Streets of Rage Movie Names Jeymes Samuel as Director, Sonic the Hedgehog Scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller as Writers
Pat Casey and Josh Miller are writing the adaptation, which will lean on the franchise’s beat-'em-up action and electronic soundtrack, Lionsgate said.
- Lionsgate and Sega announced that filmmaker Jeymes Samuel will direct the Streets of Rage movie adaptation, with Sonic the Hedgehog franchise writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller penning the script.
- Sega originally announced plans to adapt the 1990s video game franchise 10 years ago, though the project stalled after John Wick creator Derek Kolstad wrote an initial draft and subsequently exited the film.
- Lionsgate promises the film will 'lean heavily into the cult classic game known for its iconic characters, acclaimed electronic soundtracks and beat 'em up action,' capturing the franchise's influential music selection.
- Executive producers Casey and Miller, known for Universal's Violent Night, are overseeing the project alongside Story Kitchen's Elena Sandoval, bringing proven blockbuster experience to the adaptation.
- Lionsgate film chief Erin Westerman said 'Streets of Rage demanded a bold filmmaker,' citing Samuel's 'visceral and explosive style' as ideal for audiences familiar and new to the series, with Sega's Toru Nakahara producing.
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Streets of Rage Movie Names Jeymes Samuel as Director, Sonic the Hedgehog Scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller as Writers
Sega and Lionsgate have announced that their long-in-development Streets of Rage movie has just picked up Jeymes Samuel as director and Pat Casey and Josh Miller as writers.The two companies announced the update to their creative crew today. It's a move that will see the latest video game movie adaptation directed by the filmmaker behind The Harder They Fall, while the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy scribes board as writers."We and our p…
Sega’s ‘Streets of Rage’ Movie Sets ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller; Jeymes Samuel to Direct for Lionsgate
The film adaptation of Sega's iconic "Streets of Rage" video game is alive and well at Lionsgate and has found its new writers and a director.
The Streets of Rage movie is gaining momentum again after years of silence
For years, there's been talk that Lionsgate would adapt what is perhaps the greatest beat-'em-up in gaming history, Sega's classic Street of Rage. We don't know what's been happening behind the scenes since - but we can safely say that it hasn't moved quickly, and therefore probably hasn't gone particularly well either. However, Variety is now reporting that things have finally started moving forward. Lionsgate has entered into a collaboration …
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