SEGA is making a Streets of Rage movie in collaboration with Lionsgate, and John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is leading the project. The film – which was announced earlier in the year, but is seemingly picking up speed now – does not have a release date, but Kolstad seems excited about it. “When [Sonic the Hedgehog movie producer Dmitri Johnson] first mentioned the idea of cracking a Streets of Rage movie, I was so immediately freaking in! And to play with SEGA? The 10-year-old me is still grinning!”
Streets of Rage is of course best known for its uber-popular run during the 16-bit era on the SEGA Genesis, but it has regained popularity in recent years thanks to DotEmu’s excellent Streets of Rage 4. It’s not hard to imagine what a movie adaptation would look like: we’re thinking lots of choreographed street fights on rain-slicked neon city streets. Obviously, SEGA has had huge success with its Sonic the Hedgehog movies, and video game adaptations in general are all the rage right now.
One to watch out for, this.
[source deadline.com, via eurogamer.net]
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John Wick creator being involved in a Streets of Rage movie? This has great potential indeed.
This sounds fun, I’m in.
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YEEEEESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never thought we would see a movie based on this franchise!
I kinda hope it will be over the top and retro looking as "KUNG FURY".
The plot pretty much writes itself they just have to get the tone right.
Please make it grimy streets of rage 2 style ghetto and dangerous kind of warriors'ish 90's sega style.
HEALTH should do the soundtrack.
I’ve often wondered what a movies based on old beat ‘em up games would be like. Mix dynamic action with a cheesy 80s aesthetic, and I think it’ll make for a fun watch.
@Impossibilium Well there already was Double Dragon.
Sounds promising.
This will live or die (imo) on the strength and implementation of the soundtrack. The Streets of Rage 4 composers best get involved!
@Torque Haha, forgot about that one! If that’s the only movie this one would be compared to, it’ll look like a masterpiece.
Can't wait for the part where they accidentally call for the backup rocket firing police car on one enemy.
John Wick creator means this movie should turn out great!
Cool! Let's have SoR5 with that, please. 😁
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