, bizarre alien wall issues. There are 4 Streets of Rage video games the movie can draw from; the primary three arrived on the Sega Genesis within the early ‘90s and Streets of Rage 4 launched on fashionable consoles in 2020.
With Uncharted premiering earlier this 12 months, online game films have seemingly grow to be widespread once more and it’s getting difficult making an attempt to maintain monitor of all of them. In case you missed them, make sure to try our tales on these different just lately introduced movie diversifications: Ghost of Tsushima, BioShock, Jak & Daxter, a online game film starring The Rock that may be Name of Responsibility, and Mario.
[Source: Deadline]
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